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What did Sandra Schmirler die from?
Cancer
Sandra Schmirler/Cause of death
She died in 2000 at 36 of cancer, leaving a legacy that extended outside of curling. Schmirler was honoured posthumously with an induction into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and was awarded the World Curling Freytag Award, which later led to her induction into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame.
Who was Sandra Schmirler married to?
Shannon Englandm. 1996–2000
Sandra Schmirler/Spouse
It was not just the pressure to bring home gold for the hundreds of thousands of curling-mad Canadians, but the emotional burden of being 15 time zones away from her infant daughter Sara, who stayed at home in Regina with Schmirler’s husband, Shannon England, a computer systems analyst.
Where is Sandra Schmirler from?
Biggar, Canada
Sandra Schmirler/Place of birth
What do Sandra Schmirlers daughters do?
Sara Marion England
Jenna Shirley England
Sandra Schmirler/Daughters
When did Sandra Schmirler died?
March 2, 2000
Sandra Schmirler/Date of death
Why was the Sandra Schmirler Foundation started?
The Sandra Schmirler Foundation was created in 2001 as a legacy to three-time Canadian and World curling champion and Olympic gold medalist Sandra Schmirler, in recognition and celebration of her love of family.
Who played with Sandra Schmirler?
Making history, the Schmirler team consisting of Marcia Gudereit (lead), Joan McCusker (second), Jan Betker (third), Sandra Schmirler (skip), Anita Ford (coach) and Atina Ford (fifth), were the Canadian representatives in the debut of curling as a medal sport in the Nagano Olympics.
When did Sandra Schmirler passed away?
How old is Sara Schmirler?
During the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year that women’s curling was a medal sport, ‘Schmirler the Curler’ led Canada to a gold medal. Two years later, at age 36, Schmirler died from what she had previously described as “the cancer from Mars.”