Carol Ann Duthie

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Carol Ann Duthie
Personal information
Full nameCarol-Ann Duthie-MacDonald
Born(1937-02-18)February 18, 1937
Toronto, Ontario
DiedAugust 14, 2001(2001-08-14) (aged 64)
Toronto, Ontario
Medal record
Water Skiing
Representing  Canada
Water Ski World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Cypress Gardens Junior's Slalom

Carol Ann MacDonald née Duthie (18 February 1937 — 14 August 2001) was a Canadian water skier. She won multiple medals in water skiing including a bronze medal at the 1951 Water Ski World Championships. Duthie was posthumously inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

Early life[]

Duthie was born on 18 February 1937 in Toronto, Ontario. She completed her high school education at Etobicoke Collegiate Institute and graduated from the University of Toronto with a physical education degree.[1]

Career[]

Duthie began water skiing as a teenager. As a junior competitor, she won gold at the 1950 and bronze at the 1951 Water Ski World Championships. The following year, she won multiple competitions at the 1952 Mexican Championships.[2]

In 1953, she placed in first in various championships including the . She was a member of the international water ski team of Canada for six years.[3] Other medals that Duthie won at were from the and throughout the 1950s.[4] Apart from her water skiing career, Duthie was a teacher and a National Ballet of Canada director.[3]

Awards and honors[]

In 1956, Duthie and her father were inducted into the [1] while she was separately inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.[5] In 1998, Duthie was inducted into the .[4] After her death, she was posthumously named into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.[6]

Death[]

Duthie died on 14 August 2001 in Toronto.[1]

Personal life[]

Duthie was married and had three children.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Torontonian was world waterskiing champ". National Post. 30 August 2001. p. A12.
  2. ^ Gorwill, Richard (7 September 1957). "She's a Wizard". Globe and Mail. p. A38.
  3. ^ a b c Gladstone, Bill (24 August 2001). "She was on top of the world". The Globe and Mail. p. R13.
  4. ^ a b "Carol-Ann Duthie-MacDonald". Etobicoke Sports Hall Of Fame. 22 July 1998. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  6. ^ "CAROL ANN DUTHIE". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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