Alexandra Duckworth (born November 11, 1987) is a Canadian snowboarder. She competes primarily in

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and represented Canada in this event at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

in Sochi. She officially retired from competitive snowboarding on December 1, 2015. Duckworth has been working as a philanthropist. Her paternal grandmother is noted pacifist, feminist and social and community activist, Muriel Duckworth.

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http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1325221-olympian-alexandra-duckworth-hangs-up-her-snowboard 1987 births Living people

Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

Canadian female snowboarders Canadian philanthropists Olympic snowboarders of Canada People from Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Nova Scotia {{Canada-snowboarding-bio-stub