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{{Short description|Canadian alpine ski racer (1953–1990)}}
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| birth_place      = [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada
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'''David Murray''' (September 5, 1953 – October 23, 1990)<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/dave-murray-1.html |accessdate=December 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214092927/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/dave-murray-1.html |archivedate=December 14, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> was an [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]]. He was noted for being a member of the [[Crazy Canucks]], the Canadian downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s known for their fearless (and sometimes reckless) racing style. His teammates in the group were [[Ken Read]], [[Dave Irwin]], and [[Steve Podborski]].
==Biography==
Murray took up ski racing relatively late, at the age of 15.<ref name=si /> As part of the Crazy Canucks, Murray was considered the team mediator.<ref name=Crazy/> He earned three podium finishes<ref name="walk3">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/06_crazy_canucks.htm |title=Crazy Canucks |publisher=Canada's Walk of Fame |accessdate=December 4, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011353/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/06_crazy_canucks.htm |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> including two second-place finishes behind fellow Crazy Canuck Ken Read. In [[1979 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1979]], he was ranked third in the world in [[Downhill skiing|downhill]], but he never won a World Cup event.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cbc.ca/IDCC-1-41-417-2420/sports/crazy_canucks/|title=Dave Murray Dies|accessdate=December 4, 2007|date=October 24, 1990|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>  At the [[Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980 Winter Olympics]] in [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], he finished tenth in the downhill.
Murray retired from competitive skiing following the [[1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1982 season]].<ref name="walk3"/> After retiring, he returned to [[British Columbia]], becoming the director of skiing at [[Whistler Blackcomb]]<ref name=si>{{cite magazine |last=Ballard |first=Sarah |date=January 27, 1988 |title=Wild and Crazy Guys |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1988/01/27/117039/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 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=March 12, 2016 }}</ref> and founding the Dave Murray Ski School in 1988. It has since become one of the most renowned ski schools in Canada, attracting visitors from across the nation.<ref name="walk3"/> The downhill course at [[Whistler-Blackcomb|Whistler]] has been named the "Dave Murray Downhill." It hosted [[Alpine Skiing World Cup|World Cup]] [[Downhill skiing|Downhill]] and [[Super Giant slalom|Super-G]] races from [[1993 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1993]]-[[1995 Alpine Skiing World Cup|95]] and was used again at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]; it has been noted as being among the best in the world.<ref name=TSN>{{cite news|url=http://tsn.ca/skiing/news_story/?ID=201278&hubname=skiing|title=Murray course reined in - a little|accessdate=December 4, 2007|date=March 23, 1990|publisher=[[Canadian Press]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
After a battle with [[skin cancer]], Dave Murray died on October 23, 1990; he was 37 years old.<ref name=Crazy>{{cite news|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/C/CTV/2005/01/29/914202-sun.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115163106/http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/C/CTV/2005/01/29/914202-sun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 15, 2013|title=Ups and downs of the crazy crew|accessdate=December 4, 2007|author=Andrea Radke|publisher=[[Calgary Sun]]}}</ref><ref name=TSN/>
Murray's daughter, [[Julia Murray]], who was only 22 months old when he died, was a member of Canada's Ski Cross Team, and competed at the [[2010 Olympics]] in Vancouver.  His wife, Stephanie Sloan, was a pioneer in freestyle skiing and a world champion.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/749004--olympic-ski-hopeful-hot-on-her-dad-s-trail | location=Toronto | work=The Star | title=Olympic ski hopeful hot on her dad's trail | date=January 11, 2010 | access-date=January 11, 2010 | archive-date=January 14, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114222039/http://olympics.thestar.com/2010/article/749004--olympic-ski-hopeful-hot-on-her-dad-s-trail | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Crazy Canucks]]
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040510173953/http://archives.cbc.ca/IDCC-1-41-417-2420/sports/crazy_canucks/ Dave Murray dies] CBC archives
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/06_crazy_canucks.htm |title=Crazy Canucks profile at Canada's Walk of Fame |access-date=December 4, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011353/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/06_crazy_canucks.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
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[[Category:Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics]]
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[[Category:Deaths from skin cancer]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen]]