Myriam bedard biography
Myriam Bédard is a Canadian biathlete who was the first North American to medal in the Olympic biathlon, earning a bronze medal at the 1992.
Myriam Bédard was born in 1969..
French-Canadian Myriam Bédard began her training in marksmanship at the age of 15 upon joining the Royal Canadian Army Cadets and, by the age of 18, was the Canadian Junior Champion in biathlon.
After winning a biathlon World Championship event in 1991, she joined the Canadian Women’s Biathlon Team for the 1992 Winter Olympics, the first time the competition was made an official event for females, and won a bronze medal in the 15km individual competition.
At the 1994 Games she improved her performance, winning a gold medal in the same event, as well as gold in the 7.5km sprint.
She was the first Canadian (or North American) biathlete ever to win an Olympic medal.For her efforts she received the Lou Marsh Trophy –awarded annually to Canada’s top athlete – and the Velma Springstead Trophy, which honors Canadian women’s achievement in sport. After a child and several injuries that affected her performance at the 1998 Winter Games, she retired from biathlon.
A brief attempt at building a career in speed skating was followed by an appointment as the only woman on the Inte