Robin McKeever (born April 8, 1973) is a Canadian Paralympic

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Biography

Born in

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, Alberta, McKeever participated in cross-country skiing at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

in Nagano. McKeever is the sighted guide for his brother Brian McKeever, since 2001. The brothers raced together and won two gold and one silver at the

2002 Paralympic Winter Games The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from March 7 to 16, 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the Ameri ...

in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Games in Turin, he and his brother took two gold, one silver, and a bronze medal in cross-country skiing and biathlon. He is the Para-Nordic ski coach for

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since November 2010.

Awards and honours

In 2011, McKeever was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame alongside his brother Brian.

References

External links

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Robin McKeever profile
at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
Robin McKeever (guide), Para-Nordic World Cup Team
Cross Country Canada

Official website of

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, March 14, 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:McKeever, Robin 1973 births Living people Canadian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Paralympic sighted guides Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Paralympic silver medalists for Canada Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Canadian male biathletes Canadian Disability Hall of Fame Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing Paralympic medalists in biathlon Paralympic cross-country skiers of Canada Paralympic biathletes of Canada