Deborah Willows (born 29 March 1961 in

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) is a

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athlete from

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competing mainly in

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C1 events.

Career

Willows competed in the

1984 Summer Paralympics The 1984 International Games for the Disabled, canonically the 1984 Summer Paralympics were the seventh Paralympic Games to be held. There were two separate competitions: one in Stoke Mandeville, England, United Kingdom for wheelchair athletes ...

in athletics, boccia and swimming. Her best result came in swimming, winning a gold medal in the Women's 25 m Freestyle with Aids C1. Her other medals came when she won bronze in the women's C1 boccia, and in distance and precision throwing events, she won bronze and silver respectively. Willows also competed in the

1988 Summer Paralympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics () were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" was used officially. Bidding proc ...

Awards and honours

Willows was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame in 2007.

References

1961 births Living people Paralympic track and field athletes for Canada Paralympic boccia players for Canada Paralympic swimmers for Canada Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Paralympic silver medalists for Canada Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada Paralympic medalists in boccia Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Athletes from London, Ontario Swimmers from London, Ontario Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Canadian female freestyle swimmers {{Canada-Paralympic-medalist-stub