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| Born | (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971 (age 53) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Caroline Viau (born 29 October 1971) is a Canadian para-alpine skier. She represented Canada at the 1992 Winter Paralympics. In total, she won one gold medal and two bronze medals.
She won the gold medal in the Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8 event and the bronze medals in the Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8 and Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8 events.
She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013.
In 2017, Viau hosted the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 VISTA Conference in Toronto, Canada alongside Paralympian, Rob Snoek.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event | Time |
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| 1992 | Winter Paralympics | Tignes-Albertville, France | 1st | Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8 | 1:17.70 |
| 3rd | Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8 | 1:14.42 | |||
| 3rd | Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8 | 2:20.28 |
See also
References
- ^ "Caroline Viau". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "VISTA 2017 opens in Toronto". International Paralympic Committee. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
External links
- Caroline Viau at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Caroline Viau at the International Paralympic Committee
- Living people
- 1971 births
- Paralympic alpine skiers for Canada
- Canadian female alpine skiers
- Canadian amputees
- Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen