Betsy Clifford
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| Born | October 15, 1953 Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Betsy Clifford (born October 15, 1953)[1] is a retired Canadian alpine skier.
At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup. In 1971, she won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom skiing.
In 1970, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 1971, she was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
World Cup victories
Overall
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1971 | Slalom |
Individual races
| Date | Location | Race |
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| February 14, 1970 |  Val Gardena |
Giant Slalom |
| December 16, 1970 |  Val-d'Isère |
Slalom |
| January 21, 1971 |  Schruns |
Slalom |
References
- ^ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
External links
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Women's World Champions: Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team |
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