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Sylvia Sweeney a jou\u00e9 pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne de basketball \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al 1976<\/a>, terminant au sixi\u00e8me rang. Huit ans plus tard, \u00e0 Los Angeles 1984<\/a>, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 tout juste \u00e9cart\u00e9e du podium, terminant quatri\u00e8me, en raison d\u2019un revers de 63-57 contre la Chine dans le match pour la m\u00e9daille de bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9tant d\u00e9crite comme la \u00ab premi\u00e8re dame du basketball canadien \u00bb, Sweeney s\u2019est jointe \u00e0 la formation nationale en 1974 et pendant une d\u00e9cennie, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 un \u00e9l\u00e9ment cl\u00e9, jouant notamment le r\u00f4le de capitaine de 1979 \u00e0 1984. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lue Joueuse la plus utile \u00e0 son \u00e9quipe au Championnat du monde de 1979 \u00e0 S\u00e9oul, elle a gagn\u00e9 une m\u00e9daille de bronze aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains de 1979, o\u00f9 elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 la porte-drapeau du Canada, et elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 une membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe gagnante de la m\u00e9daille de bronze aux Universiades de 1979 au Mexique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fille de la professeure de musique Daisy et du cuisinier de chemin de fer James, Sweeney est aussi la ni\u00e8ce du musicien de jazz Oscar Peterson. En 1973, elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tudiante au d\u00e9partement d\u2019interpr\u00e9tation (piano classique) de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 McGill et elle a jou\u00e9 pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe de basketball des Martlets de McGill. Elle a aussi port\u00e9 les couleurs des finalistes nationales, les Stingers de Concordia (1977), ainsi que celles des Lady Vees de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laurentienne (1978-1979), avec qui elle a remport\u00e9 le championnat universitaire (1979).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweeney a \u00e9t\u00e9 membre du comit\u00e9 organisateur local du Championnat du monde masculin de 1994 \u00e0 Toronto, directrice des Raptors de Toronto de la NBA et chef de mission adjointe de l\u2019\u00e9quipe canadienne \u00e0 Atlanta 1996. Elle a fait carri\u00e8re en t\u00e9l\u00e9vision, d\u2019abord dans le sport et ensuite en affaires publiques et en production. Fondatrice d\u2019Elitha Peterson Productions Incorporated and International Performing Arts for All, Sweeney a produit bon nombre de documentaires prim\u00e9s. Elle a fond\u00e9 les ArtsGames, qui soulignent le travail des meilleurs artistes au monde dans cinq formes d\u2019art : arts m\u00e9diatiques, litt\u00e9rature, arts visuels, danse et musique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chaque ann\u00e9e, le \u00ab prix Sylvia Sweeney \u00bb est remis par U Sports et TSN \u00e0 la joueuse canadienne de basketball universitaire qui d\u00e9montre le mieux les valeurs du sport, des \u00e9tudes et de l\u2019implication communautaire. En 2017, Sweeney a \u00e9t\u00e9 re\u00e7ue Membre de l\u2019Ordre du Canada pour son engagement de longue date et son leadership cr\u00e9atif dans le monde des arts et du sport, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ses documentaires et \u00e0 ses productions sur la sc\u00e8ne mondiale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweeney a \u00e9t\u00e9 admise au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e de basketball du Canada en 1994, au Temple de la renomm\u00e9e olympique du Canada en 1996 et au Panth\u00e9on des sports du Qu\u00e9bec en 2000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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