Dave Murray (skier)
Dave Murray ( born September 5, 1953 in Vancouver, † October 23, 1990 ) was a Canadian alpine skier. He was specialized in runs, but also drove the giant slalom. In the 1970s he formed together with Jim Hunter, Dave Irwin, Ken Read and Steve Podborski the quintet known as the Crazy Canucks.
Biography
Murray was a member of the Canadian national team from 1971. In the World Cup, he missed first several years while the points, but could not attend the 1974 World Cup anyway; in St. Moritz, he surprised then to the eighth place in the downhill. The first World Cup points he won in February 1975 in Megeve sixth of the combination.
As a result, Murray established in midfield. His best results in the World Cup, two second places, achieved on 11 February 1978 in Les Houches and on December 10, 1978 in Schladming. The 1978/79 season he finished in tenth place of departure rating, also in 1979, he was voted Sportsman of the Year of the province of British Columbia. After the eleventh place in the 1982 World Cup in Schladming, he announced his retirement from professional racing.
Murray lived in Whistler, where he worked as a ski instructor and organized in the summer training camp. He was also advertising representative for various companies in the ski industry. At the age of 37, he died of skin cancer. His wife Stephanie Sloan was freestyle skier and won the 1979 overall World Cup standings, born in 1988, his daughter Julia Murray is a successful athlete in the freestyle ski cross discipline. After Dave Murray runway is named in Whistler, on the held the alpine ski races, the men during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Achievements
Olympic games
- Innsbruck 1976: 18 Departure
- Lake Placid 1980: 10 Departure
World Championships
- St. Moritz 1974: 8 Departure
- Schladming 1982: 11 Departure
World Cup
- Season 1978/79: 10 Departure rating
- 3 podiums, a further 11 placings in the top ten