Peter Duncan (born 25 July 1944) is a Canadian former

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who competed in the

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and

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

. Duncan was a member of the Canadian National Alpine Team from 1960 to 1970. Duncan represented Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics in

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competing in all off the men's alpine skiing events. In the downhill competition, he placed 34th with a time of 2:30.06 (+11.90). He finished in 19th place in the men's slalom with a total time of 2:19.10 (+7.97). In the men's giant slalom, he finished in 26th place with a time of 1:58.44 (+11.73). Duncan competed in the following Winter Olympics in 1968, again competing in all the men's alpine events. In the men's downhill, he was disqualified. In the men's giant slalom, he had combined time of 3:38.17 (+8.89) putting him in 18th place. In the men's slalom he was unable to advance to the final round. When he retired from the national team, he was presented with the John Semmelink Memorial Award for his sportsmanship and conduct in representing Canada.

Personal life

Duncan was born in

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional cou ...

, Quebec, Canada on 25 July 1944. He grew up in

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at the

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where his father was the operations manager. He is married to Louise-Josée Mondoux, a

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television host and lives in Arundel, Quebec. Duncan was a torch bearer in the torch relay for the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, Peter 1944 births Living people Sportspeople from Sherbrooke Canadian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Canada Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics