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Kerrin Lee-Gartner

Skiing Athlete - Inducted 1995

Kerrin Lee-Gartner was a member of three Olympic teams and four World Championship teams during her years as a member of the National Alpine Ski Team. Over fifty times, she placed in the top fifteen at World Cup races and was among the top eight finishers in thirty-six World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic races. Her name generated headlines when she won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics, as the first Canadian woman, ever, to win Olympic gold in downhill racing. She was declared the overall third-place finisher in the 1993 World Cup downhill racing.

Kerrin Lee-Gartner has been recognized with numerous awards including the 1991/1992 John Semmelink Memorial Award for Sportsmanship, Conduct, and Ability; 1992 Calgary Female Athlete of the Year; 1992 Alberta Amateur Athlete of the Year; 1992 British Columbia Athlete of the Year; 1992 Canadian Female Athlete of the Year for Sports Canada; 1992 member of the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame; and, the Meritorious Service Award Medal for Canada.

After Induction

1994 – B.C. Sports Hall of Fame

1995 – Canadian Sports Hall of Fame

1996 - Canadian Ski Hall of Fame

2000 – Named Alberta Sports Hall of Fame's "Female Athlete of the Century".

 

 Career Highlights list

• 1992 Olympic gold medalist - downhill

• Three-time Olympian

• World cup races - Downhill - 2 second place finishes, 3 third place

• World cup races - Super G - 1 second place finish

• 1992 Calgary Female Athlete of the Year - Henry Viney Trophy

•1992 Alberta Amateur Athlete of the Year

• 1992 Canadian Female Athlete of the Year - Velma Springstead Award

• 1992 - Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame