Lana Spreeman

Lana Spreeman (August 9, 1955 – November 29, 2016) was a Canadian athlete, who competed in alpine skiing at five Winter Paralympic Games. In her career, she won 13 medals for Canada, making her Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian until passed by cross country skier Brian McKeever, who earned his 14th medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[1]

Lana Spreeman
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born(1955-08-09)August 9, 1955
Olds, Alberta
DiedNovember 29, 2016(2016-11-29) (aged 61)
Calgary, Alberta
Sport
CountryCanada
SportAlpine skiing
Coached byButch Boutry & Gary Aiken
RetiredYes
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994

She won the first ever gold medal for Giant slalom 2A at the 1980 Winter Paralympics. At the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, she was the Canadian flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.[2]

Spreeman died of brain cancer at the age of 61.[3]

References

  1. Hall, Vicki (March 12, 2018). "Brian McKeever's 'relentless' drive leads to historic Paralympic gold". CBC Sports. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2010/08/c8074.html
  3. "Lana SPREEMAN Obituary". Calgary Herald. December 3, 2016. Provided by legacy.com.
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