Marilou Dozois-Prévost (born May 11, 1986) is a

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weightlifter. Dozois-Prévost won a silver medal in the women's 48 kg division at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

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. She finished in 10th place on the 48 kg event at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing. She won the gold medal at the Commonwealth game in New-Delhi in 2010. Prevost was born in Montreal, Quebec.

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Profile on CBC official site

Athlete Biography
at beijing2008
Part One of Interview with Marilou Dozois-Prévost
at Bleacher Report
Part Two of Interview with Marilou Dozois-Prévost
at Bleacher Report 1986 births Living people Canadian female weightlifters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Olympic weightlifters for Canada Sportspeople from Montreal Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Canadian women Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-weightlifting-bio-stub