Kim Umback is a Canadian cross-country skier. She represented

Canada at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Canada competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria from January 17 to 25, 1988. Canada entered 20 athletes in two of the four disciplines at the Games; twelve in Alpine skiing and eight in Nordic skiing (cross-country skiing). ...

and she competed in three events in

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

. She won the bronze medal in the women's 3x5 km relay B1-3 event together with

Sandra Lecour Sandra Lecour is a Canadian cross-country skier. She represented Canada at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Canada sent a delegation to compete at the 1984 Winter Paralympics, in Innsbruck, Austria. Canada finished 10th in the gold medal and 7th i ...

and

Tricia Lovegrove Tricia Lovegrove is a Canadian cross-country skier. She represented Canada at the 1988 Winter Paralympics, at the 1992 Winter Paralympics and at the 1994 Winter Paralympics. She won the bronze medal together with Kim Umback and Sandra Lecour ...

. She also competed in the women's short distance 5 km B2 and women's long distance 10 km B2 events. She was diagnosed with

Leber's congenital amaurosis Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a rare inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life. It affects about 1 in 40,000 newborns. LCA was first described by Theodor Leber in the 19th century. It should not be co ...

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian female cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Paralympic cross-country skiers for Canada Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing {{Canada-Paralympic-medalist-stub