Ann Dodge (born March 26, 1958) is a
Canadian sprint kayaker who competed in the mid-1970s.
Dodge was the first woman from
Nova Scotia ever selected to the Canadian
Olympic team in sprint kayak. At the
1976 Summer Olympics
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in
Montreal, she finished eighth in the
K-2 500 m event. She and partner
Sue Holloway
Susan Holloway (born May 19, 1955) is a Canadian retired cross-country skier and sprint canoeist. In 1976, Holloway became the first woman and first Canadian to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in the same year, competing in c ...
were the first Canadian women ever to reach an Olympic final in the sport.
Dodge was named Nova Scotia Athlete of the Year in 1973 and was inducted into the
Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame
The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame was established in 1964, to honor outstanding athletes, teams and sport builders in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The facilities are located at the World Trade and Convention Centre in the provincial ...
in 1994. She earned a
bachelor's degree in
Physical Education from
Acadia University and a
master's from the
University of New Brunswick. She is currently a lecturer in
kinesiology at Acadia.
References
Sports-reference.com profile
1958 births
Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canadian female canoeists
Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Canada
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