Sandy Hott
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 Sandy Hott at WOC 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alexandra Smith |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) |
| Spouse | Holger Hott |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Orienteering |
| Club |
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| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 2010 |
Sandy Hott (née Alexandra Smith; born 1974) is a Canadian physician and orienteering competitor. During her active career, she became North American and Canadian Champion, and represented Canada in 22 events at nine World Orienteering Championships between 1997 and 2010.[1] As of 2009, she was the highest placed competitor ever from the North American continent at the World Orienteering Championships.[2]
Sandy Smith grew up in New Brunswick as the daughter of psychiatrist Edwin Smith and emergency medicine physician Luella Smith.[3] Her brothers Wil and Mike, and sisters Heather and Victoria have all represented the Canadian team at the World Championships.[2] She studied medicine at Dalhousie University,[3] and later moved to Kristiansand, Norway where she worked as a physician.[1] She is married to Norwegian orienteer Holger Hott, and their son was born in June 2007.[1]