Nancy Greene Raine

Nancy Greene Raine
Senator from British Columbia
In office
January 2, 2009[1] – May 11, 2018
Nominated byStephen Harper
Appointed byMichaëlle Jean
Personal details
Born
Nancy Catherine Greene

(1943-05-11) May 11, 1943 (age 81)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Reform
Spouse
Al Raine
(m. 1969)
[2]
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Combined
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Slalom

Nancy Catherine Greene Raine OC OBC OD (born May 11, 1943) is a former Canadian Senator for British Columbia and an Olympic alpine champion voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Greene Raine won the giant slalom in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

After being appointed to the Senate in 2009, Greene Raine retired on May 11, 2018, when she reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.

She is the mother of retired alpine skier Willy Raine.

  1. ^ "Senate of Canada: List of Senators". 16 December 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. ^ "A Short Biography". Nancy Greene. Retrieved 24 February 2018.