Tamara Steeves (born September 23, 1989) is a Canadian 1.5 point

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player from

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who won a gold medal in the 2009 Artland Open which was hosted in Quakenbruck,

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and in 2011 bronze medal at Osaka Cup which was hosted in

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, Japan. She also won a silver medal at

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in her home town

the same year. In 2013, she received the

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which was given to her by Minister of State

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. In 2016 she was chosen to represent Canada at the

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. She was also ranked as top athlete with a disability by the Mississauga Sports Council in 2012.

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