One
of Canada’s top performers at the 2004 Olympic Games, Lori-Ann Muenzer
captured a gold medal in Athens with her outstanding performance in the
women’s Match Sprint finals. With her Olympic victory, Muenzer became the
first Canadian to bring home a gold medal in cycling.
Apart from reaching the top of the podium in Athens, Muenzer has captured
several medals on the international stage including two silver and two
bronze at the World Track Cycling Championships and a total of one silver
and two bronze at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games. She made her Olympic
debut for Canada at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
A resident of Edmonton, Muenzer has also accumulated an outstanding 13
National titles and 11 World Cup medals throughout the course of her career.
Muenzer has received honours to date from being named the 2004 Canadian
Press & Broadcast News’ Female Athlete of the Year, induction into both the
Alberta and Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame, and to receiving the 2005 Tribute
to Women of Distinction "Honourable Lois E. Hole Award for Lifetime
Achievement" by the YWCA.
With an upcoming documentary and book, Muenzer is also applying herself to
one of her other loves the area of Fine art photography.