Heidi
Peters

Heidi Peters, a scoring sensation on Canada’s sitting volleyball team, officially became chair of the Canadian Paralympic Athlete’s Council after serving as vice-chair since March 2025 and acting chair since April 2026, when former lead Jeremy Hall stepped down from the council.

The three-time Paralympian is also captain of Canada’s women’s sitting volleyball team, which recently finished fourth at the 2026 world championships. She was also part of the bronze-medal winning team at Paris 2024, the nation’s first Paralympic medal in the sport.

In 2022, Peters and her teammates won the silver medal at the world championships Canada’s best ever international result in the sport. A year later they solidified their spot for the Paralympic Games at a qualifying tournament in Cairo.

In February 2020 she helped Team Canada secure a spot for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo by leading the team in scoring and winning gold at the World ParaVolley final Paralympic qualification tournament in Halifax. In Tokyo, at her second Games, Canada took fourth spot, a best ever result.

Peters has been a member of the team since 2013. She also won bronze at the 2019 and 2015 Parapan Am Games.

In Grade 12, Peters was diagnosed with bone cancer in her left leg. She missed her school year to undergo chemotherapy. Despite treatment the cancer refused to leave, ultimately leading to the amputation of her leg.

During Peters’ recovery at the Edmonton Children’s Hospital, she was introduced to sitting volleyball by national team teammate Jolan Wong who also lost her leg to cancer at a young age.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2016, 2020, 2024 Paralympic Games… 2018, 2022, 2026 World Championships… 2015, 2019 Parapan American Games… Canadian women’s sitting volleyball team member since 2013…

PERSONAL

Studying political science at MacEwan University… Travel Diploma from MacEwan University… Professional portrait photographer  … Elected to World ParaVolley Athlete Commission… Family originates from the Netherlands…

NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS 

• 2026 World Championships – 4th
• 2024 Paralympic Games – 3rd
• 2022 World Championships- 2nd
• 2020 Paralympic Games – 4th
• 2019 Parapan Am Games – 3rd
• 2018 World Championships – 7th
• 2016 Paralympic Games – 7th
• 2015 Parapan Am Games – 3rd