Kali Parsons
Inducted In
1992
Kali Parsons (nee Bogias) is a two-time winner of the Tim Turow Award for Cambridge Athlete of the Year. She was Canadian power lifting champion four times (1980-85). In 1983 she was world champion, setting a world record in the 52-kilo class. She retained the world title in 1984.
In 1986 when the Canadian Power lifting Association erased all records established before drug testing, she lost all her records though she had competed drug-free. She faced a serious personal crisis when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease but she competed in 1989 to retain her Canadian records.
She is president of the Power lifting Association and teaches French and physical education at Glenview Park Secondary School, Cambridge.