Betsy Clifford

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Betsy Clifford
Personal information
Born (1953-10-15) October 15, 1953 (age 68)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Val Gardena Giant Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1974 St. Moritz Downhill
Updated on 26 April 2012.

Elizabeth Clifford[1] (born October 15, 1953)[2] is a Canadian retired alpine skier.

At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup. In 1971, she won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom skiing.

In 1970, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 1971, she was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

World Cup victories[]

Overall[]

Season Discipline
1971 Slalom

Individual races[]

Date Location Race
February 14, 1970 Italy Val Gardena Giant Slalom
December 16, 1970 France Val-d'Isère Slalom
January 21, 1971 Austria Schruns Slalom

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Betsy Clifford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

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