Patricia Marilyn Messner, (born 1954) is

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's only Olympic medallist in

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. Born in

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, she won the

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in women's slalom at the

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, though as it was a demonstration sport that year they are not included in the medal table. After the Olympics, she won 4 world championship medals, including the gold medal in women's slalom in 1979. She won 18 Canadian champion titles from 1965 to 1979. In 1981, she was made a member of the

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. She is now in education.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Messner, Pat 1954 births Living people Canadian water skiers Olympic water skiers for Canada Members of the Order of Canada Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian people of German descent Water skiers at the 1972 Summer Olympics