Sherry Lawrence (born January 17, 1984) is a Canadian alpine skier who represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Sherry Lawrence
Personal information
Born (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984 (age 40)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super G
World Cup debutDecember 3, 2004
Olympics
Teams1
World Cup
Seasons4

Lawrence was born and lives in Calgary, Alberta where she attended high school at the National Sport School. She learned to ski at the Nakiska which hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics. She trained as a member of the Kananaskis Alpine Ski Club.[1]

Lawrence made her World Cup debut at Lake Louise in the 39th World Cup season at the age of 20. She placed 53rd in the Downhill event with a time of 1:27.44.[2][3] Lawrence competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Downhill and Super Giant Slalom placing 27th and 33rd respectively.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Cameron, Allen (February 11, 2008). "Olympic venues Lawrence's 'second home'". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Friesen, Darren (December 4, 2004). "Learning curve". Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "FIS-Ski - resultats - Lake Louise, AB - 03.12.2004". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Sherry Lawrence". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024.
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