Lawrence Lemieux was a Canadian sailor from Edmonton who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the Finn class. Lemieux was on course to win a silver medal but he noticed Joseph Chan of Singapore who had fallen out of his boat and was injured. Chan was struggling to stay afloat amid the currents. Lemieux abandoned the race and saved his competitor. A sailor is a member of the crew of a ship or boat. ... Jump to: navigation, search {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada location. ... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... A Finn is a single-handed Olympic class of sailing dinghy. ...
This action caused Lemieux to slip from second place. He finished the event in twenty first place. At the closing ceremonies, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch awarded Lemieux a medal more prestigious than even a gold. He was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Medal for Sportsmanship. Juan Antonio Samaranch, Marquess of Samaranch (born July 17, 1920 in Barcelona) is a Spanish sports official and was president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001. ... The Pierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the De Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal) is a special medal given by the International Olympic Committee to those athletes that demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in Olympics events. ...
Lemieux has since retired from sailing and is now a noted coach.
Lemieux and fourth-liner Kip Miller scored before the New York Islanders had a shot on goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins finally beat a team with losing record, winning 4-3 Friday night.
Lemieux didn't need long to score his third goal in two games, beating goaltender Wade Flaherty on a one-timer from the edge of the left circle off Robert Lang's cross-ice pass 2:14 into the game.
Lemieux's goal was his only point of the night, the first time he hasn't had at least two points in a game.
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