Sharon Firth CM ONWT (born 31 December 1953) is a Canadian former cross-country skier who competed in the Winter Olympics in 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984.
[9] They were the first female Indigenous athletes to compete for Canada in the Winter Olympic Games.
[9] Sharon and Shirley Firth participated in the fledgling Territorial Experimental Ski Training (TEST) Program, established by Father Jean Marie Mouchet and funding from Pierre Trudeau's Federal Government in 1965.
- Coach Bjorger Pettersen[13] Following Sharon Firth’s cross-country skiing career, she moved to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
[14] Firth was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Alberta in 2017 with the help from Patrick Reid.