Stacie Louttit
Stacie Louttit (born 12 March 1961) is a Canadian Paralympic sailor. She became the first female Canadian sailor to win a medal in the Olympics or Paralympics by winning a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing in the 2-person keelboat (SKUD18) and also competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | Canada | |||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Canadian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1961 Great Falls, Montana, United States[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
She was born in the U.S. city of Great Falls, Montana. Louttit broke her back in a skiing accident in 1994. In 1998, she began walking with a cane in 1998 and joined the Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia.[1]
Career
Louttit qualified for her second games, the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, with crew John Scott McRoberts by winning a silver medal at the qualifier.[1]
References
- "Stacie Louttit". Canadian Paralympic Committee. paralympic.ca. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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