Rob Armstrong (born 12 September 1996) is a

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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

He represented Canada at the

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and

2022 Winter Paralympics The 2022 Winter Paralympics (), commonly known as Beijing 2022 (), was an international winter multi-sport parasports event held in Beijing, China from 4 to 13 March 2022. This was the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the Inte ...

, and won silver medals. after helping his team win Gold in 2017 at

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. Armstrong is a three-time silver medalist at

World Sledge Hockey Challenge The Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup, formerly the World Sledge Hockey Challenge (WSHC) is an annual international ice sledge hockey tournament sponsored by Hockey Canada and the IPC Sledge Hockey. The tournament is an invitational format to bring ...

Personal life

His disability is due to a childhood infection of the

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. He began playing

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 ...

a few years later after he fell in love with the sport while playing goaltender in road hockey with his friends.

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* * 1996 births Living people Canadian sledge hockey players Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Para ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Paralympic sledge hockey players for Canada Paralympic silver medalists for Canada Sportspeople from Guelph Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey {{Sledgehockey-bio-stub