Robin McKeever
Robin McKeever (born April 8, 1973) is a Canadian Paralympic cross-country skier.
Biography
[edit]Born in Calgary, Alberta, McKeever participated in cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
McKeever is the sighted guide for his brother Brian McKeever, Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian, from 2001 until 2014. The brothers raced together and won two gold and one silver at the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Games in Turin, he and his brother took two gold, one silver, and a bronze medal in cross-country skiing and biathlon.[1] The duo won three gold medals at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics. He is the Para-Nordic ski coach for Cross Country Canada since November 2010.[2]
In February 2022 the brothers' achievements were celebrated in Toyota's Super Bowl ad "Brothers", part of a global ad campaign titled "Start Your Impossible", which told their inspirational life story, from a childhood biking the hilly streets of Calgary and learning to ski, being motivated by their hometown 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics to aim for the national ski team, facing Brian's loss of vision as a teenager and ultimately winning 10 Paralympic medals together.[3][4]
Awards and honours
[edit]In 2011, McKeever was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame alongside his brother Brian.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Robin McKeever profile at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- ^ Cross Country Canada Names Mike Edwards Assistant Director of High-Performance Para-Nordic, Cross Country Skier, December 2, 2010
- ^ Lacques, Gabe (8 February 2022). "Toyota Super Bowl ad shows inspirational journey of decorated Paralympian brothers". USA Today. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Paralympian Brothers Star in a New Global Toyota Ad". Toyota Canada Newsroom. Toyota Canada. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Previous Hall of Fame Inductees". Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Robin McKeever at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Robin McKeever at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Robin McKeever profile at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Robin McKeever (guide), Para-Nordic World Cup Team, Cross Country Canada
- Paralympic Perspectives: Robin McKeever, Official website of Vancouver 2010, March 14, 2008
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Canadian male cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Paralympic sighted guides
- Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
- Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Canadian male biathletes
- Canadian Disability Hall of Fame
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Paralympic medalists in biathlon
- Paralympic cross-country skiers for Canada
- Paralympic biathletes for Canada