Myriam Bedard
Awards And Accomplishments
1987 | Won first and second Canadian Junior Biathlon Championship |
1988 | Won first at Canadian Junior Biathlon Championship; won two North American championship races; won first and second at Canada Cup tests |
1989 | Won Canadian Senior Championship; competed in World Junior Championship, finishing fourth in a sprint |
1991 | Won gold medal at the World Cup Biathlon; won medals in five of six biathlon competitions; finished biathlon season ranked second overall |
1992 | Won bronze in 15-km event at Winter Olympics in Albertville, France |
1993 | Won gold and silver at the World Biathlon Championship; placed second in World Cup standings |
1994 | Won gold medals in the 7.5-km and 15-km event at the Winter Olympics, Lillehammer, Norway; won silver in the 15-km event at the World Cup; won Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canada's female athlete of the year; won Lou Marsh Trophy as Canadian athlete of the year; awarded the Meritorious Service Cross |
1995 | Received the Velm Springstead Award for being athlete of the year in 1994 |
2001 | Received Olympic Order from the International Olympic Committee |
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Famous Sports StarsBiathalonMyriam Bedard Biography - Introduced To Biathlon, Won First Championships, Won Big Competitions, Won Olympic Gold, Could Not Return To Form