Lucile Wheeler

Lucile Wheeler
CM
Personal information
Born (1935-01-14) January 14, 1935 (age 89)
Sainte-Jovite, Quebec, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier ♀
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined
Olympics
Teams2 – (1952, 1956)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (1950, '52, '54, '56, '58)
    includes two Olympics
Medals4 (2 gold)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Cortina Downhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Bad Gastein Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1958 Bad Gastein Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 1958 Bad Gastein Combined

Lucile Wheeler CM (born January 14, 1935) is a former alpine ski racer from Canada. She was a double world champion in 1958, the first North American to win a world title in the downhill event.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Canada's Lucile Wheeler wins skiing title". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 6, 1958. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Canadian takes downhill title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. United Press. February 6, 1958. p. 35.
  3. ^ "Lucile Wheeler first again, wins world's giant slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 8, 1958. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Lucile and Anne give Canada ski prominence". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 10, 1958. p. 11.