Yvette Michel
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Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1965 (age 56–57) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yvette Michel (born 1965) is a Canadian retired Paralympic swimmer. She competed at the 1980 and 1984 Paralympics. Michel is blind, having lost her sight at the age of three,[1] and first competed when she was 14 years old.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Gasher, Mike (September 21, 1983). "Michel has speed to burn". The Province. p. 58. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Tsumura, Howard (September 3, 1992). "Seeing gold in the pool". The Province. p. B11. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Batt, Diana (July 26, 1980). "Excelling on her own terms". Vancouver Sun. p. 17. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1965 births
- Canadian female swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers of Canada
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers from Vancouver
- Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
- Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics