Colette Bourgonje at the 64th Annual Order of Sport Awards in 2019.
Colette Bourgonje (ber-gon-yah) (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete of Métis heritage.[1] She has won four bronze medals in Summer Paralympics and medals in Winter Paralympics for skiing.[2]
Bourgonje's silver medal in the 10 km sit-ski at the 2010 Winter Paralympics was Canada's first at home.[3][4]
She is a part-time physical education substitute teacher, and currently resides in Prince Albert.[5][6] To honour Colette, an elementary school and a street have been named after her in Saskatoon.[6][7] In 1997, a sign was placed Porcupine Plain, promoting it as Bourgonje's and distinguishing her as a successful Paralympian.[8] She was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2019,[9] and a 2021 inductee in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.[10]
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^Harelkin Bishop, Mary (2010). Moving Forward : The Journey of Paralympian Colette Bourgonje. Driverworks Inc. ISBN 978-0981039442.
^"Sask. Paralympian Colette Bourgonje among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame 2019 inductees". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
^2021 Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Induction Announcement, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2021-05-20
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