Kathy Cox (skydiver)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada
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| Women's Parachuting | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1980 Kasanlyk, Bulgaria | Individual Accuracy |
Kathy Cox, CM, now known as Kathy Sutton, is a Canadian skydiver. Cox placed first overall at the Canadian National Parachuting Championships in 1973, 1978, and 1980 (tie). In 1975, while practicing with her team, Cox seriously fractured her fibula and tibia. She returned to jumping in Florida in March 1976.[1] She is also noted for having won the Gold Medal in Women's Individual Accuracy at the XV World Parachuting Championships in Bulgaria in 1980.[2] She was voted Canadian Athlete of the Month in August 1980 by the Sports Federation of Canada, and was CBC Athlete of the Year, also in 1980. She was also the Women's Overall Champion at a 3-country invitational competition in Canton, China in 1981. Cox was named to the Order of Canada in 1984 in recognition of her achievements in sport parachuting.[3] She is married to Steve Sutton,[4] himself a Silver Medalist in Men's Individual Accuracy at the XI World Parachuting Championships in the USA in 1972.[5]
Kathy Cox's father was internationally known Canadian sculptor, E.B. Cox. In 2014, Kathy Sutton became involved in lobbying efforts to have her late father's Garden of the Greek Gods collection moved from its present location behind a nightclub fence at Exhibition Place in Toronto.[6]
References
- ↑ Grosso 2014, pp. 200-205.
- ↑ "Canadian Medal Winners at the Past WPC's". Canadian Sport Parachuting Association. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ "The Governor General of Canada -> Find a Recipient". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ "Our Flight to Florida, Christmas 2002". Cessna 150-152 Pilot. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ "Canadian Medal Winners at the Past WPC's". Canadian Sport Parachuting Association. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ McKnight, Zoe (June 25, 2014). "Muzik nightclub to keep sculptures for now". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
External links
- Canadian Sport Parachuting Association - Web page describing Cox' gold medal at the World Parachuting Championships.
- Our Flight to Florida, Christmas 2002 - Article describing Kathy and Steve Sutton's trip to Florida from Toronto in Fluffy, their Cessna 150, in December 2002-January 2003.
Bibliography
- Grosso, Francesca (2014). "Patient Profile: Kathy Cox (Sutton)". The History of Sunnybrook Hospital: Battle to Greatness. Dundurn. ISBN 1-459-72992-7.