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National Archives of Canada PA-209759 |
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Anne Heggtveit and her Olympic gold medal,
1960, by E. Ferrat
The victory of Anne Heggtveit (born 1939) in the slalom
event at the 1960 Squaw Valley (USA) Olympic Games gave Canada its first ever gold medal in skiing. With her
win, Heggtveit also became the first non-European to claim the International Ski Federation overall
and slalom world championships for the 1960 season.
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