Lawrence Lemieux

Lawrence Lemieux (born November 12, 1955 in Edmonton ) is a Canadian sailor . He is a holder of the Pierre de Coubertin Medal .

Career

Lemieux began sailing on Wabamun Lake west of his hometown of Edmonton. He sailed with his brother five years his senior. In the 1970s he came to competitive sports.

At the 1988 Summer Olympics , Lemieux was a member of the Canadian Olympic team. The sailing competitions took place off the coast of Busan on the Sea of Japan. Lawrence Lemieux started in the Finn Dinghy class.

In the fifth race on September 24, a boat of the 470 class that was starting at the same time capsized . Lawrence Lemieux, who was on the promising second place at the time, came to the aid of the two accident victims Joseph Chan and Siew Shaw from Singapore , took them on board and handed them over to a boat of the race control. He then continued the race and finished in twenty-second place. Immediately afterwards he was returned to the second position by the race management, the position at which he started the rescue operation. He finally finished the Olympic competition in eleventh place.

Because of his rescue, Lawrence Lemieux was awarded the highest honor of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Pierre de Coubertin Medal . Juan Antonio Samaranch , President of the IOC, presented the medal with the words:

"By your sportsmanship, self-sacrifice and courage, you embody all that is right with the Olympic ideal."

- Juan Antonio Samaranch .

Lemieux was the fifth athlete to receive the high award.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hester Lacey: Lawrence Lemieux, Canada . FT Magazine on June 9, 2012. Accessed June 19, 2015.
2. ↑ Lemieux's sportsmanship still recognized ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed June 19, 2015.