Susan Butcher | |
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Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | December 26, 1954
Died | August 5, 2006 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 51)
Nationality | American |
Education | Colorado State University |
Years active | 1978-1994 |
Known for | Sled dog racing |
Spouse | David Monson |
Awards | Golden Plate Award Female Athlete of the Year |
Susan Howlet Butcher (December 26, 1954 – August 5, 2006) was an American dog musher, noteworthy as the second woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1986, the second four-time winner in 1990, and the first to win four out of five sequential years. She is commemorated in Alaska by the Susan Butcher Day.