Colette Bourgonje

Colette Bourgonje at the 64th Annual Order of Sport Awards in 2019.

Colette Bourgonje (ber-gon-yah) (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete of Métis heritage.[1] She has won four bronze medals in Summer Paralympics and medals in Winter Paralympics for skiing.[2]

Bourgonje's silver medal in the 10 km sit-ski at the 2010 Winter Paralympics was Canada's first at home.[3][4]

She is a part-time physical education substitute teacher, and currently resides in Prince Albert.[5][6] To honour Colette, an elementary school and a street have been named after her in Saskatoon.[6][7] In 1997, a sign was placed Porcupine Plain, promoting it as Bourgonje's and distinguishing her as a successful Paralympian.[8] She was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2019,[9] and a 2021 inductee in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.[10]

  1. ^ Hall, M. Ann (2016). The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada, Second Edition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-4426-3412-1.
  2. ^ "Colette Bourgonje". Indigenous Sport History. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  3. ^ Newswire
  4. ^ "Today in History - March 14". The Canadian Press. March 1, 2013. ProQuest 1314339580.
  5. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Profile". Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  6. ^ a b "About our school". Colette Bourgonje School.
  7. ^ Adam, Betty Ann (April 20, 1999). "Posthumous award goes to long-time trustee". Star - Phoenix. ProQuest 348444928.
  8. ^ Harelkin Bishop, Mary (2010). Moving Forward : The Journey of Paralympian Colette Bourgonje. Driverworks Inc. ISBN 978-0981039442.
  9. ^ "Sask. Paralympian Colette Bourgonje among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 2019 inductees". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  10. ^ 2021 Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Induction Announcement, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2021-05-20