Gregory Stewart (born July 13, 1986) is a Canadian

para-athlete Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair rac ...

who specializes in

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He represented Canada at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

Career

Stewart represented Canada at the

2019 Parapan American Games The 2019 Parapan American Games ( es, Juegos Parapanamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, was an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, ...

where he overcame a back injury and won a silver medal in the shot put F46 event with a Canadian record of 16.30-metres. He also represented Canada at the

2019 World Para Athletics Championships The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 15 November 2019 ...

and won a silver medal in the shot put F46 event. Stewart represented Canada at the

in the shot put F46 event and won a gold medal with a

Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

record of 16.75-metres.

Personal life

Stewart was born without the lower part of his left arm.

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* * 1986 births Living people Athletes from Victoria, British Columbia Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Canadian male shot putters 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-Paralympic-medalist-stub