Pierre Harvey
Pierre Harvey, CM CQ (born March 24, 1957) is a Canadian sports athlete. He was the first Canadian male athlete to compete in both the 1984 Summer Olympics (road cycling) and 1984 Winter Olympics (cross-country skiing).
| Pierre Harvey | |
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 Pierre Harvey in 2012 | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Born | 24 March 1957 Rimouski, Quebec, Canada |
| Ski club | Rouge et Or de Laval |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 7 – (1982–1988) |
| Individual wins | 3 |
| Indiv. podiums | 4 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Indiv. starts | 36 |
| Team starts | 1 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (6th in 1988) |
Early life and career
Born in Rimouski, Quebec, he won three gold medals in cross-country skiing in the 1979 Canada Winter Games.
First competing as a cyclist at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Harvey finished 24th in the individual road race. He was also a silver medallist in the Road Race at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
Competing in cross-country skiing from 1982 to 1988, Harvey's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 16th in the 15 km event at Oslo in 1982. He would earn a total of three victories in his career, including a victory in the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1988. As of 2010, he is the only Canadian to win any event at that prestigious competition.
At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Harvey's job in the cycling road race was to act as wind breaker for his teammate Steve Bauer, who went on to win Olympic silver.
At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he took the Athlete's Oath and finished 14th in the 30 km event.
He won the prestigious 54 km Birkebeinerrennet ski marathon in Norway in 1987, the first non-Scandinavian to do so.
Membership
In 1988, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1992, he was inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. Harvey was inducted in the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2011, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.[1] In 2014, Harvey was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
His son, Alex Harvey, made the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
World Championships
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — |
Individual podiums
- 3 victories
- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986–87 | 7 March 1987 |  Falun, Sweden | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 2 | 1987–88 | 15 December 1987 |  Kastelruth, Italy | 30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 12 March 1988 | Falun, Sweden | 30 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 5 | 19 March 1988 |  Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
See also
References
- "National Order of Quebec citation". National Order of Quebec (in French).
- "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Athlete : HARVEY Pierre". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
External links
Media related to Pierre Harvey at Wikimedia Commons- Pierre Harvey at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Induction into the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame
- IOC 1988 Winter Olympics