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Nancy Catherine Greene Raine OC OBC OD (born May 11, 1943) is a former Canadian Senator for British Columbia and an Olympic alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Greene Raine won the giant slalom in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
17 de nov. de 2009 · Olympic gold medallist Nancy Greene was named Canada’s best female athlete of the 20th century by the Canadian Press. A two-time World Cup alpine skiing champion, Greene competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill. Her fierce and aggressive style earned her the nickname “Tiger.”.
18 de set. de 2011 · Team Canada - Nicknamed "Tiger" because of her "go for it" attitude and her aggressive style of skiing, two-time Olympic medallist Nancy Greene was one of the world’s best alpine skiers in the 1960s, winning gold and silver at the 1968 Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble.
9 de mai. de 2024 · Nancy Greene Raine, Canadian Alpine skier and politician who was the winner of the inaugural women’s World Cup (1967–68). At the 1968 Olympics she won a gold medal in the giant slalom and a silver medal in the slalom.
Nancy Greene was Canada's top ski racer through the 1960's, winning gold and silver medals at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics and overall World Cup titles in 1967 and 68. Her total of 13 World Cup victories is still a Canadian record. She won 17 Canadian Championship titles in all disciplines.
In 1967, Nancy Greene won the first Alpine skiing World Cup. The following year she competed in the 1968 Grenoble Olympic Winter Games, finishing tenth in the downhill and winning silver in the slalom.
Perhaps the most famous name in Canadian alpine skiing, Nancy Greene’s title as Canada’s Female Athlete of the 20th Century is not without merit. In 1967 she became the first non-European to win the World Cup, with victories in seven of the sixteen events.
