Corbyn Smith (born 5 August 1998) is a Canadian

ice sledge hockey Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitat ...

player.

Career

Smith represented Canada at the

2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...

para ice hockey Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitat ...

and won a silver medal.

Personal life

As a child he had a

neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma (NB) is a type of cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue. It most frequently starts from one of the adrenal glands but can also develop in the neck, chest, abdomen, or spine. Symptoms may include bone pain, a lump in the ...

, which affected his abdomen and spine.

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* * 1998 births Living people Canadian sledge hockey players Paralympic sledge hockey players for Canada Paralympic silver medalists for Canada Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey {{Sledgehockey-bio-stub