Lorne Leibel (born 14 January 1951) is a Canadian
sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.
The profession of the s ...
and one of Canada’s wealthiest real estate developers. He competed in the
Tempest event at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
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. In 2006, he was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Nevertheless, the two were allowed to continue to participate and after seven races they still managed seventh place in the final classification.
His younger son
Blake Leibel
On May 26, 2016, Iana Kasian was found dead in the apartment that she had shared with her fiancé in West Hollywood. Blake Leibel, her fiancé, was convicted of first-degree murder, torture and aggravated mayhem on June 20, 2018. On June 26, 2018 ...
was convicted of
first degree murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the c ...
and was sentenced to
life imprisonment without parole
Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted people are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives or indefinitely until pardoned, paroled, or otherwise commuted to a fixed term. Crimes for ...
.
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1951 births
Living people
Canadian male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Canada
Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Tempest
Sportspeople from Toronto
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