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 tot ...

competed at the XI Paralympic Games in

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from October 18 to 29, 2000. The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 on foot and 53 on wheelchairs. Canada finished third in the

medal table The Olympic medal table is a method of sorting the medal placements of countries in the modern-day Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic ...

and won a total of ninety-six medals; thirty-eight gold, thirty-three silver and twenty-five bronze. Swimmer Stephanie Dixon set a Canadian record at the Games for most gold medals at a single Paralympics, Winter or Summer, with 5. The record was later tied by wheelchair racer

Chantal Petitclerc Chantal Petitclerc (born December 15, 1969) is a Canadian wheelchair racer and a Senator from Quebec. Early life At the age of 13, Petitclerc lost the use of both legs in an accident when at a friend's farm, a heavy barn door fell on her, fra ...

in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and skier

Lauren Woolstencroft Lauren Woolstencroft (born November 24, 1981, in Calgary, Alberta)The Province"Woolstencroft's electric performance" Damian Inwood, 21 March 2010, (accessed 21 March 2010) is a Canadian alpine skier and electrical engineer. Born mi ...

in the 2010 Winter Paralympics.Vancouver Sun
"Woolstencroft wins fifth gold medal"
, CanWest News Service, 21 March 2010 (accessed 2 May 2012)

Medallists

Multi medallists

Lisa Franks Lisa Franks (born 6 April 1982) is a Canadians, Canadian paralympic track and field, athlete from competing mainly in category T52 wheelchair sprint events. Throughout her wheelchair racing career she set List of IPC world records in athletics, w ...

: 4 golds, 1 silver (track athletics) *

: 2 golds, 2 silvers (track athletics) *

Jeff Adams Jeffrey Adams (born November 15, 1970, in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer, and a former Paralympian, a six-time world champion in wheelchair sports. Competitive racing Adams competed at six consecutive Summer Paralympics from 1988 ...

: 2 golds, 1 silver, 2 bronzes (track athletics) *

Jessica Sloan Jessica Sloan (born November 2, 1982, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian swimmer who won six gold medals in the 2000 Summer Paralympics.Baron, Ethan"Sloane caps golden Paralympics, has eye on Olympics" ''Calgary Sun'', October 30, 2000. In the ga ...

: 6 golds, 1 silver (swimming) * Stephanie Dixon: 5 golds, 1 silver (swimming) * Philippe Gagnon: 3 golds, 1 silver (swimming) * Danielle Campo: 3 golds, 1 silver (swimming) *

Elisabeth Walker-Young Elisabeth Walker-Young is a retired Canadian Paralympic swimmer, an assistant chef de mission at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a former chef de mission for the Canadian team at the 2015 Parapan American Games. She received an Order of Canada i ...

: 3 golds (swimming) *

Benoît Huot Benoit Huot (born January 24, 1984) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer, who has won nine Paralympic Games gold medals for Canada, primarily in the freestyle and butterfly strokes. Hailing from Longueuil, Quebec, Huot was born with club feet, sta ...

: 2 golds, 3 silvers (swimming) * Kirby Cote: 2 golds, 2 silvers (swimming) *

Walter Wu Walter Wu (born 14 August 1972) is an S13 classified Canadian swimmer who has competed and set records at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Paralympics. He won 14 Paralympic medals before retiring in 2004 after the Athens Paralympic Games. Hi ...

: 2 golds, 2 silvers (swimming)

Other athletes

Bold athletes are athletes who have won a medal. *

Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

: Alec Denys and Norbert Murphy. *

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

: André Beaudoin, Andy Shaw, Barry Patriquin, Brent Mcmahon, Caitlin Renneson, Carl Marquis,

, Chelsea Lariviere, Christine Campbell, Clayton Gerein,

Colette Bourgonje Colette Bourgonje (ber-gon-yah) (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete of Métis heritage. She has won four bronze medals in Summer Paralympics and medals in Winter Paralympics for skiing. Bourgonje's ...

, Colin Mathieson, Courtney Knight, Dean Bergeron,

Diane Roy Diane Roy (born January 9, 1971) is a Canadian wheelchair racer. Between 1996 and 2016 she competed at six consecutive Paralympics and five consecutive world championships and won 11 medals, including a gold medal in the marathon at the 2006 Worl ...

, Dominique Tremblay, Earle Connor, Eric Gauthier, France Gagne, Greg Dailey, Hal Merrill, Jacques Bouchard, Jacques Martin, James Shaw, Jason Delesalle, Jason Dunkerley, Jason Lachance,

, Joseph Radmore,

Kelly Smith Kelly Jayne Smith (born 29 October 1978) is an English former football forward who spent three spells with FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies. After moving to the United States, Smith broke records with Seton Hall University then played professionall ...

, Kris Vriend, Kyle Pettey,

, Ljiljana Ljubisic, Mathieu Blanchette, Mathieu Parent, Peter David Howe, Richard Reelie, Rick Gronman, Robert Hughes, Rob Snoek, Shane Risto,

Stephen Ellefson Stephen Ellefson (born October 16, 1954) is a Canadian Paralympic athlete. He competed in alpine skiing in the 1988 Winter Paralympics, winning a bronze medal. Later, he competed in wheelchair athletics events in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralymp ...

, Stuart McGregor, Tracey Melesko. *

Boccia Boccia ( ) is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – '. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes ...

: François Bourbonniere, Lance Cryderman, Paul Gauthier Mirane Lanoix-Boyer,

Tammy McLeod Tammy may refer to: *Tam o' Shanter (cap), a Scottish hat * ''Tammy'' (film series), a series of four films **''Tammy and the Bachelor'', the first film in the series ** "Tammy" (song), a popular song from ''Tammy and the Bachelor'' ** ''Tammy'' (T ...

Alison Kabush Alison Kabush (born 2 August 1980) is a Canadian boccia Boccia ( ) is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – '. The sport is contested ...

. *

Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...

Alexandre Cloutier Alexandre Cloutier (born September 1, 1977) is a Canadians, Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a member of National Assembly of Quebec for the Riding (division), riding of Lac-Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district), Lac-Saint-Jean in the S ...

, Brian Cowie, Fabien Bergeron, Gary Longhi,

Jean Quevillon Jean Quevillon (born 8 August 1963) is a Canadian Paralympic cyclist. He has two Paralympic medals. Career Quevillon made his national debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, where he earned a silver medal in the Mixed Road Bicycle Time Trial CP Di ...

, Mathieu Fagnan, Minetaro Van Velzen, Stephane Cote, Yvon Provencher,

Julie Cournoyer Julie Cournoyer (born 1970 or 1971) is a Canadian visually impaired former para-cyclist who competed in the Paralympic Games and the IPC Cycling World Championships. She won two gold medals at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United Stat ...

. *

Goalball Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded inside of it into the opponents' goal. The ball is thrown by hand a ...

(Men):

Dean Kozak Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles * ...

, Eric Houle,

Jeff Christy Jeffrey Allen Christy (born February 3, 1969) is a former American football center for the Arizona Cardinals, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Early life Christy was a starter during all four of his years at the Freeport S ...

Rob Christy Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob ( ...

Mario Caron is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

. *

(Women):

Amy Alsop Amy Alsop is a Canadian Paralympian from Saskatoon. She is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist for goalball. Early life Alsop was born with only 10 per cent of her vision and used Canadian National Institute for the Blind services to gain independ ...

Carrie Anton Carrie Anton (born 8 October 1969) is a retired Canadian goalball Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded ...

Contessa Scott Contessa Scott is a Canadian former goalball athlete. Having started playing the game at 11 years old, she won two medals with the Canada women's national goalball team in 2000 and 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice ...

, Nancy Morin,

Nathalie Chartrand Nathalie is a female given name. It is a variant of the name Natalie/ Natalia which is found in many languages, and is especially common in French and English speaking countries. Notable people with the name include: * Nathalie, Italian singer * ...

Viviane Forest Viviane Forest (born 14 May 1979) is a Canadian multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec, and currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta. Sporting career Forest played on Canada's gold medal-winning goalball teams in Sydn ...

. *

Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...

: Pier Morten, William Morgan *

Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...

: Yves Bedard, Kenneth Doyle *

Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cour ...

: Jamie Whitman, Dan McCoy, Paul Tingley, David Williams, Brian Macdonald. *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

(Men):

Chris Rodway Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...

, Geoff Hammond,

Jason Migchels Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He wa ...

Joey Stabner Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horace ...

John Przybyszewski John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

Jose Rebelo Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean ...

Larry Matthews Larry Matthews (born 25 April 1969) competed for Canada in the men's standing volleyball event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, where he won a silver medal. He also competed with the Canadian teams which won bronze medals in sitting volleyball at ...

, Lawrence Flynn, Mikael Bartholdy, Neil Johnson,

Tony Quarin Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...

Wayne Epp Wayne may refer to: People with the given name and surname * Wayne (given name) * Wayne (surname) Geographical Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad" Antho ...

Shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...

: Christos Trifonidis, Michael Larochelle, Glenn Mariash,

Karen Van Nest Karen Van Nest (born September 29, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic archer and Parapan American Games medalist. She has competed at the Summer Paralympics in archery since 2012, having previously competed in shooting. She switched from shootin ...

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

Adam Purdy Adam Purdy (born 22 January 1981) is a retired Canadian Paralympic swimmer. He is a double Paralympic champion, double World champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the ...

, Andrew Haley,

, Brad Sales, Brian Hill,

Donovan Tildesley Donovan Tildesley (born July 24, 1984) is a retired blind Canadian swimmer. He was the flag bearer of Canada at the 2008 Paralympic Games. Swimming career He started swimming at the age of nine. Until 2000, he had swum in many provincial and ...

, Philippe Gagnon, Robert Penner, Tyler Emmett,

, Alexandra Guarascio,

Andrea Cole Andrea Cole is a Canadian former Paralympic swimmer. She competed as a member of Team Canada at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, and 2008 Summer Paralympics. She set a Canadian record in the women's SM8 200-m individual medle ...

, Anne Polinario, Chelsey Gotell, Danielle Campo, Darda Sales,

, Jessica Tuomela, Kirby Cote, Marie Dannhaeuser,

Moorea Longstaff Moorea Longstaff is a Canadian S7 classified para-swimmer. She won two medals as a group in the women's 4 x 100 metres freestyle open competition and individually in the women's 400 metres freestyle S7 event at the IPC Swimming World Championship ...

, Stephanie Dixon, Tara Carkner. *

Table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

: Martin Pelletier and John MacPherson *

Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people with varying physical disabilities that disqualify them from playing a non-disabled sport. These include spina bifida, birth defects, cerebral palsy, paralysis due to accident, amputations (of ...

(Men): Christopher Stoutenburg,

David Durepos David "Dave" Durepos (born July 14, 1968) is a Canadian retired wheelchair basketball player. He is married to fellow Paralympian Sabrina Pettinicchi. As a member of Team Canada, Durepos competed in five Paralympic Games where he won 3 gold med ...

, James Borisoff, James Treuer, Jeffrey Dennis,

Joey Johnson Joey Johnson (born 26 July 1975) is a professional Canadian wheelchair basketball player. He has competed in several Paralympics and World Championships and was also the first disabled athlete to be inducted in Manitoba's Basketball Hall of Fame ...

, Kenneth Hall, Patrick Anderson, Richard A. Peter,

Ross Norton Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...

, Roy Henderson, Travis Gaertner *

(Women):

Chantal Benoit Chantal Benoit (born October 1, 1960) is a Canadian wheelchair basketball player. She is considered among the best female wheelchair basketball players of all time. Benoit played in the Canadian woman's wheelchair basketball team since 1984, and ...

, Jennifer Krempien,

Joanne Kelly Joanne M. Kelly is a Canadian actress, known for her appearances in films such as '' Going the Distance'', and in the TV series '' Warehouse 13'' as the character Myka Bering, a Secret Service agent. Early life and education Joanne Kelly wa ...

Kendra Ohama Kendra Ohama (January 6, 1965) is a Canadian retired wheelchair basketball player. As a member of Team Canada, she won three gold medals and one bronze during the Paralympic Games. Early life Ohama was born in Brooks, Alberta on January 6, 1965 ...

, Linda Kutrowski,

Lori Radke Lori Radke (born 1967) is a Canadian Paralympic Games, Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. She has won two gold medals and one bronze at three different Paralympic Games. Early life Radke was born in Wetaskiwin, but grew up in Ponoka, Albert ...

, Marni Abbott-Peter,

Marnie Peters Marnie Peters (born in either 1970 or 1971) is a Canadian former wheelchair basketball player and accessibility consultant who won gold medals in each of the women's wheelchair basketball tournament at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and the 2002 Wo ...

Michelle Stilwell Michelle Stilwell (''nee'' Bauknecht; born July 4, 1974) is a Canadian wheelchair racer and politician. She is the only female Paralympic athlete to win gold medals in two separate summer sport events. Stilwell was elected to the Legislative A ...

, Renee Delcolle, Sabrina Pettinicchi,

Tracey Ferguson Tracey Ferguson is a Canadian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. She has won several gold medals including at three different Paralympic Games. Early life Tracey Ferguson was born on September 7, 1974, in Holland Landing, Ontario. She was ...

Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair fencing is a version of fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation that is a federation of the International Paralympic Committee, and is one o ...

: Carrie Loffree, Sylvie Ruth Morel *

Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby (originally murderball, and known as quad rugby in the United States) is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is practised in over twenty-five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic sport. The US na ...

(Men): Allan Semeniuk, Christopher Daw, Daniel Paradis, Dany Belanger, Daryl Stubel, David Willsie,

Garett Hickling Garett Hickling (born September 18, 1970) is a Canadian wheelchair rugby player. He is on the Canada national wheelchair rugby team and has been voted most valuable player at several World Championships (1995,1998, and 2002). He earned a gold me ...

Ian Chan Ian Chan Cheuk-yin (; born 9 June 1993), is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor, and a member of the Cantopop group Mirror. He was a former volleyball player for the Hong Kong men's national volleyball team and South China Athletic Associati ...

, Kirby Kranabetter, Martin Larocque, Mike Bacon,

Patrice Simard Patrice is a given name meaning ''noble'' or ''patrician'', related to the names Patrick and Patricia. In English, Patrice is often a feminine first name. In French, it is used as a masculine first name. Popularity In the United States, the popul ...

Wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, ...

: Paul Johnson, Colin McKeage, Helene Simard,

Yuka Chokyu Yuka Chokyu (born December 9, 1966) is a Canadian para-badminton player and former wheelchair tennis player who competes at international level events. She was a three-time Paralympian at the Summer Paralympics from 2000 to 2008 File:2008 Events ...

References

Bibliography

External links

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