Heather McDermid (born 17 October 1968 in

Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...

) is a Canadian rower and former

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. Before her rowing career, McDermid was an accomplished

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runner for the

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team. She led off their All-American

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team at the

1989 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships The 1989 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's NCAA collegiate indoor track and field events in ...

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* * 1968 births Living people Canadian female rowers Rowers from Calgary Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic rowers for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Canada 20th-century Canadian sportswomen 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Rice Owls women's track and field athletes Canadian female middle-distance runners Track and field athletes from Calgary {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub