Christine Girard
Canadian weightlifter (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christine Girard (born January 3, 1985)[3] is a Canadian weightlifter from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec (currently living in Gatineau, Quebec). She competes in the 63 kg division. Girard was the first Canadian female to win a medal in weightlifting when she won gold at the 2012 London Olympics. She also won Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games titles in her weight class and has won multiple medals in each of those competitions. She holds the Commonwealth games record and the Pan-American Games record in the Clean and Jerk.
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | (1985-01-03) January 3, 1985 (age 39) Elliot Lake, Ontario[1] |
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Club | Héraclès, Rouyn-Noranda |
Coached by | Walter Bailey Jeane Lassen[2] Guy Marineau |
Retired | 2015 |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 2008, 2012 |
Updated on May 2017 |
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