Fifty-Five Athletes Named To Canadian Paralympic Team For PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

- Largest contingent is in Para ice hockey with 17 athletes
- 25 athletes will be making their Paralympic debut
- 18 members of the team have Paralympic medals on their resume

Ottawa, February 26, 2018 – A total of 55 athletes will comprise the PyeongChang 2018 Canadian Paralympic Team, as the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced today the official list of athletes selected to represent Canada at the Winter Games from March 9-18, 2018 in South Korea.  

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2019 Parapan Am Games… 2019 IBSA World Championship and Games… 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championship… Bronze at the 2016 Paralympics… Gold at 2015 IBSA World Youth and Student Games…

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2020 and 2016 Paralympic Games… 2018 and 2022 world championships... 2019, 2023 Parapan American Games… 

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World championship team member in 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023… Paralympic Games 2016, 2020… Parapan American Games 2011, 2015… Youngest Canadian Para athlete at the 2011 IPC World Championships… Named the 2013 Most Outstanding Female Field Performer by Athletics Ontario.

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2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 Paralympic Games (silver in 2012 and bronze in 2008)… 2015, 2019, 2023 Parapan American Games.

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2023 Parapan American Games 2nd

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Gold in time trial and bronze in road race at 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships and 2023 Parapan American Games… Two silver medals at 2022 Para cycling road world championships… Canadian record in 50-m butterfly at 2016 Paralympic Games… 2015 Parapan American Games and IPC World Championships in Para swimming.

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