Danik Allard Danik Allard

Danik Allard won two silver medals at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago. He lost in the individual BC2 final to world number-two Maciel De Sousa Santos of Brazil. He was second to Brazil in the BC1-2 team event with Lance Cryderman and Krystin Collins. Allard was ranked 12th at the end of 2023.

Allard competed at his first Paralympic Games at Tokyo 2020. He posted a win and two losses in the BC2 singles preliminary round and did not advance to the playoffs.

In 2022 at the world championships, he improved to a berth in the round of 16, going 1-1 in the preliminary round.

Allard began his Para sport career playing Para ice hockey and swimming. When he wanted to take up a new sport in 2012, his mother signed him up for boccia and since then his passion for the sport has only grown.

In 2019, Allard showed he was a rising star in the sport, climbing to 14th position in the world rankings after only two international appearances , including a fourth place at the BISFed Montreal World Open. His accomplishments also include a gold medal at the 2015 Jeux du Quebec and a gold medal at the 2018 Canadian Boccia Championships.

Allard competes in the BC2 category, for athletes with low to moderate trunk and limb movement limitation, or high leg movement limitation. Allard therefore has moderate core control and balance while seated and can throw well in a variety of ways.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2023 Parapan American Games… 2022 World Championships… 2020 Paralympic Games… 2019 World Open… Gold medal at the 2015 Jeux du Quebec…

PERSONAL
Started boccia at age 12

NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

2023 Parapan American Games Individual 2nd

2023 Parapan American Games Team 2nd

2022 World Championships individual eliminated in round of 16

2020 Paralympic Games Individual eliminated in preliminaries