Sue Holloway

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Sue Holloway
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Born (1955-05-19) May 19, 1955 (age 69)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Education Simon Fraser University
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Cross-country skiing
Canoe sprint
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles K-2 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles K-4 500 m

Susan Holloway (born May 19, 1955) is a Canadian retired cross-country skier and sprint canoeist. In 1976, Holloway became the first woman and first Canadian to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in the same year, competing in cross-country skiing at the winter games in Innsbruck and in canoe sprint at the summer games in Montreal.

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Life and career

Susan Holloway was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her family moved to Ottawa when she was 3. She graduated from Brookfield High School in 1973. She later attended Simon Fraser University in Vancouver where she competed in their swim team and earned a physical education degree in 1983.

In cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, she finished 32nd in the 10 km and seventh in the 4 × 5 km relay.

Holloway was selected as Canada's flag bearer for the Opening Ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. However, Canada's boycott of those games denied her the opportunity to participate in the Parade of Nations. [1]

Holloway won two medals in canoe sprint at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a silver in the K-2 500 m and a bronze in the K-4 500 m events.

Awards and honours

Holloway was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1988, the Sue Holloway Fitness Park was built at Mooney's Bay Park in Ottawa. The park was demolished in 2018 and relocated in 2019. [2] Sue Holloway received the Order of Sport award from Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. [3]

Personal life

In 2002, Holloway married Canadian Olympic high jumper Greg Joy. They have two daughters. [4]

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  5 km  10 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1976 20 32 7

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References

  1. Cleary, Martin. "My Day, My Moment: Sue Holloway". Canada.com. Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. "Brookfield inducting 54 athletes onto its inaugural sports wall of fame". Ottawa Citizen . 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. "| Hall of Famers Search". www.sportshall.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  4. Kingston, Gary (8 August 2012). "'76 Olympian Greg Joy happy to see 'complete set' for Canadian high jumpers". The Vancouver Sun . Archived from the original on 9 July 2019.