桑德拉-舒米勒（sandra schmirler）（冰壶 加拿大）
kazakoshi park arena in karuizawa, 14 february 1998: sandra schmirler of canada with her team mates marcia gudereit (left) and joan mccusker (right) during the curling semifinal against great britain in the xviii olympic winter games in nagano.
born: 11 june 1963
deceased: 2 march 2000
birthplace: biggar (canada)
nationality: canada
sport: curling
attendance at the olympic games
nagano 1998
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 1
other results:
world championships
gold: 3 (93, 94, 97)
schmirler "the curler"
born with a club foot, sandra schmirler had already won three world championships (1993, 1994 and 1997) when, in november 1997, it came time to choose the team that would represent canada in the inaugural olympic curling tournament in nagano 1998. schmirler had given birth for the first time only nine weeks earlier. although schmirler was a fierce competitor, she tried to keep her sporting life in perspective. in the olympic round-robin tournament, schmirler's rink was upset 6-5 by the norwegians, but won the rest of their matches to qualify for the playoffs in first place. in the semifinals, the canadians faced a surprisingly tenacious british team. schmirler's squad trailed 3-4 after seven ends, but scored a deuce in the eighth end to move ahead 5-4. the british quartet tied the match in the tenth end. in the first extra end, schmirler's last shot literally inched inside the closest british stone and the canadians moved on to the final. there they met the team from denmark. the canadians scored three points in the first end and the danes were never able to catch up. the final score was 7-5. affectionately known as "schmirler the curler," sandra schmirler returned to canada as a popular hero. sixteen months after her olympic triumph, a tumor was discovered in her thoracic cavity. she died of cancer on march 2, 2000. schmirler was 36 years old.
生日：1963年6月11日
逝世：2000年3月2日
出生地：加拿大
国籍: 加拿大
项目: 冰壶
参加奥运会时间：
1998年日本长野冬季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 1枚
其他成绩:
世界锦标赛
金牌 3枚 1993年1994年1997年
桑德拉-舒米勒在1993年，1994年和1997年曾经三次夺得世界冠军，1997年11月，在她的第一个孩子诞生后两个月，她决定代表加拿 大参加1998年日本长野冬季奥运会的冰壶比赛。在长野赛场，加拿大尽管在预赛阶段不敌挪威，但他们赢得了其余的比赛，仍然以小组第一的成绩闯入淘汰赛。 半决赛，加拿大队以5-4击败英国队闯入决赛，与丹麦争夺冰壶项目的金牌，最终他们以7-5战胜了对手。因为在长野的出色表现，桑德拉回到加拿大后成了国 家英雄，16个月后，在一次体检中，桑德拉的体内发现肿瘤，2000年3月2日，桑德拉不幸因癌症病逝，年仅36岁。