Lorne leibel biography
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Lorne Leibel
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Lorne Leibel, born in Toronto in , was fascinated with boats from an early age. In , he represented Canada in the Olympics, sailing in the Tempest class with his cousin. After the Games, Lorne focused his attention on developing his career as a homebuilder. Six years later, during a visit to a friend’s cottage, he was offered a ride in a high speed offshore powerboat. In Lorne’s words, “To säga I was hooked would be an understatement!” He first purchased a foot performance boat, then a faster foot “Cigarette.” After that, it was off to Miami, the hotbed of performance boating and offshore racing. He eventually purchased a foot, three-man, offshore racing machine from Japan and set about building a team. In , he won the American Power Boat Association’s rookie-of-the-year award and was named Canadian Yachtsman of the Year (Powerboat) that same year. In , he won the U.S. National Championship and in ea
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Stan Leibel was very active in yacht racing during the s and s and represented Canada in numerous international tournaments, including the Metre World Championships and the Mexico City Olympics. In the latter, he placed sixth in the metres class alongside Ernest Weiss and Jack Hasen. He had also been in the running to represent Canada in this class at the Tokyo Games, but ultimately lost the trials to Sandy MacDonald. He later competed in the Star class World Championships in , where he was 42nd out of 49 entrants, with the non-Olympian Tony Lorch.
By career, Leibel was a real estate developer in Toronto and served as president of his own firm. The business eventually passed to his son, Lorne, who represented Canada in the Tempest Class at the Montreal Games alongside Stan’s nephew Allan. Allan had also competed in the Dragon class at the Munich Olympics. Another of Stan’s children, daughter Terry, was a member of the Canadian national equestrian team and won a silver medal in team
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Hollywood horror story: The inside story of Canadian accused killer Blake Leibel
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Jake Edmiston and Richard Warnica • National PostPublished Jun 03, • Last updated Jun 04, • 15 minute read
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LOS ANGELES and TORONTO — Blake Leibel, artist and Canadian heir, aspiring producer, writer and father of three, walked into an L.A. courtroom Tuesday in a padded vest, his hands cuffed in front of him, a thick chain around his waist. From the glass-walled prisoner’s box, he looked around the almost empty room. His brother wasn’t there. His wife wasn’t either.
Twelve months ago, Leibel was living what looked from a distance like some kind of dream. He owned a mansion in Beverly Hills, a Tudor-inspired home where he lived with his pregnant wife and son. He had a crew of Toronto exiles — all young and rich a