Robin McKeever
Encyclopedia
Robin McKeever (born April 8, 1973 in Calgary
) is a Canadian
cross country skier
, sighted guide
, Paralympian
and Olympian
.
He participated in cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano.
McKeever is the sighted guide for his brother Brian McKeever
, since 2001. The brothers raced in to two gold and one silver at the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Games in Torino, he and his brother took two gold, one silver, and a bronze medal in cross-country skiing and biathlon.
He is the Para-Nordic ski coach for Cross Country Canada
since November 2010.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
) is a Canadian
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...
cross country skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
, sighted guide
Sighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
, Paralympian
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
and Olympian
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
.
He participated in cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in Nagano.
McKeever is the sighted guide for his brother Brian McKeever
Brian McKeever
Brian McKeever is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete. He began skiing at the age of three and started competing at thirteen. At 19 he began losing his vision due to Stargardt's disease. At the 2002 and 2006 Winter Paralympics he competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon...
, since 2001. The brothers raced in to two gold and one silver at the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Games in Torino, he and his brother took two gold, one silver, and a bronze medal in cross-country skiing and biathlon.
He is the Para-Nordic ski coach for Cross Country Canada
Cross Country Canada
Cross Country Canada is the governing federation for Cross Country Skiing in Canada....
since November 2010.
External links
- Robin McKeever profile at the Canadian Paralympic CommitteeCanadian Paralympic CommitteeThe Canadian Paralympic Committee - CPC is the private, non-profit organization representing Canadian Paralympic athletes in the International Paralympic Committee and the Parapan American Games...