Debbie Van Kiekebelt

Debbie Van Kiekebelt
Debbie Van Kiekebelt
Personal information
Born 1954-03-01

Deborah ("Debbie") Van Kiekebelt (born March 1, 1954 in Kitchener, Ontario)[1] is a Canadian athlete and sports broadcaster. She was a gold medallist in the pentathlon at the 1971 Pan American Games, and was named that year's Canadian Woman Athlete of the year. Later, she became Canada's first female sports broadcaster.[2]

Biography

Van Kiekebelt attended Clarkson Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. During her high school days at Clarkson, she not only captured many Peel regional titles, but set records in several events.[1]

After her Pan-Am gold medal win in Cali, Colombia, she was appointed to the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 1977. She became the first female Canadian sports broadcaster, appearing on Citytv and NBC, and was host of six television series.[3]

Van Kiekebelt was a director for the See You In Athens Fund which supported Canadian athletes attending the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Debbie Van Kiekebelt". Mississauga Sports Council. http://www1.sportsmississauga.org/web/guest/hof/inductees/debbievankiekebelt. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
  2. ^ Berkoff, Fran (1 April 2002). "Called to the bar". Calgary Sun. http://www.calgarysun.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=55221&x=articles&s=lifestyle. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
  3. ^ a b "About Us". Canadian Athletes Now: See You in Athens. http://www.seeyouinathens.com/7_0AboutUs.html. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 



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