Kreg Llewellyn

Kreg Llewellyn
Personal information
Full nameDonald Kreg Llewellyn[1]
Nationality Canada
Born(1967-08-11)August 11, 1967
Innisfail, Alberta
DiedJuly 7, 2020(2020-07-07) (aged 52)
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Medal record
Men's water skiing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Slalom

Donald Kreg Llewellyn (born August 11, 1967) was a Canadian water skier. Llewellyn won a silver medal in each of Pan American Games Champion when he won gold in men's water skiing events at the games in slalom at the 1995 Pan American Games as well as in 1999. He was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.[2] Llewellyn was an innovator, having helped invent the skurfer a precursor to the wakeboard.[3] Llewellyn held 24 Canadian records and won 7 individual World Championship medals.[3] His brother Jaret Llewellyn is also a professional water skier with Pan American Games titles and his nephew Dorien Llewellyn is also a professional water skier.

References

  1. ^ "Donald Llewellyn obituary". Pennington Funeral Home. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Meet Innisfail's water-skiing dynasty: The Llewellyns". CBC News. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "In Loving Memory of Kreg Llewellyn". Water Ski Canada. Retrieved 25 March 2021.


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