Sheila Hurtig Robertson is the author of Shattered Hopes: Canada’s Boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games and the founding editor of the Canadian Journal for Women in Coaching. She attended three Olympic Games as a communications specialist. A past winner of the Canadian Sport Award in Communications, she is a director of the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship and a member of the Grandmothers Advocacy Network. She and her husband, Bruce Robertson, live in Manotick, Ontario.
Book(s)
Books
Shattered Hopes
On December 27, 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, a distant land unknown to most Canadians. Knowledge would come quickly over the coming months, particularly to the dozens of Canadian athletes who were entering the final stages of training for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
Stories of Resilience and Courage: Women Coaches Form a Global Community
The Women Coach Internship Programme, launched at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, was a resounding success and created enduring bonds of friendship and support.