Ken Read

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ken Read
Occupation	Alpine Skier
Date Of Birth	Nov 6, 1955(1955-11-06)
Age	69
Birthplace	Ann Arbor
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ann Arbor
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ken Read Biography

Ken Read is one of the most popular and richest Alpine Skier who was born on November 6, 1955 in Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Canada. From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Read was named Canada’s Athlete of the Year in 1978 (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.

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 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. More recently Read was named to lead the FIS Youth and Children’s Coordination Group and Alpine Youth and Children’s committee.

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 sport 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.

Read’s first World Cup top ten finish came in January 1975 in a combined event at Kitzbühel. Later that calendar year, he became the first Canadian (and North American) to win a men’s Downhill World Cup race, a downhill in Val-d’Isère, France on December 7, 1975, where he was one of four Canadians to finish in the top ten. Read went on to win four more World Cup downhill races and his point total for the 1980 season placed him second in the downhill final standings. He was the first non-European to win both the Austrian downhill Hahnenkamm at Kitzbühel, and the Swiss race Lauberhorn at Wengen. These two victories complemented his 1978 win at Les Houches near Chamonix, France, in the Arlberg-Kandahar, ski racing’s oldest classic event. Another victory in January 1979 at Morzine was disallowed because of a non-conforming suit due to a manufacturing flaw. His outstanding season in 1980 was marred by an unfortunate binding release, just fifteen seconds into the Olympic downhill where he was considered the gold-medal favourite.

Ken Read Net Worth

Ken Read is one of the richest Alpine Skier from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Read 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kenneth John ‘Ken’ Read CM (born November 6, 1955) is one of the most decorated sport leaders in Canadian history. This World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada was a specialist in the downhill and a two-time Olympian. He won five World Cup races during his ten-year international career. Read grew up in Vancouver, Kingston and Calgary. He currently resides in Calgary and Canmore.

Ken Read was a member of the Canadian alpine ski team from 1973 to 1983 and competed in two Olympic Winter Games. 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.

Following his retirement from competition in 1983, Read became a broadcaster with CBC TV Sports and 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) and a TV movie called “Crazy Canucks” (2004), which is based on a novel he and Matthew Fisher wrote called “White Circus” (1987).

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Who is Ken Read Dating?

According to our records, Ken Read married to Kathy Read. As of December 1, 2023, Ken Read’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Ken Ranked on the list of most popular Alpine Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Ken Read celebrates birthday on November 6 of every year.

Where is Ken Read now?

Read grew up in Vancouver, Kingston, and Calgary, and currently resides in Calgary and Canmore. He is the father of World Cup alpine racers Erik and Jeffrey Read.

Is Jeffrey Read related to Ken Read?

Jeffrey Read (born 1 October 1997) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada. He specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G, and made his World Cup debut in January 2018. Read is the son of alpine ski racer Ken Read (b. 1955), one of the Crazy Canucks and winner of five World Cup downhill races.

Who is Ken Reid?

Biography. A native of Pictou, Nova Scotia, Ken Reid is co-host of Sportsnet Connected’s evening show , alongside Evanka Osmak and Bob McCown. Reid has also co-hosted one of Canada most popular radio shows, Sportsnet 590 The Fan’s Prime Time Sports.

Is Eric Reid related to Ken Reid?

Read’s parents are famous Canadian ski racers Ken and Lynda (Robbins) Read ; his father was one of the Crazy Canucks downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Younger brother Jeffrey (b. 1997) is also a World Cup alpine racer, specializing in the speed events.

How old is Ken Reed?

Reed, 72 and his wife died in a car accident in 2014 on the Alaska Highway near Fort St.