Roseanne Allen
Roseanne Allen 
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| Full name | Roseanne Allen |
| nation |
 Canada
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| birthday | March 7, 1954 |
| place of birth | Aklavik , Canada |
| size | 170 cm |
| Weight | 77 kg |
| date of death | June 20, 2009 |
| Place of death | Sault Sainte Marie , Canada |
| Career | |
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| society | Inuvik Ski Club |
| End of career | 1974 |
| last change: January 29, 2011 | |
Roseanne Allen (born March 7, 1954 in Aklavik , Northwest Territories , † June 20, 2009 in Sault Sainte Marie , Ontario ) was a Canadian cross-country skier . She was one of the first Olympic athletes in Canada, who belonged to one of the country's First Nations Indian tribes.
Allen started cross-country skiing when he was ten. At the age of 13 she won the gold medal over 5 km in Port Arthur at the national Nordic junior ski championships in 1968 . This made her the youngest medal winner to date. She was then nominated for the Canadian national team a year later. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo , she joined with the also the Gwich'in tribe belonging twin sisters Shirley and Sharon Firth in the season. They finished in tenth place, ahead of their long-term rival USA . In the individual race over 5 km she reached the 40th place.
In 1974 Allen ended her active career.
Allen died in June 2009 at the age of 55. The cause of death is unknown.
Web links
- Roseanne Allen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cross-country skier Roseanne Allen has died . Retrieved January 29, 2011.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Allen, Roseanne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian cross-country skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aklavik , Northwest Territories , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 2009 |
| Place of death | Sault Sainte Marie , Ontario , Canada |