'''Patricia Marilyn Messner''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ottawasporthalloffame.ca/inductees/patricia-pat-marilynn-messner/|title=Patricia 'Pat' Marilynn Messner}}</ref> {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born 1954) is Canada's only Olympic medallist in water skiing.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,<ref name=FAMCANWOM>{{cite web| title = Famous Canadian Women Athletes| url = http://famouscanadianwomen.com/on%20the%20job/sports.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032506/http://famouscanadianwomen.com/on%20the%20job/sports.htm| url-status = dead| archive-date = September 27, 2007| accessdate = 2007-01-28}}</ref> she won the bronze medal in women's slalom at the 1972 Summer Olympics, though as it was a demonstration sport that year, which was not included in the medal table.
After the Olympics, she won 4 world championship medals, including the gold medal in women's slalom in 1979. She won 18 Canadian champion titles from 1965 to 1979.
In 1981, she was made a member of the Order of Canada. She is now in education.
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