Peter Duncan (alpine skier)

Peter Duncan
Personal information
Born (1944-07-25) 25 July 1944 (age 80)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier ♂
Skiing career
Disciplinesdownhill, giant slalom, slalom
Olympics
Teams2
Last updated on: 25 November 2019

Peter Duncan (born 25 July 1944) is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.

Duncan was a member of the Canadian National Alpine Team from 1960 to 1970.[1]

Duncan represented Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria competing in all off the men's alpine skiing events. In the downhill competition, he placed 34th with a time of 2:30.06 (+11.90).[2] He finished in 19th place in the men's slalom with a total time of 2:19.10 (+7.97).[3] In the men's giant slalom, he finished in 26th place with a time of 1:58.44 (+11.73).[4]

Duncan competed in the following Winter Olympics in 1968, again competing in all the men's alpine events. In the men's downhill, he was disqualified.[5] In the men's giant slalom, he had combined time of 3:38.17 (+8.89) putting him in 18th place.[6] In the men's slalom he was unable to advance to the final round.[7]

When he retired from the national team, he was presented with the John Semmelink Memorial Award for his sportsmanship and conduct in representing Canada.[1]

Personal life

Duncan was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada on 25 July 1944.[8] He grew up in Mont-Tremblant at the ski resort where his father was the operations manager.[9] He is married to Louise-Josée Mondoux, a TVA television host and lives in Arundel, Quebec.[9][10]

Duncan was a torch bearer in the torch relay for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Peter Duncan - Canadian Ski Hall of Fame Biography" (PDF). Canadian Ski Miuseum. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Downhill". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Slalom". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Downhill". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Slalom". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ Durocher, Pierre (28 January 2018). "Peter Duncan a toujours le ski dans la peau". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  9. ^ a b Lash, Rochelle (23 November 2018). "Mont Tremblant at 80: a milestone year for milestone resort". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  10. ^ Knowles, Lori (6 December 2012). "Peter Duncan, TV Ski Commentator—Mont Tremblant, Que". Westjet Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  11. ^ Sutherland, Anne (9 December 2009). "91-year-old almost-Olympian carries torch in Quebec". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.