Francine Lemire

Francine Lemire
CM
Sport
CountryCanada
SportCross-country skiing

Francine Lemire CM is a Canadian cross-country skier. She represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics, both held in Innsbruck, Austria.[1]

In total, she won two gold medals, both at the 1988 Winter Paralympics.[1]

Lemire won the gold medals in the women's short distance 5 km LW3/4/9 and women's long distance 10 km LW3/4/9 events.[1]

She was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2023. She currently resides in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Francine Lemire". paralympic.org.
  2. ^ "Order of Canada appointees – December 2023". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-28.


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