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Seasons. 3 – ( 1982 – 1984) Starts. 17. Podiums. 0. Overall titles. 0 – (11th in 1982) Shirley Firth CM (31 December 1953 in Aklavik, Northwest Territories – 30 April 2013) was a Canadian cross-country skier who competed in four consecutive Winter Olympics in 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984.
Sep 24, 2013 · Twin sisters Shirley and Sharon Firth, members of the Gwich’in First Nation, were among the first Indigenous athletes to represent Canada at the Olympics. They were members of the first Canadian women’s Olympic cross-country ski team and competed at four Olympic Winter Games .
Shirley FIRTH. Team Canada. Cross-Country Skiing. Games Participations 4. First Olympic Games Sapporo 1972. Year of Birth 1953. Olympic Results. Biography. Shirley Firth was a member of the Gwich’in First Nation, and with her twin sister, Sharon, became one of the first aboriginals to represent Canada at the Olympic Games.
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In recognition of her contributions and accomplishments, Shirley Firth was awarded the Order of Canada in 1987, inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 1990, and received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. Later, she returned to her hometown of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories.
On April 30 th Canada lost Shirley Firth, one of its most impressive, formidable ski legends. Cross-country skiers born and raised in the North West Territories, Shirley and her twin sister Sharon were as legendary as the Gold Rush itself.
Sharon and Shirley Firth won many competitions throughout Canada and North America. They also competed on the World Cup circuit. They were proud representatives of First Nations and Canada on the world scene.
Mar 10, 2022 · Canadian twins Sharon and Shirley Firth, Gwich’in Dene and Métis, shown here in an undated photo believed to be from the Olympics in the 1970s or 1980s, are credited with making Canada a force in Nordic skiing.
