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Lauren Woolstencroft

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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.

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.

Off the ski slopes, Lauren is an electrical engineer[1] with BC Hydro[1] and 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]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Province, "Nation thrills at triple gold win", Ian Austin, 19 March 2010 (accessed 19 March 2010)
  2. ^ "Canadian Paralympic Skier Lauren Woolstencroft Honored", First Tracks magazine, October 19, 2007
  3. ^ http://www3.sympatico.ca/whynot/halloffame.html