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Brian McKeever

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Brian McKeever has continued his winning form into 2019, with one gold and two silvers in cross-country vision impaired races at the Vuokatti World Cup. This was the first event he competed in after making history at PyeongChang 2018.

Alongside guides Russell Kennedy and Graham Nishikawa, he won three gold medals to become the most successful male cross-country skier in Winter Paralympic history. He has so far won 13 golds across five Games.

The Canadian legend won gold in the long distance, middle distance and sprint vision impaired, before adding a bronze in the open relay on South Korean soil.

One year before, McKeever had claimed double cross-country gold in the men’s middle and long distance vision impaired at the World Championships in Finsterau, Germany. He has so far won 16 world titles.

McKeever is widely-recognised as one of the best Para Nordic skiers in history.

He first tried skiing at three years old and began competing at 12. He was chosen as Canada’s flag bearer for the Closing Ceremony of Salt Lake City 2002.

In 2007, he was named Best Male Athlete at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Paralympic Sport Awards and received the Best Male Athlete award at the 2014 Canadian Paralympic Sport Awards.

His older brother Robin, who competed in cross-country skiing at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games, has also served as Brian’s guide for several years and has coached the Para Nordic skiing team on the international scene.

At age 19, McKeever was diagnosed with Stargardt disease (a macular degeneration or loss of central vision – fine detail and colour), which had also afflicted his father.

Results

Unit Date Rank
Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games (Salt Lake City, United States of America)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 7.5 km Blind Final Round 6
Men's 20 km Free Technique Visually impaired Final Round 2
Men's 10 km Free Technique B3 Final Round 1
Men's 5 km Classical Technique B3 Final Round 1
Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games (Vancouver, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 20 km Visually impaired Final Round 1
Men's 10 km Visually impaired Final Round 1
Men's 1 km Sprint Visually impaired Final Round 1
Men's 12.5 km Individual Visually impaired Final Round 9999
Men's 3 km Pursuit Visually impaired Qualification 6
Men's 3 km Pursuit Visually impaired Final Round 6
Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games (Torino, Italy)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 20 km Visually impaired Final Round 2
Men's 10 km Visually impaired Final Round 1
Men's 5 km Visually impaired Final Round 1
Men's 7.5 km Blind Final Round 3
Men's 12.5 km Blind Final Round 8
IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships Solleftea (Solleftea, Sweden)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Sprint - Classic VI Final 2013-02-25 1
Men's Long Distance - Free Style VI Final 2013-02-27 1
Men's Middle Distance - Classic VI Final 2013-03-05 9999
Paralympic Winter Games 2014 (Sochi, Russia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 7.5 km Visually Impaired Final Round 2014-03-08 9999
Men's 20 km Visually Impaired Final Round 2014-03-10 1
Men's 1 km Sprint Visually Impaired Final Round 2014-03-12 1
4x2.5 km Open Relay Final Round 2014-03-15 4
Men's 10 km Visually Impaired Final Round 2014-03-16 1
2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships Cable (Cable, United States of America)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Distance - Free Style VI Race 1 2015-01-25 1
2017 IPC Nordic skiing World Championships Finsterau, GER (Finsterau, Germany)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Open Relay Final 2017-02-15 3
Men's Long Distance - Classic VI Final 2017-02-16 1
Men's Middle Distance - Free Style VI Final 2017-02-19 1
Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (Pyeongchang, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 20km Free Visual Impaired Final 2018-03-12 1
Men's 1.5km Sprint Classic Visual Impaired Final 2018-03-14 1
Men's 10km Classic Visual Impaired Final 2018-03-17 1
4x2.5km Open Relay Final 2018-03-18 3
Prince George 2019 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships (Prince George, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Open Relay Final 2019-02-23 8
Men's Long Distance - Classic VI Final 2019-02-24 1
Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Distance Classic VI Final 2022-03-07 1
Men's Sprint Free VI Qualification 2022-03-09 2
Men's Sprint Free VI Semifinal 2 2022-03-09 2
Men's Sprint Free VI Final 2022-03-09 1
Men's Middle Distance Free VI Final 2022-03-12 1
Open 4x2.5km Relay Final 2022-03-13 6