Lise Meloche

Lise Meloche was born in Ottawa in 1960 and began her athletic career in Alpine skiing and Sprint Kayaking. She won the junior national championships K2 in 1979. Soon after she became more active in cross-country skiing and competed for Canada in 1983.

In 1984 Lise tranferred to Biathlon and rapidly dominated women's biathon, not only in North America but on the World scene for nearly 8 years. Lise was the first Canadian to win a world cup gold medal in biathlon.

Lise Meloche was one of the pioneers of women's biathlon. In a career on the national team that spanned from 1983 to 1995, Lise competed in over 200 World Cup's and two Olympics (1992 and 1994). She won (4) four World Cup Gold Medals, and medaled in 7. She was overall third in the World in 1986. Her best placing at an Olympics was 17th in Lillehammer.

Lise Meloche is a Kinesiologist, Educator, and co-wrote the national xc ski manual/DVD and coaching certification, she has co-produced 2 books and 7 DVDs on xc skiing. She is a co-owner of www.xczone.tv is one of the most trusted sources of skiing knowledge and clean oxygen fed cinematography. Lise continues to complete in skiing and coaches the largest adult ski program in Canada with her former husband, himself a National Biathlon Champion.

Reference: Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 3 1999 by Bob Ferguson ISBN 1-894282-00-0.