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Friday, April 15, 2011

I learned so much from Peter. Asked 1000's of questions, took every opportunity I could to train with him and learn from him. Very Proud of Peter to be selected to the Canadian Sports HOF.



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April 15, 2011


Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Names Class of 2011
—Ray Bourque, Lui Passaglia, Richard Pound, Lauren Woolstencroft, Peter Reid and Andrea Neil to enter Hall in November—



CALGARY—Hockey great Ray Bourque, CFL star Lui Passaglia, 10-time Paralympic medallist Lauren Woolstencroft, triathlon great Peter Reid, distinguished soccer player Andrea Neil, and International Olympic Committee member Richard Pound will be the five athletes and one builder inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on November 8, 2011, the Hall announced Friday.

“Our Selection Committee, which is comprised of media and sports experts, was tasked with reviewing a very competitive roster of nominations in the athlete and builder categories. This year, we received nominations for 54 athletes and 28 builders and had to make very difficult decisions based on so many remarkable individuals,” said Claire Buffone-Blair, president and CEO.  “The Class of 2011 who will be honoured by Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame will make for formidable additions to the Hall’s distinguished list of Honoured Members which now totals 520 athletes and builders representing 60 sports.”


“Being inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a huge surprise.  I retired five years ago and I am now focused on my career as a pilot with Harbour Air Seaplanes so to get this nomination is a reminder that I had a very special career racing triathlon and Ironman.  I have always been very proud to represent Canada and have used so many members of the Hall as inspiration to get me out the door to train on the days where the weather and motivation were not at their best.  People like Steve Podborski, Steve Bauer, Gaetan Boucher, Victor Davis, Terry Fox and so manymore showed that we can win on the world stage if we believe it can be done.  This is also a very big day for my sport of triathlon.”
…Peter Reid





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  1. Congrats to Peter!

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  2. Peter = legend. so deserved.

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  3. Huge! What Peter did was extraordinary. What he did was also out of bounds and out of view of much of what would be considered main-stream sport in Canada, so to be recognized in this way is very significant, not just for Peter, but for the sport of triathlon as well.

    Congratulations Peter!

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Friday, April 15, 2011

I learned so much from Peter. Asked 1000's of questions, took every opportunity I could to train with him and learn from him. Very Proud of Peter to be selected to the Canadian Sports HOF.



Description: Logo - Canada's Sports Hall Of Fame (Vertical).JPGFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 15, 2011


Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Names Class of 2011
—Ray Bourque, Lui Passaglia, Richard Pound, Lauren Woolstencroft, Peter Reid and Andrea Neil to enter Hall in November—



CALGARY—Hockey great Ray Bourque, CFL star Lui Passaglia, 10-time Paralympic medallist Lauren Woolstencroft, triathlon great Peter Reid, distinguished soccer player Andrea Neil, and International Olympic Committee member Richard Pound will be the five athletes and one builder inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on November 8, 2011, the Hall announced Friday.

“Our Selection Committee, which is comprised of media and sports experts, was tasked with reviewing a very competitive roster of nominations in the athlete and builder categories. This year, we received nominations for 54 athletes and 28 builders and had to make very difficult decisions based on so many remarkable individuals,” said Claire Buffone-Blair, president and CEO.  “The Class of 2011 who will be honoured by Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame will make for formidable additions to the Hall’s distinguished list of Honoured Members which now totals 520 athletes and builders representing 60 sports.”


“Being inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a huge surprise.  I retired five years ago and I am now focused on my career as a pilot with Harbour Air Seaplanes so to get this nomination is a reminder that I had a very special career racing triathlon and Ironman.  I have always been very proud to represent Canada and have used so many members of the Hall as inspiration to get me out the door to train on the days where the weather and motivation were not at their best.  People like Steve Podborski, Steve Bauer, Gaetan Boucher, Victor Davis, Terry Fox and so manymore showed that we can win on the world stage if we believe it can be done.  This is also a very big day for my sport of triathlon.”
…Peter Reid





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  1. Congrats to Peter!

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  2. Peter = legend. so deserved.

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  3. Huge! What Peter did was extraordinary. What he did was also out of bounds and out of view of much of what would be considered main-stream sport in Canada, so to be recognized in this way is very significant, not just for Peter, but for the sport of triathlon as well.

    Congratulations Peter!

    ReplyDelete

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