Alexandra Duckworth

Alexandra Duckworth
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1987-11-11) 11 November 1987
Kingsburg, Nova Scotia
Residence Ottawa, Ontario
Height 1.58 m (5.2 ft)[1]
Weight 50 kg (110 lb; 7.9 st)[1]
Sport
Country Canada
Sport Snowboarding

Alexandra Duckworth (born November 11, 1987) is a Canadian snowboarder. She competes primarily in half-pipe and represented Canada in this event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

She officially retired from competitive snowboarding on December 1, 2015. Duckworth has been working as a documentary filmmaker, and philanthropist.[2] Her paternal grandmother is noted pacifist, feminist and social and community activist, Muriel Duckworth.

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Snowboarding Canada. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. "Olympian Alexandra Duckworth Hangs Up Her Snowboard". The Chronicle Herald. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1325221-olympian-alexandra-duckworth-hangs-up-her-snowboard

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