Paul Gauthier (born 25 November, 1970) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

retired

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 ...

player who competed in international elite competitions. He was the first Canadian

Paralympic 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 ...

champion in boccia when he won the individual BC3 and won two bronze medals with

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 ...

in the mixed pairs.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gauthier, Paul 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Vancouver Sportspeople from New Westminster Paralympic boccia players for Canada Boccia players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games John Oliver Secondary School alumni