Downhill Racer

DAVE Irwin's Racing History

1960

First ski race at six years old

1971

Member, Canadian National Ski Team

1975

Winner, World Cup Downhill, Schladming, Austria

1976

Member, Canada’s Olympic Team, Innisbruck, Austria Finishes in 8th place

1980

Member, Canada’s Olympic Team, Lake Placid, U.S.A. Finishes in 11th place

1980

Winner, North American Downhill Championships, Squaw Valley, California

1982

3rd, Molson World Cup Downhill, Whistler, B.C.

1982

Retires from Canadian National Ski Team

1997

Winner, Gerald Ford American Ski Classic Legends Giant Slalom

2001

Winner, Gerald Ford American Ski Classic Downhill Vail, Colorado