Beckie Scott

Rebecca "Beckie" Scott, is a Canadian retired cross-country skier. She is an Olympic gold and silver medallist, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing. She is the founder of a national organization dedicated to improving health, wellness and education outcomes for Indigenous youth through sport and play. Scott was Chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Committee, and gained notoriety for her position during the Russian (2014-2019) doping scandal. She served as an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu between 2006 and 2014. She is married to the American former cross-country skier Justin Wadsworth. They have two children, Teo and Brynn.

1 August 1974

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Born on the same birth day (1 August): Al D'Amato • Alan Moore (war artist) • Austin Rivers • Chris Iwelumo • Cole Kimball • Esteban Paredes • Geoffrey Holder • John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen • José Padilha • Kiki VanDeWeghe • Marcia Mae Jones • Mike Wallace (American football) • Pat McDonald (actress) • Stephen Sykes

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