Dave Irwin
David Benjamin "Dave" Irwin (born July 12, 1954 in Loch Lomond , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ski racer.
Dave Irwin 
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| Full name | David Benjamin Irwin | ||||||||
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| birthday | 12th July 1954 (age 66) | ||||||||
| place of birth | Loch Lomond | ||||||||
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| discipline | Departure | ||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||
| End of career | 1982 | ||||||||
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Irwin grew up in Thunder Bay . During the 1970s he formed the " Crazy Canucks " with Jim Hunter , Dave Murray , Steve Podborski and Ken Read .
A few days after Ken Read's success in the downhill from Val-d'Isère , Irwin also won. On December 19, 1975, Irwin won his first and only World Cup race in the downhill in Schladming . A few weeks later he was eighth in the downhill at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck . Four years later, at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , he finished eleventh in the same discipline.
In his last active racing season 1981/82 he achieved third place in Whistler behind Peter Müller and Steve Podborski .
World Cup victories
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| 20th December 1975 | Schladming | Austria | Departure |
Web links
- Dave Irwin in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Dave Irwin in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Dave Irwin in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Victoire de Dave Irwin à Schladming
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| SURNAME | Irwin, Dave |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Irwin, David Benjamin (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loch Lomond , Ontario |