Lara Mussell Savage: Biography, Facts and Career

Lara Mussell Savage is a world champion in Ultimate, earning a gold medal in both 2000 and 2004, as well as bronze medals in 1998 and 2008. Leading up to 2010, Lara was a part of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) as Project Manager for Aboriginal Sport and Youth. Previous to this, she was the Operations Manager for the Air Canada PGA Tour Championship. Adding to her resume, in 2015 Mussell Savage became an ambassador for viaSport's Gender Equity #LevelTheField campaign promoting gender equity in sport and became a Trustee for the British Columbia (BC) Sports Hall of Fame & Museum. Mussell Savage is a member of Skwah First Nation, where she has served as an elected Councillor for her nation since 2014 and as Chief since being elected Chief in 2020. Mussell Savage was awarded the National Tom Longboat Award as Canada's Female Aboriginal Athlete of the Year in 2005. She was raised on the Skwah First Nation territory in Chilliwack and in the urban setting of Vancouver. and completed her bachelor's degree (BKin - Sport Management) at the University of British Columbia and master's degree (MBA) at Simon Fraser University. Since her retirement from Ultimate in 2008, Lara has continued to be an active advocate for Indigenous sport. Mussell Savage was inducted into the Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 for her achievements in and contributions to sport and is the first female and first Indigenous inductee. Mussell Savage currently resides in Chilliwack, BC, on the Skwah Reserve, with her husband, Kirk Savage (also a World Champion Ultimate athlete and hall of famer), and their two children.

Quick facts about Lara Mussell Savage

• Full name: Lara Mussell Savage
• Nationality: Canada
• Known as: Creator
• Wikidata ID: Q29860693

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