Talking Proud is a reference program at the Prince George Public Library based upon queries and stories from the public. The Library gathers reference questions and unusual facts in the course of its daily work, and we often find answers that are surprising or cause us a sense of pride about Prince George.
Since the Olympics are upon us, Talking Proud will concentrate on current/past Olympians and para-Olympians or Olympic stories that have a Prince George or “northern connection”.
After all, it’s a matter of pride! After the Olympics, your Prince George Public Library will continue to gather unusual facts for our files, and will continue to provide you with the best in information about our community… so talk proud Prince George!
Here is the collection of Prince George Olympians we have gathered so far!
| Athlete | Sport | Discipline(s) | Olympic Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bellavance | Freestyle Skiing | Moguls | 2002 Salt Lake City |
| Chris Bowie | Swimming | 1500M Freestyle 4x200M FS relay | 1992 Barcelona |
| Ed Day | X-Country Skiing | 15,30,50K, 4x10K relay | 1976 Innsbruck |
| Jay Dahlgren | Athletics | Javelin Throw | 1968 Mexico City |
| Pat Harris | Wheelchair Athletics | 100, 200 metres | 1984 Paralympics England |
| Christian Farstad | Bobsleigh | Four-man Two-man | 1994 Lillehammer, 1992 Albertville |
| Tony Fiala | Biathlon | 1992 Albertville | |
| Bo Hedges | Wheelchair Basketball | 2008 Paralympics Beijing | |
| Tuppy Hoehn | Biathlon | 7.5 K sprint, 4x7.5 K relay | 1998 Nagano |
| Neal Marshall | Speedskating | 1500m-Nagano | 1992 Albertville,1994 Lillehammer,1998 Nagano |
| Kevin Marshall | Speedskating | 1500m-Nagano 1,000m-Salt Lake | 1998 Nagano, 2002 Salt Lake City |
| Sid McKnight | Boxing | Light Flyweight | 1976 Montreal |
| Esther Miller | X-Country Skiing | 15K, 5K | 1976 Innsbruck, 1980 Lake Placid |
| Andrea Nyhus | Softball | 2004 Athens | |
| Rolf Petterson | X-Country Skiing | 15K 30K 4x10K relay | 1968 Grenoble |
| Patrick Turner | Rowing | Eight w/Cox (8+) | 1984 Los Angeles |
| Randy Wagner | Volleyball | 1984 Los Angeles | |
| Chris Wong | Freestyle Skiing | Moguls | 2006 Turin |
| Megan Tandy | Biathlon | 2010 Vancouver | |
| Ray Lougheed | Wrestling | 1960 Rome | |
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| Jim Fowlie | Swimming | 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens | |
| Dave Wood | X-Country Skiing | 1998 Nagano, 2002 Salt Lake City, 2006 Turin | |
| Joe Rae | Para-Curling | 2006 Turin | |
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| Russ Ko | Judo | 1992 & 1996 Paralympics |
Know of any other Olympians from in and around Prince George? If so, tell us about them!
So send your Olympic stories, facts, trivia … anything that you believe “talks proud” about Prince George, its citizens, or its northern people. The library will gather this information, do some research and fact-checking, and make it available to all our citizens.
Send anything that you feel your library should have in its collections, that people should be aware of, or that you think makes us darn proud to be from Prince George and the North. After all, if we don’t talk proud about ourselves, who will? If we don’t know our own stories, who can tell them? And if we want pride in our region, then we need to gather together… your library is your information gathering place…
Email : TalkingProudPG@lib.pg.bc.ca
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