Stacie Louttit (born 12 March 1961) is a Canadian Paralympic sailor. She became the first female Canadian sailor to win a medal in the Olympics or Paralympics by winning a bronze medal in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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in the 2-person keelboat (SKUD18) and also competed in the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

Personal life

She was born in

Great Falls, Montana Great Falls is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Cascade County. The population was 60,442 according to the 2020 census. The city covers an area of and is the principal city of the Great Falls, M ...

, United States. Louttit broke her back in a skiing accident in 1994. In 1998, she began walking with a cane in 1998 and joined the

Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia The Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia (DSA-BC) is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that enables people with disabilities to take part in a sport it promotes as "accessible and inclusive." It is located in Vancouver, BC, and ha ...

Career

Louttit qualified for her second games, the

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, with crew John Scott McRoberts by winning a silver medal at the qualifier.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Louttit, Stacie American emigrants to Canada Sailors at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Sailors at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Great Falls, Montana Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Living people 1961 births Canadian female sailors (sport) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in sailing Paralympic sailors for Canada