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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Laumann was born in [[Toronto Township, Ontario|Toronto Township]], [[Ontario]], now [[Mississauga]]. Starting in 1976, Laumann won a number of awards, including a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the U.S. Championships, two gold medals in single sculls at the [[Pan American Games]], a bronze medal at the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympics]] in the double sculls with her sister Daniele. At the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]], Laumann finished seventh in the double scull. Laumann graduated from the [[University of Western Ontario]] in 1989 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alumnigazette.ca/issues/spring-2012/the-will-to-win.html|title=Fall 2017 - Western Alumni|website=Alumnigazette.ca|accessdate=December 1, 2017}}</ref> Laumann won a silver medal in single sculls at the 1990 [[World Rowing Championships|World Championships]], and the gold medal at the following year's World Championships.
Laumann was born in [[Toronto Township, Ontario|Toronto Township]], [[Ontario]], now [[Mississauga]]. Starting in 1976, Laumann won a number of awards, including a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the U.S. Championships, two gold medals in single sculls at the [[Pan American Games]], a bronze medal at the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympics]] in the double sculls with her sister Daniele. At the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics]], Laumann finished seventh in the double scull. Laumann graduated from the [[University of Western Ontario]] in 1989 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alumnigazette.ca/issues/spring-2012/the-will-to-win.html|title=Fall 2017 - Western Alumni|website=Alumnigazette.ca|access-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> Laumann won a silver medal in single sculls at the 1990 [[World Rowing Championships|World Championships]], and the gold medal at the following year's World Championships.


Arguably the most famous incident in Laumann's life was during her training leading up to the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]. One of the odds-on favourites to capture a gold medal, her shell was involved in a collision with the boat of German coxless pair team Colin von Ettinghausen and Peter Hoeltzenbein on May 15, 1992. Despite serious injuries to her leg (in her words, "I looked at the leg for a few seconds and knew it was serious when my muscle was hanging at my ankle and I could see the bone"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.ca/OlympicsCanadaLaumann/aug92_laumann.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120802055135/http://www.canoe.ca/OlympicsCanadaLaumann/aug92_laumann.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=August 2, 2012 |title=Silken's story, step by step |accessdate=January 2, 2008 |author=George Gross |date=August 14, 1992 |publisher=[[canoe.ca]]}}</ref>), five operations and a total stay in the hospital of approximately three weeks, Laumann was back on the water training by late June. Her efforts paid off with a bronze medal, and she was subsequently named Canadian of the Year by the Canadian Club in recognition and was selected to carry the Canadian Flag in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
Arguably the most famous incident in Laumann's life was during her training leading up to the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]. One of the odds-on favourites to capture a gold medal, her shell was involved in a collision with the boat of German coxless pair team Colin von Ettinghausen and Peter Hoeltzenbein on May 15, 1992. Despite serious injuries to her leg (in her words, "The injury looked so bad I actually wondered whether I was going to lose my leg, because I could see the bone."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--olympics-silken-laumanns-inspiring-comeback-1992-barcelona.html |title=Silken Laumann's inspiring comeback from a gruesome leg injury|access-date=August 8, 2021 |first=Andrew|last=Bucholtz|date=July 5, 2012 |publisher=[[Yahoo Sports]]}}</ref>), five operations and a total stay in the hospital of approximately three weeks, Laumann was back on the water training by late June. Her efforts paid off with a bronze medal, and she was subsequently named Canadian of the Year by the Canadian Club in recognition and was selected to carry the Canadian Flag in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics.


After a one-year absence to allow the injury to heal further, Laumann resumed competing in 1994, and she won a silver at the 1995 [[World Rowing Championships|World Championships]]. She also won a gold medal as part of a quad sculls team at the [[1995 Pan American Games]], but was subsequently stripped of the medal after testing positive for [[pseudoephedrine#Sports|pseudoephedrine]] (which she claimed to have accidentally ingested due to a mix-up in what cold medicine she could safely use). Pseudoephedrine's ban was lifted temporarily between 2004 and 2010 before being banned again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wada-ama.org/en/News-Center/Articles/WADA-2010-Prohibited-List-Now-Published/ |title=WADA 2010 Prohibited List Now Published World Anti-Doping Agency |publisher=Wada-ama.org |accessdate=May 6, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220000116/http://www.wada-ama.org/en/News-Center/Articles/WADA-2010-Prohibited-List-Now-Published/ |archivedate=February 20, 2012 |df= }}</ref> Her final competitive race was at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], where Silken won a silver medal in single sculls. She formally announced her retirement three years later.
After a one-year absence to allow the injury to heal further, Laumann resumed competing in 1994, and she won a silver at the 1995 [[World Rowing Championships|World Championships]]. She also won a gold medal as part of a quad sculls team at the [[1995 Pan American Games]], but was subsequently stripped of the medal after testing positive for [[pseudoephedrine#Sports|pseudoephedrine]] (which she claimed to have accidentally ingested due to a mix-up in what cold medicine she could safely use<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-stripped-of-gold-after-athlete-fails-drug-test-1.175302|title=Canada stripped of gold after athlete fails drug test|date=August 1, 1999|access-date=August 8, 2021|publisher=[[CBC News]]}}</ref>). Her final competitive race was at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], where Silken won a silver medal in single sculls. She formally announced her retirement three years later.


Laumann was inducted into the [[Canadian Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1998 and was awarded the [[Thomas Keller Medal]] in 1999 for her outstanding international rowing career. In 2004, she was inducted into the [[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Silken Laumann |url=http://oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/39-silken-laumann |website=Oshof.ca |accessdate=September 25, 2014}}</ref>
Laumann was inducted into the [[Canadian Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1998 and was awarded the [[Thomas Keller Medal]] in 1999 for her outstanding international rowing career. In 2004, she was inducted into the [[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Silken Laumann |url=http://oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/39-silken-laumann |website=oshof.ca |publisher=[[Ontario Sports Hall of Fame]] |access-date=September 25, 2014 |archive-date=December 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229012127/http://www.oshof.ca/index.php/honoured-members/item/39-silken-laumann |url-status=dead }}</ref>


She now lives in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] and works as a public speaker.
She now lives in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] and works as a public speaker.
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.silkenlaumann.com}}
* {{Official website|http://www.silkenlaumann.com}}
* [http://dps.twiihosting.net/fisa/doc/content/doc_7_631.pdf Biography: 1999 Thomas Keller Medal]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041128062347/http://dps.twiihosting.net/fisa/doc/content/doc_7_631.pdf Biography: 1999 Thomas Keller Medal]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/women/002026-232-e.html Biography]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/women/002026-232-e.html Biography]
* [http://www.canoe.ca/OlympicsCanadaLaumann/aug92_laumann.html A newspaper article written shortly after the 1992 accident] [dead link]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/wordsatlarge/features/feature.php?storyId=342 Online interview from CBC's Words at Large]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/wordsatlarge/features/feature.php?storyId=342 Online interview from CBC's Words at Large]
* [https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/laumann-silken-1964]
* [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/silken-laumann]
* [https://www.cheknews.ca/country-story-olympian-silken-laumanns-canadian-story-304999/]


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Silken Laumann
Personal information
Born (1964-11-14) November 14, 1964 (age 59)
Toronto Township, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
SpouseDavid Patchell-Evans
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Kanada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Single sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Vienna Single sculls
Silver medal – second place 1990 Tasmania Single sculls
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tampere Single sculls
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Single sculls
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Single sculls

Silken Suzette Laumann, MSC (born November 14, 1964) is a Canadian champion rower.

Life and career

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Laumann was born in Toronto Township, Ontario, now Mississauga. Starting in 1976, Laumann won a number of awards, including a gold medal in quadruple sculls at the U.S. Championships, two gold medals in single sculls at the Pan American Games, a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics in the double sculls with her sister Daniele. At the 1988 Olympics, Laumann finished seventh in the double scull. Laumann graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[1] Laumann won a silver medal in single sculls at the 1990 World Championships, and the gold medal at the following year's World Championships.

Arguably the most famous incident in Laumann's life was during her training leading up to the 1992 Summer Olympics. One of the odds-on favourites to capture a gold medal, her shell was involved in a collision with the boat of German coxless pair team Colin von Ettinghausen and Peter Hoeltzenbein on May 15, 1992. Despite serious injuries to her leg (in her words, "The injury looked so bad I actually wondered whether I was going to lose my leg, because I could see the bone."[2]), five operations and a total stay in the hospital of approximately three weeks, Laumann was back on the water training by late June. Her efforts paid off with a bronze medal, and she was subsequently named Canadian of the Year by the Canadian Club in recognition and was selected to carry the Canadian Flag in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

After a one-year absence to allow the injury to heal further, Laumann resumed competing in 1994, and she won a silver at the 1995 World Championships. She also won a gold medal as part of a quad sculls team at the 1995 Pan American Games, but was subsequently stripped of the medal after testing positive for pseudoephedrine (which she claimed to have accidentally ingested due to a mix-up in what cold medicine she could safely use[3]). Her final competitive race was at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where Silken won a silver medal in single sculls. She formally announced her retirement three years later.

Laumann was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1998 and was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal in 1999 for her outstanding international rowing career. In 2004, she was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.[4]

She now lives in Victoria, British Columbia and works as a public speaker.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fall 2017 - Western Alumni". Alumnigazette.ca. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Bucholtz, Andrew (July 5, 2012). "Silken Laumann's inspiring comeback from a gruesome leg injury". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Canada stripped of gold after athlete fails drug test". CBC News. August 1, 1999. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Silken Laumann". oshof.ca. Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.

Further reading

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  • Christensen, Karen; Guttmann, Allen; Pfister, Gertrud (2001). International encyclopedia of women and sports: Volume 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA. pp. 650–651. ISBN 9780028649528.
  • Greenspan, Bud (1992). 16 Days of Glory: Barcelona 1992. New York: Cappy Productions.
  • Quinn, Hal (July 27, 1992). "Reviving the Dream". Maclean's. pp. 44–45.
  • Wallechinsky, David (1996). Sports Illustrated Presents the Complete Book of the Summer Olympics. New York: Little, Brown.
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