Athlete Profile

Olympic Profile: Luan Jujie

Aug 11th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Athlete Profile, Bejing Olympics 2008

Sport: Fencing
Age: 50
Hometown: Edmonton Alberta
Medal Potential: Unlikely- Women’s Foil

Luan Jujie is a renown fencer though not so in Canada. In 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, she won Gold for China, its first fencing medal ever. For that feat, she is considered to be one of the top 50 athlete of the past [...]



Olympic Profile: Daniel Nestor

Aug 10th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Athlete Profile, Bejing Olympics 2008

Sport: Tennis
Age: 36
Hometown: Toronto Ontario
Medal Potential: Good- Men’s Doubles

Daniel Nestor is a rarity among the Canadian contingent at the Beijing Olympics. He has actually won an Olympic medal, Gold at the 2000 Sydney Games where he was doubled with Sebastien Lebrun. For several years, he has been among the top doubles player in the [...]



Olympic Profile: Eric Lamaze

Aug 7th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: Athlete Profile

Sport: Equestrian
Age: 40
Hometown: Schomberg Ontario
Medal Potential: Excellent -Individual Jumping
It is difficult to say whether Eric Lamaze qualifies as the feel good comeback story for the Canadian Olympic team this year. Long considered to be one of Canada’s finest equestrians, this Olympics is his first but he should have been here much sooner. Drug problems [...]