Pat Messner
Patricia Marilyn Messner,[1] CM (born 1954) is Canada's only Olympic medallist in water skiing.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,[2] she won the bronze medal in women's slalom at the 1972 Summer Olympics, though as it was a demonstration sport that year they are not included in the medal table.
After the Olympics, she won 4 world championship medals, including the gold medal in women's slalom in 1979. She won 18 Canadian champion titles from 1965 to 1979.
In 1981, she was made a member of the Order of Canada. She is now in education.
References[]
- ^ "Patricia 'Pat' Marilynn Messner".
- ^ "Famous Canadian Women Athletes". Retrieved 2007-01-28.[dead link]
Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Canadian water skiers
- Olympic water skiers of Canada
- Members of the Order of Canada
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario
- Canadian people of German descent
- Water skiers at the 1972 Summer Olympics