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Canada did not host the Paralympic Games counterpart to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta; this was the last Winter Olympics that the host city did not also host the Winter Paralympics. The 1988 Summer Paralympics was the first Paralympics to be linked to the hosting of the Summer Olympics.
On August 8, 2021, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced the final team of 128 athletes (57 men and 71 women) competing in 128 sports. [2] [3] A total of 113 coaches and support staff will also accompany the team. [4] On August 21, 2021, judoka Priscilla Gagné was announced as Canada's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [5] [6]
She broke the broke the Canadian Record in the S10 100-m butterfly at the 2023 Canadian Swimming Trials with a time of 1:08.68, and then again at the 2024 Canadian Paralympic Trials with a time of 1:06.75. [6] Cosgriffe is set to compete in four events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, representing Canada.
Paralympic swimming; ... 2003) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international ... Bennett was part of Canadian team for the 2022 Commonwealth ...
The Canadian women's goalball team qualified for the xparalympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile. [4] Team roster. Coach: Trent Farebrother. The following is the Canada squad in the goalball tournament of the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [5]
During qualification for the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he set a Canadian record in the 400 metres S8 event with a time of 4:28:20. As a result, he qualified for the Paralympics. [2] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the 400 metres freestyle S8 event. [1]
Anne Cecile Polinario (born 5 August 1979) is a S10 classified Canadian para-swimmer. Born to parents on Cuba's national swim team, she caught on and was on Canada's National Team. Polinario has competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games. [1]
Swimmer Stephanie Dixon set a Canadian record at the Games for most gold medals at a single Paralympics, Winter or Summer, with 5. [4] The record was later tied by wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and skier Lauren Woolstencroft in the 2010 Winter Paralympics .