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==Sporting career==
==Sporting career==
She [[Canada at the 2002 Winter Paralympics|represented Canada]] at the [[2002 Winter Paralympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]], winning two gold medals and a bronze. She [[Canada at the 2006 Winter Paralympics|represented her country]] again at the [[2006 Winter Paralympics|2006 Games]] in [[Turin]], winning gold in the Giant Slalom and silver in the Super G. In 2007, during the [[International Paralympic Committee]]'s General Assembly in [[Seoul]], Woolstencroft was named the Paralympic Sport Awards 2007 Best Female Athlete.<ref name=FirstTrack-2007-10-19> [http://www.firsttracksonline.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3058 "Canadian Paralympic Skier Lauren Woolstencroft Honored"], ''First Tracks'' magazine, October 19, 2007 </ref> In the [[2010 Winter Paralympics]] she won 3 gold medals for Giant Slalom, Super G, and Downhill Skiing. She became the first Canadian to win 3 golds at the same Winter Paralympics.<ref name=Prov-2010-03-19> The Province, [http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Nation+thrills+triple+gold/2701224/story.html "Nation thrills at triple gold win"], '''Ian Austin''', ''19 March 2010'' (accessed 19 March 2010) </ref>
She [[Canada at the 2002 Winter Paralympics|represented Canada]] at the [[2002 Winter Paralympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]], winning two gold medals and a bronze. She [[Canada at the 2006 Winter Paralympics|represented her country]] again at the [[2006 Winter Paralympics|2006 Games]] in [[Turin]], winning gold in the Giant Slalom and silver in the Super G. In 2007, during the [[International Paralympic Committee]]'s General Assembly in [[Seoul]], Woolstencroft was named the Paralympic Sport Awards 2007 Best Female Athlete.<ref name=FirstTrack-2007-10-19> [http://www.firsttracksonline.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3058 "Canadian Paralympic Skier Lauren Woolstencroft Honored"], ''First Tracks'' magazine, October 19, 2007 </ref> In the [[2010 Winter Paralympics]] she won 3 gold medals for Giant Slalom, Super G, and Downhill Skiing. She became the [[Canada at the Paralympics|first Canadian]] to win 3 golds at [[Canada at the 2010 Winter Paralympics|the same Winter Paralympics]].<ref name=Prov-2010-03-19> The Province, [http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Nation+thrills+triple+gold/2701224/story.html "Nation thrills at triple gold win"], '''Ian Austin''', ''19 March 2010'' (accessed 19 March 2010) </ref>


She was inducted into the [[Terry Fox Hall of Fame]] in 2007.<ref> The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, [http://www3.sympatico.ca/whynot/halloffame.html Hall of Fame Inductees] (accessed March 2010) </ref>
She was inducted into the [[Terry Fox Hall of Fame]] in 2007.<ref> The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, [http://www3.sympatico.ca/whynot/halloffame.html Hall of Fame Inductees] (accessed March 2010) </ref>

Revision as of 12:41, 19 March 2010

Lauren Woolstencroft
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Super G
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Giant Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Giant Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Super G
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Giant Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Downhill

Lauren Woolstencroft is a Canadian alpine skier. She is an electrical engineer working with BC Hydro. She resides in North Vancouver.[1]

Born missing her left arm below the elbow as well as both legs below the knees, she began competitive skiing at the age of 14.[2] Originally from Calgary, she now resides in North Vancouver. Lauren says, "competing in sport has taught [her] about goal setting and being organized."[citation needed]

Off the ski slopes, Lauren is an electrical engineer[1][3] with BC Hydro[1][3]. She graduated with an electrical engineering degree from the University of Victoria.[3]

Sporting career

She represented Canada at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, winning two gold medals and a bronze. She represented her country again at the 2006 Games in Turin, winning gold in the Giant Slalom and silver in the Super G. In 2007, during the International Paralympic Committee's General Assembly in Seoul, Woolstencroft was named the Paralympic Sport Awards 2007 Best Female Athlete.[2] In the 2010 Winter Paralympics she won 3 gold medals for Giant Slalom, Super G, and Downhill Skiing. She became the first Canadian to win 3 golds at the same Winter Paralympics.[1]

She was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 2007.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d The Province, "Nation thrills at triple gold win", Ian Austin, 19 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Paralympic Skier Lauren Woolstencroft Honored", First Tracks magazine, October 19, 2007
  3. ^ a b c The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, "Lauren Woolstencroft" (accessed 19 March 2010)
  4. ^ The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, Hall of Fame Inductees (accessed March 2010)