Martha Benjamin
Canadian indigenous cross country skier
About Martha Benjamin
Born 1935. Martha Benjamin is a Canadian skier.
Martha Benjamin (born 1935) from Old Crow, Yukon (Vuntut Gwitch'in First Nation) is a Canadian Indigenous cross country skier. With the guidance of Jean-Marie Mouchet (Oblate Priest), she took up the sport of cross-country skiing.
Personal life A lifelong resident of Old Crow, Yukon, Benjamin married before the age of 25
Major sport achievements and rewards US Nationals in New Hampshire - twenty-sixth place finish in a group of sixty-nine men Trained with Team Canada, however family obligations, as well as funding and support from the Canadian Olympic Committee stopped her for competing at the 1964 Winter Olympics (Innsbruck, Austria). 1983 - Inducted into the Yukon Sports Hall of Fame.
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Who is Martha Benjamin?
Canadian indigenous cross country skier
When was Martha Benjamin born?
Martha Benjamin was born in 1935.
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Martha Benjamin is a skier.
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Martha Benjamin is Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Martha Benjamin. https://biography.guide/martha-benjamin/
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