Lori-Ann Muenzer
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Lori-Ann Muenzer is a Canadian
track cyclist and gold medal winning athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in the Match Sprint. She attended Runnymede Collegiate Institute. She won a silver medal at the 2001 World championships in Antwerp, Belgium
in the 500m time trial and a bronze in the sprint, she won a silver at the 2000 World Championships in Manchester
, England
in the sprint, and a bronze medal at the 2004 world championships in Melbourne
, Australia
in the sprint.
She is the only Cycling Olympic Gold Medalist in Canadian history.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
track cyclist and gold medal winning athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in the Match Sprint. She attended Runnymede Collegiate Institute. She won a silver medal at the 2001 World championships in Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
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in the 500m time trial and a bronze in the sprint, she won a silver at the 2000 World Championships in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in the sprint, and a bronze medal at the 2004 world championships in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the sprint.
She is the only Cycling Olympic Gold Medalist in Canadian history.