Caroline Viau

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Caroline Viau
Personal information
Born (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971 (age 50)[1]
Sport
Country Canada
SportPara-alpine skiing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville Super-G LW5/7,6/8
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Downhill LW5/7,6/8
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8

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.[1]

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.[2][3][4]

She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013.[1]

Achievements[]

Year Competition Location Position Event Time
1992 1992 Winter Paralympics Tignes-Albertville, France 1st Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8 1:17.70[2]
3rd Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8 1:14.42[4]
3rd Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8 2:20.28[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Caroline Viau". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ a b "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.

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