Robin McKeever (born April 8, 1973) is a

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Biography

Born 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 ...

, Alberta, McKeever participated in cross-country skiing at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...

in Nagano. McKeever is the sighted guide for his brother

Brian McKeever Brian McKeever (born June 18, 1979) is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete, who became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian when he won his 14th medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He finished the 2018 Games with a career total ...

, Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian, from 2001 until 2014. The brothers raced together and won two gold and one silver at the

2002 Paralympic Winter Games The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from 7 to 16 March 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the Ameri ...

in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Games in Turin, he and his brother took two gold, one silver, and a bronze medal in cross-country skiing and biathlon. The duo won three gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics. He is the Para-Nordic ski coach for

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since November 2010. In February 2022 the brothers' achievements were celebrated in Toyota's Super Bowl ad "Brothers", part of a global ad campaign titled "Start Your Impossible", which told their inspirational life story, from a childhood biking the hilly streets of Calgary and learning to ski, being motivated by their hometown 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics to aim for the national ski team, facing Brian's loss of vision as a teenager and ultimately winning 10 Paralympic medals together.

Awards and honours

In 2011, McKeever was inducted into the

Canadian Disability Hall of Fame The Canadian Disability Hall of Fame (formerly the Terry Fox Hall of Fame), recognizes "outstanding Canadians who have made extraordinary contributions to enriching the quality of life for people with physical disabilities". It is run by the Canadi ...

alongside his brother Brian.

References

External links

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Robin McKeever profile
at the

Canadian Paralympic Committee The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC; French: ''Comité paralympique canadien''), also known as Team Canada, is the private, non-profit organization representing Canadian Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and ...

Robin McKeever (guide), Para-Nordic World Cup Team
Cross Country Canada

Official website of

Vancouver 2010 The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

, March 14, 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:McKeever, Robin 1973 births Living people Canadian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Paralympic sighted guides Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Paralympic silver medalists for Canada Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Canadian male biathletes Canadian Disability Hall of Fame Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing Paralympic medalists in biathlon Paralympic cross-country skiers for Canada Paralympic biathletes for Canada