France Gareau
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Athletics | ||
Representing  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1984 Los Angeles | 4 x 100 metres |
| Francophone Games | ||
| 1989 Casablanca | 4 x 100 metres |
| 1989 Casablanca | 4 x 400 metres |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1994 Paris | 4 x 400 metres |
| 1994 Paris | 4 x 100 metres |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1990 Auckland | 4 x 400 metres |
| Summer Universiade | ||
| 1993 Buffalo | 4 x 100 metres |
France Gareau (born April 15, 1967) is a Canadian athlete, who competed in the sprint events. Gareau was born in Verner, Ontario.
Gareau competed for Canada in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 100 m and the 4 × 100 m relay, where she anchored Canada to the silver medal (as a 17-year-old) with her teammates Angela Bailey, Marita Payne and Angella Taylor-Issajenko. She won a silver medal at the Francophone Games in 1989 as a member of the 4 x 100 metre relay and the 4 x400 metre relay. France was also Canadian Champion at the 100 metres in 1989. She also won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the 4 x 400 metre relay and a bronze in the 4 x 100 metre relay as the anchor runner, at the 1993 Summer Universiade. In 1994 she won a gold medal as a member of the 4 x 400 metre, and silver as a member of the 4 x 100 metre relay squads at the Francophone Games.
Personal life
She is married to former Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions player Sean Foudy. Their son Liam is an ice hockey player, drafted in the first round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by Columbus Blue Jackets.[1]
References
- ↑ Hedger, Brian (June 22, 2018). "Blue Jackets Select Liam Foudy In First Round Of 2018 NHL Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- France Gareau at IAAF
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "France Gareau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19.
