Meaghan Simister
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Meaghan Simister (born on November 10, 1986 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Olympic luger.[1]
In the 2005/2006 season, Simister placed second in the Canadian championship competition.[2] In international competition, she came in 14th at the Koenigssee, Germany World Cup.[1] Her first Olympics was the 2006 Winter games in Torino, Italy.[1]. During the Olympics on February 14, she sustained minor injuries from a crash on the luge track, in the third of four runs, when she went to high on one of the corners of the track.[3] As a result of the crash, she didn't proceed to the fourth run.[4]
[edit] Personal life
Simister was one of about 20 athletes in the 2006 Winter Olympics to have attended high school at the National Sport School in Calgary, Alberta.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Profile of Meaghan Simister by the CBC; URL last accessed February 17, 2006
- ^ Profile of Meaghan Simister by Luge Canada; URL last acessed February 17, 2006.
- ^ "Luge athlete from Regina injured", CBC Saskatchewan, February 14, 2006.
- ^ "Canadian athlete injured in scary luge crash", National Post, February 14, 2006
- ^ National Sport School; URL accessed on February 17, 2006
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