Heather Moyse facts for kids
Heather Moyse in Vancouver 2010
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 23, 1978 Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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| Alma mater | University of Waterloo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72.5 kg (160 lb; 11.42 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website: http://www.heathermoyse.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Sport |  Bobsleigh |
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| Event(s) | 2-woman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heather Moyse (born July 23, 1978) is an amazing Canadian athlete. She has won two Olympic gold medals! Heather has represented Canada in many sports. These include bobsledding, rugby union (a type of football), and track cycling. She also played rugby, soccer, and track and field in college.
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Awards and Honours
Heather was named Female Athlete of the Year twice at her high school. She played soccer, basketball, rugby, and track and field there.
She studied at the University of Waterloo. In 2002, she was added to their Sports Hall of Fame. Heather has won many awards for being an outstanding athlete. She was named Prince Edward Island's Senior Female Athlete of the Year several times.
In 2010, she and her bobsled partner, Kaillie Humphries, were nominated for Sportswoman of the Year. This award was from the American Women's Sports Foundation. In 2014, Heather received the Order of Prince Edward Island. This is a special honour from her home province.
Bobsleigh Superstar
Heather Moyse started bobsleigh in 2005. In her first season, she and her partner Helen Upperton won the Canadian Championships. They also earned four medals in World Cup races. This included a gold medal in Switzerland.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Heather and Helen finished fourth. They just missed a bronze medal by a tiny bit! They also set a new record for the fastest push start on the Olympic track.
After taking a year off for school, Heather returned to bobsleigh. She continued to win medals with Helen Upperton. Later, she teamed up with Kaillie Humphries.
Olympic Gold Medals
In the 2010 Winter Olympics, Heather and Kaillie won a gold medal! This was in the two-woman bobsleigh event. It was a huge moment for Canada. Another Canadian team also won the silver medal in the same event. This was the first time Canada won two medals in one event at those Olympics.
Heather and Kaillie made history again at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. They won their second Olympic gold medal! They became only the third Canadian Winter Olympians to win gold twice in a non-team sport. They were also chosen to carry Canada's flag at the closing ceremonies.
Heather retired from bobsleigh after the 2014 Olympics. But she returned for the 2018 Winter Olympics with a new driver, Alysia Rissling. They finished 6th in the two-woman event.
Setting Speed Records
Heather Moyse was known for her incredible strength at the start of a bobsleigh race. She helped set many track start records. These are records for how fast the bobsled can be pushed at the very beginning of the race.
In 2013, Heather also won the World Push Championships. This shows how strong she was at pushing the bobsled.
Top Bobsleigh Results
Here are some of Heather Moyse's best results in bobsleigh:
- Olympics
- 2006 – Torino, 4th place with Helen Upperton
- 2010 – Vancouver,
1st place with Kaillie Humphries - 2014 – Sochi, 1st place with Kaillie Humphries
- World Championships
- 2009 – Lake Placid, 5th place with Kaillie Humphries
- 2011 – Königssee,
3rd place with Kaillie Humphries (two-woman) - 2011 – Königssee, 3rd place with Kaillie Humphries (mixed team event)
- World Cup
- 2005 – Calgary, 3rd place with Helen Upperton
- 2006 – St. Moritz, 1st place with Helen Upperton
- 2008 – Igls, 1st place with Helen Upperton
- 2009 – Whistler,
2nd place with Kaillie Humphries - 2009 – Altenberg, 1st place with Kaillie Humphries
- 2013 – Calgary, 1st place with Kaillie Humphries
- 2014 – St. Moritz, 1st place with Kaillie Humphries
Rugby Union Star
Heather Moyse also played rugby for Canada's national team. She played in the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2006 and 2010. Many people thought she was one of the best "fullbacks" (a player position) in the sport.
She was also part of Canada's national women's sevens team. In 2013, she helped Canada win a silver medal at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow. At the 2010 World Cup, Heather scored seven "tries" (like a touchdown in rugby), tying for the most in the tournament.
Hall of Fame Honour
In 2016, Heather Moyse was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. This is a huge honour! She was the first Canadian woman to receive this recognition.
Other Sports: Cycling, Track, and Soccer
Heather Moyse is truly a multi-sport athlete!
Cycling
In 2012, Heather competed in her third international sport: cycling. She raced in the Pan-American Cycling championships in Argentina. Even though she had only started cycling in 2011, she finished 4th in one event.
Track and Field
Heather was a sprinter for Prince Edward Island at the 1997 Canada Games. She still holds the PEI Senior Ladies record in triple jump. At the University of Waterloo, she won many medals in track and field. She was named the OUA Track MVP in 2000.
Soccer
Heather also played varsity soccer for the University of Waterloo in 1996–97. She did this while also competing in track and field!
Supporting Her Home Province
Heather Moyse is a Brand Ambassador for Prince Edward Island Potatoes. This means she helps promote potatoes from her home province. She attends events and shares information about PEI potatoes on social media.
See also
In Spanish: Heather Moyse para niños
- List of University of Waterloo people
