Caroline Viau
Personal information
Born (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportPara-alpine skiing
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville Super-G LW5/7,6/8
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Downhill LW5/7,6/8
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8

Caroline Viau (born 29 October 1971) is a Canadian para-alpine skier. She represented Canada at the 1992 Winter Paralympics. In total, she won one gold medal and two bronze medals.[1]

She won the gold medal in the Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8 event and the bronze medals in the Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8 and Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8 events.[2][3][4]

She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013.[1]

In 2017, Viau hosted the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 VISTA Conference in Toronto, Canada alongside Paralympian, Rob Snoek.[5]

Achievements

YearCompetitionLocationPositionEventTime
1992 1992 Winter Paralympics Tignes-Albertville, France 1st Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8 1:17.70[2]
3rd Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8 1:14.42[4]
3rd Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8 2:20.28[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Caroline Viau". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "VISTA 2017 opens in Toronto". International Paralympic Committee. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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