 Christine Girard, 2011 WWC | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | January 3, 1985 Elliot Lake, Ontario[1] |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Club | Héraclès, Rouyn-Noranda |
| Coached by | Walter Bailey Jeane Lassen[2] Guy Marineau |
| Retired | 2015 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2008, 2012 |
| Updated on May 2017 | |
Christine Girard (born January 3, 1985)[3] is a Canadian weightlifter from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec (currently living in Gatineau, Quebec). She competes in the 63 kg division. Girard was the first Canadian female to win a medal in weightlifting when she won gold at the 2012 London Olympics. She also won Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games titles in her weight class and has won multiple medals in each of those competitions. She holds the Commonwealth games record and the Pan-American Games record in the Clean and Jerk.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christine Girard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Christine Girard Profile". Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "GIRARD Christine ---- 03.01.1985---- CAN". iwf.net. 2010. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2024.