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Sarah Thompson (athlete)
Sarah Lucy Thompson (née Gentile; died August 23, 2010) was a Canadian athlete and powerlifter. Throughout her career, Thompson set multiple records in powerlifting and athletics. She was inducted into the Belleville Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Terry Fox Hall of Fame in 2000. Early life and education Thompson was born in Picton, Ontario. Career In 1974, Thompson had a stroke that resulted in paralysis and low vision. After she became visually impaired, Thompson started her sports career in 1978. She first became a track and field athlete and participated at the Games for the Physically Disabled. Thompson expanded her sports career to powerlifting in 1984. As a powerlifter, she won ten Canadian powerlifting championships. Thompson was named the Best Athlete of the Year by the Ontario Blind Sports Association in 1987 and won a gold medal at the 1991 World Championship for the Blind. Throughout her career, Thompson set Canadian and world records in both athletics and powerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |