Michelle Ruthven

Michelle Ruthven
Personal information
BornMichelle McKendry
(1967-06-18) 18 June 1967 (age 58)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubLorretto Ski Club
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Canada
Winter Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Las Leñas Giant slalom

Michelle Ruthven (née McKendry, born 18 June 1967) is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics, and 1994 Winter Olympics.[1]

In the January 1994 World Cup downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Ruthven came in third in a race where skier Ulrike Maier died.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michelle McKendry-Ruthven". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Skiing: Skier dies after crash". The Independent. 29 January 1994. Retrieved 14 August 2022.