Lawrence lemieux biography
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Lawrence lemieux biography
Lawrence Lemieux
Canadian sailor
Lawrence Lemieux | |
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| Born | () 12 November (age&#;69) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation | Sailing coach |
Lawrence Lemieux (born 12 November , in Edmonton, Alberta)[1][2] is a Canadiansailor, who competed at the Summer Olympics in the Star class and at the Summer Olympics in the Finn class.
He was recognized for his noble actions in the latter competition.
Biography
Lemieux grew up sailing on Wabamun Lake west of Edmonton with his five older brothers. He began racing solo boats in the s.[3]
Olympic rescue
On 24 September , the sailing competition was underway at Busan Yachting Center, kilometres (&#;mi) from South Korea's capital of Seoul, the main Olympic site.[4] At the time, the and Finn classes were running races on their respective courses.
The wind suddenly picked up, blowing 35 knots (18&#;m/s; 65&#;km/h; 40&#;mph), and the Singapore team's dinghy with Joseph Chan and Siew Shaw Her a