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{{Short description|Canadian alpine skier (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox alpine ski racer
| name           = Ken Read
| image          = Ken Read Alpine Skier 001.jpg
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| caption        = Read in 2006 at Canada's<br />[[Canada's Walk of Fame|Walk of Fame]] ceremony
| disciplines    = [[Downhill (ski competition)|Downhill]], [[Alpine skiing combined|Combined]]
| club           = [[Lake Louise Ski Resort|Lake Louise]] Ski Club
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1955|11|06}}
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| death_date     = <!-- {{Death date and age|20YY|MM|DD|1955|11|06}} -->
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| wcdebut        = December 6, [[1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1974]] (age 19)
| retired        = March [[1982–83 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1983]] (age 27)
| website        = 
| olympicteams   = 2 – ([[Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics#Alpine skiing|1976]], [[Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics#Alpine skiing|1980]])
| olympicmedals  = 0
| olympicgolds   = 
| worldsteams    = 4 – ([[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]], [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978|'78]], [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics|'80]], [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982|'82]])<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; ''includes two Olympics''
| worldsmedals   = 0
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| wcseasons      = 10 – ([[1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1974]]–[[1982–83 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1983]])
| wcwins         = 5 – (5 [[Downhill (ski competition)|DH]])
| wcpodiums      = 14 – (14 DH)
| wcoveralls     = 0 – ''(11th in [[1977–78 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1978]], [[1979–80 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1980]])''
| wctitles       = 0 – ''(2nd in [[Downhill (ski competition)|DH]], 1980)''
| show-medals    = yes
| medals         = 
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'''Kenneth John Read''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born November 6, 1955) is a former [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]] from [[Canada]]. He was a specialist in the [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]] and a two-time Olympian.<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/ken-read-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417232459/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/ken-read-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> He won five World Cup races during his ten-year international career, all in downhill.

Read grew up in [[Vancouver]], [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], and [[Calgary]], and currently resides in Calgary and [[Canmore, Alberta|Canmore]]. He is the father of World Cup alpine racers [[Erik Read|Erik]] and [[Jeffrey Read]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hahnenkamm.com/en/news/ken-read-proud-of-his-sons/|title=KEN READ – PROUD OF HIS SONS|publisher=hahnenkamm.com|accessdate=12 February 2021}}</ref>

==Ski racing==
Read was a member of the Canadian alpine ski team from 1973 to 1983, competing for nine seasons on the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. He competed in two Olympic Winter Games and two FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. A lifelong [[Calgary]] resident, Read was part of the "[[Crazy Canucks]]", the Canadian downhill team of the late 1970s and early 1980s, that consistently challenged the Europeans with a daring racing style.<ref name=si>{{cite magazine|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/01/27/alpine-skiing-wild-and-crazy-guys-canadian-downhillers-take-inspiration-from-a-quartet-of-daring-canucks-who-put-the-country-on-the-map-in-skiing<!--http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1066985/index.htm-->|magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=Wild and crazy guys |last=Ballard |first=Sarah |date=January 27, 1988|page=66}}</ref><ref name=kmkecnd>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xH0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5aEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5240%2C2441998|newspaper=Montreal Gazette |agency=''The Canadian'' (insert magazine) |last=Scammell |first=Ron |title=The Kamikaze Canadians |date=December 9, 1978 |page=10 }}</ref> Canadian Corner, a section of the [[Lauberhorn]] near Wengen in Switzerland - the heavily twisting curve at the left-hand transition to the Alpweg is named after the Crazy Canucks, as both [[Dave Irwin]] and Ken Read fell here in 1976.

Read's first World Cup top ten finish came in his first season on the World Cup Tour in January [[1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1975]] in a [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]] event at [[Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel|Kitzbühel]].

The following season, he achieved a Canadian first, becoming the first Canadian male to win a World Cup event in any sport - summer or winter.

On December 7, [[1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1975]], in the opening downhill of the 1975-76 World Cup Tours, he placed 1st in the Criterium de la Premiere Neige at [[Val-d'Isère]], France. This was also a competition for North American men, as a first win in World Cup [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]]. Read led four Canadians to finish in the top ten.<ref name="si" /><ref name="fcdhtc">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BJguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nqEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4298%2C2102497 |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |agency=Reuter-UPI |title=First Cup downhill to Canada |date=December 8, 1975 |page=39 }}</ref>

Read went on to win four more World Cup downhill races and his point total for the [[1979–80 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1980]] season placed him second in the downhill final standings. He was the first non-European to win both the Austrian downhill [[Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel|Hahnenkamm]] at [[Kitzbühel]],<ref name="rvofdhc">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ShYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bqQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=938%2C2107585|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|agency=Canadian Press|title=Read victorious on famed downhill course |date=January 14, 1980 |page=49 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=honor roll - the champions, men, downhill|publisher=Kitzbüheler Ski Club|url=http://www.hahnenkamm.com/honor-roll-the-champions.html|access-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201193010/http://www.hahnenkamm.com/honor-roll-the-champions.html|archive-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref> and the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] race [[Lauberhorn ski races|Lauberhorn]] at [[Wengen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ThYyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bqQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1621%2C4449539|newspaper=Montreal Gazette |agency=Canadian Press |title=Read smashes downhill record |date=January 19, 1980 |page=101}}</ref><ref name="rcwiw">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZR8yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1074%2C170461 |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |agency=Canadian Press |title=Read comes within whisker of third straight downhill win |date=January 21, 1980 |page=32}}</ref> These two victories complemented his [[1977–78 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1978]] win at [[Les Houches]] near [[Chamonix]], France,<ref name="ramgc">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y5AjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3675%2C2771994 |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |agency=Reuter-UPI |title=Read and Murray give Canada one-two placing in downhill race |date=February 13, 1978 |page=13 }}</ref> in the [[Arlberg-Kandahar]], ski racing's oldest classic event. Another victory in January [[1978–79 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1979]] at [[Morzine]] was disallowed because of a non-conforming suit due to a manufacturing flaw.<ref name="krlgm">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W64yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q-4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=946%2C3714094 |newspaper=Ottawa Daily Citizen |title=Ken Read loses gold medal as ski controversy heats up |agency=Canadian Press |date=January 9, 1979 |page=17}}</ref><ref name="iscrtlw">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xkRGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OekMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3354%2C2202483 |newspaper=Schenectady (NY) Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Illegal suit causes Read to lose win|date=January 9, 1979 |page=29 }}</ref><ref name="spvihaic">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/sports/skiing/the-crazy-canucks-canadas-skiing-heroes/a-speedy-victory-has-its-cost.html |publisher=CBC |agency=digital archives |title=For Ken Read, a speedy victory has its cost |access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref> His outstanding season in 1980 was marred by an unfortunate [[Ski binding|binding]] release, just fifteen seconds into the [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|Olympic downhill]] where he was considered the gold-medal favourite.<ref name="mrwbbad">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gq4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fe4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3829%2C2906924 |newspaper=Ottawa Citizen |last=Cleary |first=Martin |title=Mature Read will be back another day |date=February 15, 1980 |page=25}}</ref>

==Honours==
Read was named Canada's Athlete of the Year in 1978 (Northern Star Award, formerly the [[Lou Marsh Award]]) and Canadian Male Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1980. In 1991 he was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]] Canada's highest civilian honour. He was inducted into [[Canada's Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1985, into Canada's Skiing Hall of Fame (Honour Roll of Canadian Skiing) in 1986, and to the International Ski Racing Hall of Fame in 2010. Along with his four teammates, the Crazy Canucks were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/2006/crazy-canucks|title = Canada's Walk of Fame}}</ref>

==After racing==
In his post-competitive years, Read has had an enormous impact on sport in Canada and worldwide. A testament to this continued work to advance Canadian sport was recognized by ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' naming Read to their "Power List" for three successive years in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Following his retirement from competition in 1983, Read became a broadcaster with [[CBC TV Sports]] and a columnist. He also launched the "Breath of Life" Ski Challenge, which, over the next 23 years raised over $3.8 million for [[cystic fibrosis]] research. Two movies have been produced covering the careers of the Crazy Canucks: the documentary "The Dream Never Dies" (1980)<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q109927536|title=The Dream Never Dies}}</ref> and a TV movie called "Crazy Canucks" (2004),<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q123901015|title=Crazy Canucks}}</ref> which is based on a novel he and Matthew Fisher wrote called "White Circus" (1987).

From June 2002 to July 2008 he served as President & CEO of [[Alpine Canada Alpin]], the National Sport Organization for alpine and para-alpine skiing in Canada. Under his direction, the organization was transformed with athletic results (record performances in 2007 and 2008), strong financial performance and innovative strategies. Canada attained the highest ranking on the FIS World Cup from 14th (2002) to 6th (2008), fully integrated the alpine skiing disabled program (Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team), which was ranked #1 in the world, secured the finances of the organization including a substantial reserve fund for future athlete development, created a long-range athlete development plan (Aim-2-Win) and published a long-range strategic plan. Over this six-year period, under his leadership Alpine Canada established three National Training Centres, worked closely with Winsport Canada to establish a new glacier training venue (Camp Green at Farnham Glacier), established a snow testing lab, was a key leader within the group of sports leaders than established "Own the Podium" which enabled Canadian winter sport to take top spot (by gold medal ranking) at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games (Note: Own the Podium was the phrase used by Alpine Canada in the development of their Strategic Plan in 2003 and was loaned to the founding group) and established numerous athlete development programs to create a high-performance stream for athletes at all levels.

After resigning from Alpine Canada in July 2008, he moved to the Alberta Alpine Ski Association to work with younger athletes and athlete development programs, between September 2008 and May 2010. In May 2010 Read was named director, Winter Sport for Own The Podium (OTP), Canada's high-performance program supporting athletes and National Sport Organizations in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, resigning in April 2013. In this period, Canadian winter sport moved into the #1 position for two years in both gold medal and total medal count, topping out with 19 gold medals and 37 total medals in 2012 as ranked by World Championship results.

Read has been active within Canadian and international sport for over 40 years, initially as the founding chair of the Canadian Olympic Association Athletes Council and subsequently, a member of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) [[Athletes' Commission]] (1985–1998). He served as [[Chef de Mission]] for the 1992 Canadian Team to Barcelona, where the Canadian Team won 18 medals including a record 7 gold medals. In 1988, Read was named to the International Ski Federation's (FIS) Alpine Committee Executive Board, overseeing the discipline of alpine skiing. In 2007 he was nominated to chair the FIS Youth and Children's Coordination Group and Alpine Youth and Children's committee, to re-organize youth development programs for the International Ski Federation. This included Chairing the annual FIS Youth Seminar, attending FIS Alpine Junior World Ski Championships and codifying rules and organization for children's events world-wide. In June/2022, Read retired from all FIS committee work and was named an "Honorary Member" of both the Alpine Executive Board and the Youth and Children's committee, in recognition for exemplary work on behalf of athletes and the FIS.

Between October 2006 and July 2014, Read was a member of the ownership group of the [[Mount Norquay]] ski resort in [[Banff National Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/2006/10/1/Ken-Read-Part-of-New-Ownership-Group-for-Mt.-Norquay-Ski-Area/ |title= Ken Read Part of New Ownership Group for Mt. Norquay Ski Area :: First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine :: The ski and snowboard world at your keyboard|website=www.firsttracksonline.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202053334/http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/2006/10/1/Ken-Read-Part-of-New-Ownership-Group-for-Mt.-Norquay-Ski-Area/ |archive-date=February 2, 2010}}</ref> He resides in [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]] with his wife Lynda ([[Name at birth|née]] Robbins, a former racer with Canadian Alpine Ski Team)<ref name=rcbplsc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eVwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l6UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1092%2C4371825 |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |agency=Canadian Press |title=Read's comeback plans scrapped |date=May 9, 1984 |page=F-7}}</ref> and three sons, all of whom competed in alpine skiing. Two are members of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team, [[Erik Read]] and [[Jeffrey Read]]. team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/sochi2014/skiing/2013/11/25/sochi_2014_erik_read_stephanie_gartner_following_in_parents_ski_tracks.html |title=Sochi 2014: Erik Read, Stephanie Gartner following in parents' ski tracks |last=Spencer |first=Donna |date=25 November 2013 |website=[[TheStar.com]]|access-date=4 December 2016}}</ref> He is an alumnus of the Ottawa Ski Club and Lake Louise Ski Club. The Read family are members of the Banff Alpine Racers, located at Banff Mount Norquay, Alberta.

==Popular culture==
The National Film Board produced several short films and features about the Crazy Canucks, shot during the 1975-76 season.

His World Cup season in 1979-80 was profiled in William Johnston's [[Genie Award]]-nominated documentary film ''[[The Dream Never Dies (film)|The Dream Never Dies]]''.<ref>Ken Becker, [https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1980/12/8/no-cup-for-this-race "No cup for this race"]. ''[[Maclean's]]'', December 8, 1980.</ref>

In the 2006 episode of ''[[Corner Gas]]'' titled "Physical Credit", Oscar meets with Ken Read to try to persuade him to create an Olympic medal category higher than gold. Read responds that the other countries wouldn't agree to it. Oscar says the old Ken Read would have done it, the Crazy Canuck Ken Read. Read responds that he's not crazy anymore, with Oscar acknowledging it and then claiming that he is now useless.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q123901011|title="Corner Gas" Physical Credit (2006)}}</ref>

A made for TV movie about the Crazy Canucks was produced by Randy Bradshaw of Alberta Film Works. It aired on the CTV Network in February 2010.

==World Cup results==

===Season standings===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant<br /> &nbsp;Slalom&nbsp;!! Super G !! Downhill !!Combined
|-
| [[1974–75 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1975]] ||''19''|| 49 || — || — ||rowspan=8|<small>''not<br />run'' </small> || 24 || 
|-
| [[1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1976]] ||''20''|| 24 || — || — || 9 || 11 
|-
| [[1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1977]] ||''21''|| 58 || — || — || — || rowspan=3|<small>''not<br />awarded''</small>
|-
| [[1977–78 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1978]] ||''22''|| 11 || — || — || 4 
|-
| [[1978–79 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1979]] ||''23''|| 22 || — || — || 4 
|-
| [[1979–80 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1980]] ||''24''|| 11 || — || — || bgcolor="silver"|2 || — 
|-
| [[1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1981]] ||''25''|| 38 || — || — || 12 || — 
|-
| [[1981–82 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1982]] ||''26''|| 17 || — || — || 6 || — 
|-
| [[1982–83 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1983]] ||''27''|| 23 || — || — || <small>''w/ GS'' </small>|| 8 || 26 
|}
:<small>Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#Scoring system|scoring system]]).</small>

===Race podiums===
* 5 wins (5 [[Downhill (ski competition)|DH]])
* 14 podiums (14 DH), 40 top tens (35 DH, 5 [[Alpine skiing combined|K]])
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
! Season
! Date
! Location
! Discipline
! Place
|-
| '''[[1975–76 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1976]]''' || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|7 Dec 1975||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Val-d'Isère]], [[France]] || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|[[Downhill (ski competition)|Downhill]] || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| '''[[1977–78 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1978]]''' || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|11 Feb 1978 ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Les Houches]], France || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Downhill || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| rowspan=3|'''[[1978–79 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1979]]''' || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|10 Dec 1978 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Planai|Schladming]], [[Austria]] || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Downhill || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=right|10 Dec 1978 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Val Gardena]], [[Italy]] || Downhill || 3rd
|-
| align=right|14 Jan 1979 ||align=left|&nbsp;{{flagicon|SUI}}&nbsp; [[Crans-Montana]], [[Switzerland]] &nbsp; || Downhill || 3rd
|-
| rowspan=3|'''[[1979–80 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1980]]''' || bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|12 Jan 1980 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel|Kitzbühel]], Austria || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Downhill || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|18 Jan 1980 ||rowspan=2 align=left|&nbsp;{{flagicon|SUI}}&nbsp; [[Lauberhorn|Wengen]], Switzerland || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Downhill || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=right|19 Jan 1980 || Downhill || 2nd
|-
| '''[[1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1981]]''' || align=right|7 Dec 1980||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Val-d'Isère, France || Downhill || 2nd
|-
| rowspan=3|'''[[1981–82 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1982]]''' || align=right|21 Dec 1981 ||align=left|&nbsp;{{flagicon|SUI}}&nbsp; Crans-Montana, Switzerland || Downhill || 3rd
|-
| align=right|15 Jan 1982 ||align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|AUT}} Kitzbühel, Austria || Downhill || 3rd
|-
| align=right|16 Jan 1982 || Downhill || 3rd
|-
| rowspan=2|'''[[1982–83 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|1983]]''' || align=right|10 Jan 1983 || align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Val-d'Isère, France || Downhill || 2nd
|-
| align=right|22 Jan 1983 ||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Kitzbühel, Austria || Downhill || 3rd
|}
*<small>A victory in 1979 on January 6 was disallowed after a protest due to a nonconforming racing suit.</small><ref name=krlgm/><ref name=iscrtlw/><ref name=spvihaic/>

== World championship results ==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! &nbsp; Year &nbsp; !! &nbsp;Age&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! Giant<br />&nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined
|-
| [[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]] ||''20''|| [[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|DNF1]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|DNF2]] || rowspan=4|<small>''not run''</small>|| [[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|5]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics#World championships|—]]
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978|1978]] ||''22''|| — || DNF|| 22 || — 
|-
| [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980]] || ''24'' || [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|—]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|—]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|DNF]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics#World championships|—]]
|-
| [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982|1982]] ||''26''|| — || — || 14 || — 
|}
<small>From [[Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] through [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980]], the [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] were also the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]] for alpine skiing.</small>

==Olympic results==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! &nbsp; Year &nbsp; !! &nbsp;Age&nbsp; !! &nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! Giant<br />&nbsp;Slalom&nbsp; !! Super-G !! Downhill !! Combined
|-
| [[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics|1976]] ||''20''|| [[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|DNF1]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|DNF2]] || rowspan=2|<small>''not run''</small> ||[[Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|5]] || rowspan=2|<small>''not run''</small>
|-
| [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980]] ||''24''|| [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|—]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|—]] || [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|DNF]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Crazy Canucks]]
* [[Jeffrey Read]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=182&catID=all&lang=EN Canada's Sports Hall of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301172946/http://www.sportshall.ca/stories.html?proID=182&catID=all&lang=EN |date=2014-03-01 }} – Ken Read
* [http://www.skimuseum.ca/biodata.php?lang=en&id=112 Canadian Ski Hall of Fame] – Ken Read

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