Lana Spreeman (August 9, 1955 – November 29, 2016) was a Canadian athlete, who competed in

alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

at five

Winter Paralympic Games The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. ...

. In her career, she won 13 medals for Canada, making her Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian until passed by cross country skier

Brian McKeever Brian McKeever (born June 18, 1979) is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete, who became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian when he won his 14th medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He finished the 2018 Games with a career total ...

, who earned his 14th medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. She won the first ever gold medal for Giant slalom 2A at the 1980 Winter Paralympics. At the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, she was the Canadian flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. Spreeman died of brain cancer at the age of 61.

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Canadian Paralympic Committee profile
* Martin Cleary,
Disabled skiing a revelation
, ''Ottawa Citizen'', February 7, 1980. Mentions Spreeman. {{DEFAULTSORT:Spreeman, Lana 1955 births 2016 deaths Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Paralympic alpine skiers for Canada Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Paralympic silver medalists for Canada People from Olds, Alberta Medalists at the 1980 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Deaths from cancer in Alberta Neurological disease deaths in Alberta Deaths from brain tumor Canadian female alpine skiers Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing