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Steve Bottjer,
December 27, 2012 |
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The accolades continue to roll in for Canadian Women’s National Team Superstar Christine Sinclair. Already this year, Sinclair has been recognized as the Yahoo! Canada Buzziest Canadian of the Year, the CBCSports.ca Canada's Athlete of the Year, the Air Canada Athlete of the Year, the Lou Marsh Memorial Trophy winner, the Sportsnet Athlete of the Year, and the female winner of the BMO Canadian Players of the Year award. In August, she was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
On Thursday, Sinclair was recognized once again as she was named winner of the 2012 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award, the distinctive Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year prize.
2012 BMO Canadian Players of the Year: Christine Sinclair
She wins the award after a sterling year on the international stage, one which included a national-record 23 goals, a CONCACAF silver medal at home in Vancouver, an Olympic tournament-record six goals including a legendary hat trick against rival USA, and an unforgettable bronze medal victory to close out the London 2012 Women's Olympic Football Tournament.
Sinclair set a national record with 23 goals in 22 matches in 2012, seven more than her previous record in 2007. With those 23 goals plus six assists, she was directly involved in nearly 66% of Canada's 44 goals. She earned Player of the Match honours five times, including the night she scored a memorable hat trick at Old Trafford in Manchester at the London 2012 Olympics. She won Canada Soccer Player of the Month honours in May and August.
Her six goals at the Women's Olympic Football Tournament set a tournament record, surpassing the previous record of five scored by Cristiane (2004, 2008) and Birgit Prinz (2004). As for Canada's bronze-medal victory at London 2012, it marked the first Canadian medal in a summer team sport since Berlin 1936.
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