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| Mark Lackie || Speed Skating || Athlete || Calgary 1988; Albertville 1992 || Alumni || Selected as an alternate for the Canadian Team in the Calgary Olympics and won a bronze medal in the demonstration of short-track speed skating, becoming the second Saint John athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics.
| Mark Lackie || Speed Skating || Athlete || Calgary 1988; Albertville 1992 || Alumni || Selected as an alternate for the Canadian Team in the Calgary Olympics and won a bronze medal in the demonstration of short-track speed skating, becoming the second Saint John athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics.
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| Pauline Lordon || Basketball || Assistant Coach || Atlanta 1996 || Alumni; Coach || Team Captain and MVP of UNB's women's basketball team for four years. Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.
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| Kathy McCormack || Ice Hockey || Athlete || Nagano 1998 || Alumni || Carried Olympic torch through her hometown of Blackville, New Brunswick in preparation for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
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| Lesley Reddon || Ice Hockey || Athlete || Nagano 1998 || Alumni || Served as a staff member with the Canadian women's delegation to the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the team took home a gold medal.
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| Sally Rehorick || Figure Skating || Official || Albertville 1992; Lillehammer 1994; Nagano 1998; Salt Lake City 2002; Turin 2006; Vancouver 2010 || Faculty || Various roles in six separate Olympic Games, including figure skating official (1998); assistant Chef de Mission (1994); team leader for figure skating (1992); and Chef de Mission (2002).
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Revision as of 10:01, 2 August 2024

UNB Students, Faculty, and Staff who have participated in winter and summer Olympics.
Name Sport Role Games UNB Connection Notes
Christopher Belof Athletics Coach Paris 2024 Head Coach Track and Field Head coach of UNB REDS cross country and track & field teams, High Performance Coach for Athletics New Brunswick, and club coach for the Saint John Track & Field Club.
Therese Brisson Ice Hockey Athlete Nagano 1998; Salt Lake City2002 Faculty At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Brisson had two goals and three assists in helping Canada win its first gold medal in Women's Olympic hockey.
Andrew Cole Swimming Manager Atlanta 1996 Swimming Coach UNB head coach of swimming for ten years, with the exception of a one-year sabbatical to work wit the Canadian Olympic Team.
Sharon Creelman Field Hockey Athlete LA 1984; Seoul 1988; Barcelona 1992 Alumni One of the most decorated Canadian field hockey players, including captaining the Women's National Team from 1987-1994.
Don Dickison Rowing Athlete Seoul 1988; Barcelona 1992 Alumni Placed seventh at the 1992 summer Olympics in Men's Rowing, Double Sculls.
Don Eagle Gymnastics Manager Montreal 1976; Seoul 1988 Alumni, Faculty - Dean of Students Inducted into the the New Brunswick Sport Hall of Fame in 1989 for his involvement in gymnastics.
Louis Fortin Para-Nordic Athlete Sochi 2014 Alumni Raced the middle distance and sprint para-nordic skiing events at the Sochi Paralympic Games in the standing category.
Desiree Isaac-Pictou Wheelchair Basketball Athlete Paris 2024 Alumni Member of Team Canada and attended first Olympics in Paris 2024.
Kathryn Johnson Field Hockey Athlete Seoul 1988 Alumni UNB Varsity athlete and placed sixth at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, scoring one of Canada's goals.
Mark Lackie Speed Skating Athlete Calgary 1988; Albertville 1992 Alumni Selected as an alternate for the Canadian Team in the Calgary Olympics and won a bronze medal in the demonstration of short-track speed skating, becoming the second Saint John athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics.
Pauline Lordon Basketball Assistant Coach Atlanta 1996 Alumni; Coach Team Captain and MVP of UNB's women's basketball team for four years. Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.
Kathy McCormack Ice Hockey Athlete Nagano 1998 Alumni Carried Olympic torch through her hometown of Blackville, New Brunswick in preparation for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
Lesley Reddon Ice Hockey Athlete Nagano 1998 Alumni Served as a staff member with the Canadian women's delegation to the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the team took home a gold medal.
Sally Rehorick Figure Skating Official Albertville 1992; Lillehammer 1994; Nagano 1998; Salt Lake City 2002; Turin 2006; Vancouver 2010 Faculty Various roles in six separate Olympic Games, including figure skating official (1998); assistant Chef de Mission (1994); team leader for figure skating (1992); and Chef de Mission (2002).
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