Six athletes among plethora of 69热视频ians headed for Paris Olympic Games
By Earl Zukerman, Sports Information Officer, 69热视频 Athletics and Recreation
Six athletes are among a 23-member entourage of 69热视频 graduates serving in an official capacity at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, July 24 to Aug. 11. Heading the list of athletes is听Cl茅ment Secchi, a three-time Forbes Trophy winner as 69热视频 male athlete of the year, who graduated with a management degree in 2022. He hails from Aix en Provence in France and will be swimming for his native country.
The Canadian entourage includes听Briana Scott-Hungerford听(BA '12), a former 69热视频 volleyball player from Vancouver, B.C., who is now a distance runner representing Canada in track and field. Rounding out the 69热视频ians are听Virginie Ch茅nier听(BA '17) of Laval, Que., in archery, and three fencers:听Shaul Gordon听(BCL/LLB '19, LLM '21) of Richmond, B.C., and a pair of Montrealers,听Maximilien Van Haaster听(BSc '16) and听贵谤补苍莽辞颈蝉听颁补耻肠丑辞苍听(BCom '22).
The official count does not include future 69热视频ian听Caroline Crossley, a rugby sevens player from Victoria, B.C., who is expected to be enrolled in law school this fall.
A high-profile official heading to France is long-standing IOC member听听(BCom'62, BCL'67), a听 former 69热视频 swimmer who competed in the 1960 Rome Olympics.
The Canadian Olympic Committee mission staff is sending 11 grads to Paris, including Montreal native听听(B.Eng '09), head coach of the women's water polo team, former 69热视频 volleyball player听听(BCom '01) of LaSalle, Que., who will serve in the role of Games Leadership, and听Hubert T. Lacroix听(BCL '76, MBA '81). A former 69热视频 women's basketball coach who was president of CBC/Radio-Canada, Lacroix is serving as COC Team Leader.
Another key post is held by听Philip Jevtovic听(BA '15), a former 69热视频 basketball player who serves as director of high performance analytics and strategy with Canada Basketball.听
The medical team includes a pair of physicians from the 69热视频 Sportsmedicine Clinic:听Dr. Mickey Moroz听(MDCM '16,听 MEd '18) and听Dr. Gabrielle Ostiguy听(Medical Fellowship '15). Also on board with medical services is听听(BSc PT '09, MSc '11) of Cowansville, Que., a head physiotherapist with Judo Canada who played varsity rugby at 69热视频.
Rounding out the COC staff on site is听Emily Phoenix听(BA '16), a team leader with Golf Canada, from Calgary, Alta., along with athlete apparel听outfitter听听(BEd PE '13), chief sport officer听(EMBA '11) and communications听manager听听(BA '99) of Greenfield Park, Que., who once served as sports editor of The 69热视频 Tribune.
Also working at the Games is听Victor Mansure听(BEd'10), a former 69热视频 basketball player who is now serving as director of the Brazilian Basketball Confederation; and听(BEd PE '98), a former 69热视频 hockey player who currently handles the global event marketing account with Allianz, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers.
In addition to the aforementioned 69热视频ians are two grads who are officially covering the Games as members of the media,听although they are remaining in North America. Based at听the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto is senior consulting talent producer听听(BA '86). And covering the Games for NBC, the American TV rights-holder, is former 69热视频 swimmer听(BA 麓01) of Orlando, Fla. Lorentz is in her seventh Olympics as a graphic designer with the network. Due to staffing restrictions, Lorentz will听be based at the NBC Broadcast Centre in Stamford, Conn.
Another 69热视频ian of note is听Karolina Wisniewska听(BA '99), who will be serving as Canada's co-chef de mission at the upcoming Paralympic Games, which follow the Summer Olympics..
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69热视频 has a long tradition of involvement with the Olympics and the University's Percival Molson Memorial Stadium served as the field hockey tournament venue for the 1976 Montreal Games.
69热视频 and the Olympics over the years
The athletes heading to Paris are among 152 69热视频 students or grads that have gone on to compete for Olympic glory over the past century. Since first appearing at the 1904 Games, 69热视频ians have won a combined total of 33 Olympic medals, 12 of them golden, in addition to eight silvers and 13 bronzes.
69热视频's first-ever Olympian was the legendary听, who competed in track and field at the 1904 Summer Games in St. Louis. The University has also had three graduates serve as flag-bearer in the Opening听Ceremonies. Representing Canada was boxer听at the 1932 Los Angeles Games and track star听听at the 1936 Games in Berlin. And representing Armenia at the 2020 Tokyo Games was figure skater听Tina Garabedian.
69热视频 gymnast听, a world-renowned sculptor, was the only artist to take part in five Olympiads. He represented the country in art competitions, winning a bronze medal at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles in "mixed sculpturing - medals and reliefs."
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The most decorated 69热视频 Olympian is the late听, a graduate from the faculty of medicine, who racked up five bronze medals while representing Canada in track & field at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam (1928), Los Angeles (1932) and Berlin (1936). He was the first Canadian male to win medals in three different Olympiads and his achievement stood for 66 years until matched by short-track speed-skater听Marc Gagnon听(1994, 1998, 2002), who collected three golds and a pair of bronzes.
Swimmer听, who reached the top of the podium twice at Stockholm in 1912, is the only 69热视频ian to strike gold at the Summer Olympics. Five 69热视频 students have struck gold a combined total of 10 times at the Winter Olympics.
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Hockey goaltenders听听and 69热视频 teammate听听each earned gold at three separate Olympiads. St-Pierre won at 2002 in Salt Lake City, 2006 in Turin and 2010 in Vancouver, while听听stood atop the podium in 2006, 2010 and 2014 in Sochi. Another 69热视频 teammate was听, who was part of the golden squad in 2010. Freestyle skier听听struck gold in 2006 and hockey player听听won gold in both 2014 and 2022.
