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Iconic stories from 150 years of sport in Manitoba

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    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2021

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  • Author: Grassie, Sean
    Contributor: Sport Manitoba
    Date:
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    2020
    Summary:

    The book consists of 150 stories from 150 years of Manitoba sports history (1870-2019). There are stories on athletes, teams, events, and iconic sports moments. Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes, who each won six Olympic medals, are among the athletes featured in the book. Others include sprinter John Armstrong Howard, who became Canada's first black Olympian in 1912, and Brigette Lacquette, who became the first First Nations player to play on Canada's Olympic women's hockey team in 2018. The 1967 and 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg are among the events featured in the book.

    Subject(s): Athletes | Biography | History | Manitoba | Sports
    Original Publisher: Sport Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781771368872
    Collection(s)/Series: Manitoba Collection