Debbie Van Kiekebelt

Deborah "Debbie" Van Kiekebelt (born March 1, 1954, in Kitchener, Ontario)

Van Kiekebelt attended Clarkson Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. During her high school days at Clarkson, she not only captured many Peel regional titles, but set records in several events.

Van Kiekebelt finished second behind fellow Canadian Debbie Brill in the high jump event at the British 1971 WAAA Championships.

After her Pan-Am gold medal win in Cali, Colombia, in the pentathlon, She competed in the Long Jump and Pentathlon at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich. Where she failed to advance to final in the long jump, and place 15th in the Pentathlon. She won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1973 Pacific Conference Games; she was appointed to the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame in 1977. She became the first female Canadian sports broadcaster, appearing on Citytv and NBC, and was host of six television series.