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Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Canada at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Canada
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Tokyo, Japan
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors128 in 18 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Priscilla Gagné
Flag bearer (closing)Brent Lakatos
Coaches113 (coaches and staff)
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
5
Silver
10
Bronze
6
Total
21
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1]

On August 8, 2021, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced the final team of 128 athletes (57 men and 71 women) competing in 128 sports.[2][3] A total of 113 coaches and support staff will also accompany the team.[4]

On August 21, 2021, judoka Priscilla Gagné was announced as Canada's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[5][6]

Medallists

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Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Aurélie Rivard Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S10 28 August
 Gold Greg Stewart Athletics Men's shot put F46 1 September
 Gold Aurélie Rivard Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S10 1 September
 Gold Danielle Dorris Swimming Women's 50 metre butterfly S7 3 September
 Gold Nate Riech Athletics Men's 1500 metres T38 4 September
 Silver Tristen Chernove Cycling Men's individual pursuit C1 26 August
 Silver Nicolas-Guy Turbide Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S13 26 August
 Silver Kate O'Brien Cycling Women's time trial C4–5 27 August
 Silver Priscilla Gagné Judo Women's 52 kg 27 August
 Silver Brent Lakatos Athletics Men's 5000 m T54 28 August
 Silver Brent Lakatos Athletics Men's 400 m T53 29 August
 Silver Danielle Dorris Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S7 30 August
 Silver Brent Lakatos Athletics Men's 100 m T53 1 September
 Silver Aurélie Rivard Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke S10 2 September
 Silver Brent Lakatos Athletics Men's 800 metres T53 2 September
 Bronze Keely Shaw Cycling Women's individual pursuit C4 25 August
 Bronze Aurélie Rivard Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S10 25 August
 Bronze Stefan Daniel Paratriathlon Men's PTS5 29 August
 Bronze Morgan Bird
Katarina Roxon
Sabrina Duchesne
Aurélie Rivard		 Swimming Women's 34pts 4x100m relay 29 August
 Bronze Zachary Gingras Athletics Men's 400 m T38 31 August
 Bronze Marissa Papaconstantinou Athletics Women's 100 metres T64 3 September

Competitors

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The following is the list of athletes per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Athletics (track and field) 9 7 16
Badminton 0 1 1
Boccia 3 1 4
Cycling 5 4 9
Equestrian 0 4 4
Goalball 0 6 6
Judo 0 1 1
Paracanoeing 1 2 3
Paratriathlon 1 3 4
Rowing 3 4 7
Shooting 1 1 2
Sitting volleyball 0 11 11
Swimming 6 13 19
Wheelchair basketball 11 12 23
Wheelchair fencing 3 1 4
Wheelchair rugby 12 0 12
Wheelchair tennis 1 0 1
Total 57 71 128

Archery

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Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Canada qualified one female archer. Karen Van Nest qualified by winning silver at the Pan American Championships in Monterrey, Mexico.[7] This will make her sixth appearance at the Paralympic Games.[7]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Karen Van Nest Women's individual compound open 678 11  Nagano (JPN)
W 138–130 		 Lin (CHN)
L 140–142

Athletics (track and field)

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Canada's track and field team of 16 athletes (nine men and seven women) was announced on July 30, 2021.[8]

Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Zachary Gingras 400m T38 51.81 3 Q 50.85 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Austin Ingram 100m T13 11.21 10 did not advance
Brent Lakatos 100m T53 14.49 2 Q 14.55 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400m T53 48.00 2 Q 46.75 AR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
800m T53 1:42.29 6 Q 1:36.32 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1500m T53 3:03.72 15 did not advance
5000m T54 10:15.15 8 Q 10:30.19 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marathon T54 — 1:29.18 4
Thomas Normandeau 400m T47 50.33 7 Q 50.02 6
Guillaume Ouellet 5000m T13 — 14:47.47 5
Nathan Riech 1500m T38 — 3:58.92 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Austin Smeenk 100m T34 — 15.92 7
800m T34 1:46.99 5 Q 1:47.58 5
Liam Stanley 1500m T38 — 4:06.95 5
Men's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Greg Stewart Shot put F46 16.75 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jessica Frotten
400m T53 0:59.98 8 1:01.16 8
800m T53 1:56.79 9 did not advance
1500m T53 3:52.23 13 did not advance
Marissa Papaconstantinou 100m T64 13.22 4 Q 13.07 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200m T64 27.22 5 Q 27.08 5
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Charlotte Bolton Discus throw F41 27.72 6
Shot put F41 8.73 6
Renee Foessel Discus throw F38 32.23 4
Jennifer Brown 27.57 8
Sarah Mickey Discus throw F55 22.49 6
Amy Watt Long jump T47 5.28 5

Badminton

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Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Canada qualified one female badminton athlete. Olivia Meier qualified to compete in the women's singles SL4 event.[9] The appearance will also mark Canada's debut in the sport at the Paralympics.[9]

Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Olivia Meier Women's singles SL4  Srinavakul (THA)
L 1–2
(20–22, 22–20, 13–21) 		 Sagøy (NOR)
L 0–2
(6–21, 8–21) 		 Dransfield (AUS)
W 1–2
(7–21, 21–13, 23–21) 		3 Did not advance

Boccia

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Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified in BC4 & Individual BC2 events, they include Danik Allard, Iulian Ciobanu, Marco Dispaltro and Alison Levine.[10]

Individual
Athlete Event Pool matches Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Danik Allard Mixed individual BC2  Gonçalves (POR)
L 4–8 		 Sugimura (JPN)
L 4–6 		 Tsyplina (RPC)
W 12–1 		3 did not advance
Iulian Ciobanu Mixed individual BC4  Oliveira (POR)
W 3–3 		 Lin (CHN)
W 6–4 		 Zheng (CHN)
L 2–8 		2 did not advance
Alison Levine  Streharsky (SVK)
W 4–3 		 Lau (HKG)
L 2–3 		 Streharsky (CRO)
L 8–2 		3 did not advance
Pairs
Athlete Event Pool matches Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
from
Iulian Ciobanu
Marco Dispaltro
Alison Levine 		Mixed pair BC4  Portugal (POR)
  Brazil (BRA)
  Great Britain (GBR)
  Slovakia (SVK)

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified a total of nine cyclists (five men and four women). Canada will compete in both disciplines (road and track), with four athletes Tristen Chernove, Ross Wilson, Kate O'Brien and Keely Shaw competing in both. The team was named on July 7, 2021.[11] On August 30, 2021, Tristen Chernove withdrew from the Games after announcing his immediate retirement.[12]

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Joey Desjardins Road race H3 2:48:04 8
Alex Hyndman 3:00:50 11
Charles Moreau 2:59:47 10
Ross Wilson Road race C1–3 DNF
Joey Desjardins Time trial H3 46:13.88 11
Alex Hyndman 51:35.43 16
Charles Moreau 47:00.95 12
Ross Wilson Time trial C1 27:57.31 7
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Keely Shaw Road race C4–5 No Time 13
Marie-Ève Croteau Road race T1–2 DNF
Shelley Gautier 1:24.48 5
Kate O'Brien Time trial C4 DNF
Keely Shaw 42:11.09 4
Marie-Ève Croteau Time trial T1–2 39:45.55 6
Shelley Gautier 41:07.32 8

Track

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Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank
Tristen Chernove Men's individual pursuit C1 3:40.591 2 Q  Astashov (RPC)
L Overlapped 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Keely Shaw Women's individual pursuit C4 3:49.032 3 QB  Lemon (AUS)
W 3:48.342 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Tristen Chernove Men's time trial C1–3 DNS
Kate O'Brien Women's time trial C4–5 35.439 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified a team of four equestrians. The team was officially named on July 20, 2021.[13]

Individual
Athlete Horse Event Total
Score Rank
Lauren Barwick Sandrino Individual championship test grade III 70.000 9
Individual freestyle test grade III 72.507 6
Winona Hartvikson Onyx Individual championship test grade I 69.893 9
Jody Schloss Lieutenant Lobin Individual championship test grade I 69.286 11
Roberta Sheffield Fairuza Individual championship test grade III 69.765 12
Team
Athlete Horse Event Individual score Total
TT Score Rank
Lauren Barwick See above Team 70.235 211.699 10
Winona Hartvikson 69.464
Roberta Sheffield 72.000

Goalball

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Main article: Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Canada women's Women's tournament  RPC
L 1–5 		 Israel
W 6–2 		 Australia
L 3–4 		 China
L 2–4 		5 did not advance

Women

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Main article: Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament

The women's goalball team qualified by being one of two teams from the 2019 IBSA Goalball Paralympic Ranking Tournament to not have qualified through other tournaments.

Roster

Canada's roster of six athletes was named on June 24, 2021.[14] The following is the Canada roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[15]

No. Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 Maryam Salehizadeh B2 (1986-09-21)September 21, 1986 (aged 34)
3 Whitney Bogart B3 (1986-04-21)April 21, 1986 (aged 35)
4 Meghan Mahon B3 (1996-01-15)January 15, 1996 (aged 25)
5 Emma Reinke B3 (1998-06-22)June 22, 1998 (aged 23)
6 Brieann Baldock B3 (1995-12-14)December 14, 1995 (aged 25)
7 Amy Burk B3 (1990-03-17)March 17, 1990 (aged 31)
Group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 3 0 1 17 7 +10 9 Quarterfinals
2  Israel 4 2 0 2 22 14 +8 6
3  RPC 4 2 0 2 13 16 −3 6
4  Australia 4 2 0 2 9 21 −12 6
5  Canada 4 1 0 3 12 15 −3 3
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
RPC 5–1 Canada
 Report
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Yoshinori Nii (Japan)
Canada 6–2 Israel
 Report
Referee: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)
Canada 3–4 Australia
 Report
Referee: Raili Sipura (Finland), Reza Dehghan (Iran)
China 4–2 Canada
 Report
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Raili Sipura (Finland)

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified one female judoka. Priscilla Gagné was officially named to the team on July 16, 2021.[16]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
First round 		Repechage
Final 		Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Priscilla Gagné Women's -52 kg Bye  Stepaniuk (RPC)
W 01–00 		 Brussig (GER)
W 11–00 		—  Abdellaoui (ALG)
L 00–10 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Paracanoeing

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Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified four boats and three athletes (one man and two women). The team was announced on August 6, 2021.[17] All three canoeists are making their Paralympic debut.[17]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for are within the athlete's heat only
  • Qualification Legend: FA =Qualify to final (medal); FB =Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF =Qualify to semifinal
Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mathieu St-Pierre Men's VL2 59.683 8 SF 56.025 5 FA 56.029 5
Brianna Hennessy Women's KL1 59.656 7 SF 1:01.464 6 FA 58.233 8
Women's VL2 1:05.608 6 SF 1:06.316 5 FA 1:03.254 5
Andrea Nelson Women's KL2 58.999 7 SF 55.571 5 FA 56.637 8

Paratriathlon

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Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified four triathletes (one man and three women). The team was officially named on July 12, 2021.[18]

Athlete Event Swim Trans 1 Bike Trans 2 Run Total time Rank
Stefan Daniel Men's PTS5 10:31 0:59 30:13 0:49 16:50 59:22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kamylle Frenette Women's PTS5 11:54 1:05 34:58 0:46 21:26 1:10:09 4
Jessica Tuomela
(Guide - Marianne Hogan) 		Women's PTVI 12:35 1:19 32:18 1:10 25:31 1:12:53 5

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified two boats in mixed events for the games. The mixed coxed four crews qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Final Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy.[19] While the mixed Double sculls received a bipartite commission invitation allocation.[20] The team of seven rowers was announced on August 4, 2021.[21]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jessye Brockway
Jeremy Hall 		Mixed double sculls 9:43.91 5 R 9:11.14 5 FB 9:53.64 12
Kyle Fredrickson
Bayleigh Hooper
Victoria Nolan
Andrew Todd
Laura Court c 		Mixed coxed four 7:43.84 4 R 7:15.81 4 FB 7:43.03 8

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Canada qualified two shooters (one per gender) through bipartie slot allocations. The team was named on August 6, 2021.[22]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Doug Blessin R4 – Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 615.4 28 did not advance
Lyne Tremblay 620.0 27 did not advance
Doug Blessin R5 – Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 627.5 33 did not advance
Lyne Tremblay 609.0 36 did not advance
Doug Blessin R9 – Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH2 610.3 28 did not advance
Lyne Tremblay 586.8 29 did not advance

Sitting volleyball

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Main article: Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Canada women's Women's tournament  Brazil
L 2–3 		 Italy
W 3–1 		 Japan
W 3–0 		2 Q  China
L 0-3 		 Brazil
L 1-3 		4

Women's tournament

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Main article: Sitting volleyball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament

Canada women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the 2020 World ParaVolley Final Paralympic Qualification Event held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[23]

Roster

Canada's 11 member squad was named on July 22, 2021.[24]

Group play

Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 3 9 3 3.000 289 237 1.219 Semifinals
2  Canada 3 2 1 2 8 4 2.000 278 243 1.144
3  Italy 3 1 2 1 5 6 0.833 227 232 0.978 Fifth place match
4  Japan (H) 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 143 225 0.636 Seventh place match
Source: TOCOG
(H) Host
27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
18:30
v 		Brazil  3–2  Canada Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Krisztina Árpás (HUN), Kim Jong-heun (KOR)
(21–25, 26–24, 25–20, 27–29, 17–15)
Results Statistics
29 August 2021 (2021-08-29)
14:00
v 		Italy  1–3  Canada Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Ute Fischer (GER), Andre Calado (BRA)
(16–25, 14–25, 25–15, 18–25)
Results Statistics
1 September 2021 (2021-09-01)
20:30
v 		Canada  3–0  Japan Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Huang Xiao (CHN), Sari Mannersuo (FIN)
(25–19, 25–15, 25–20)
Results Statistics
Semifinal
3 September 2021 (2021-09-03)
20:30
v 		China  3–0  Canada Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Vanessa Redes (BRA), Ritsuto Yamamichi (JPN)
(25–18, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics
Bronze medal game
4 September 2021 (2021-09-04)
16:30
v 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brazil  3–1  Canada Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Khalid Shanishah (LBA), Ute Fischer (GER)
(25–15, 24–26, 26–24, 25–14)
Results Statistics

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified nineteen swimmers: six male swimmers including Nicolas-Guy Turbide who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and thirteen female swimmers including Aurelie Rivard and Katarina Roxon who both won medals at the last Paralympic Games. Tess Routliffe was scheduled to compete but withdrew from the swimming team following an injury that occurred at the World Para Swimming World Series finale in Berlin, Routliffe's teammate Danielle Kisser replaced her.[25][26]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Nicholas Bennett 200m freestyle S14 1:58.49 8 Q 1:56.52 6
100m breaststroke S14 1:06.73 4 Q 1:06.94 5
100m butterfly S14 58.38 9 did not advance
200m individual medley SM14 2:13.94 4 Q 2:13.21 7
Matthew Cabraja 50m freestyle S11 28.13 9 did not advance
400m freestyle S11 4:56.42 6 Q 4:57.63 7
100m backstroke S11 1:13.98 9 did not advance
100m butterfly S11 1:06.60 3 Q 1:05.97 5
Alec Elliot 50m freestyle S10 25.22 9 did not advance
400m freestyle S10 4:14.65 2 Q 4:10.29 5
100m butterfly S10 58.59 5 Q 58.44 5
200m individual medley SM10 2:18.01 3 Q 2:15.26 5
James Leroux 100m breaststroke SB9 — 1:11.49 6
Nicolas-Guy Turbide 50m freestyle S13 24.54 8 Q 24.59 8
100m backstroke S13 1:01.08 3 Q 59.70 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Zach Zona 400m freestyle S8 4:49.09 9 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Camille Bérubé 100m freestyle S7 1:19.64 12 did not advance
100m backstroke S7 — 1:25.04 5
100m breaststroke SB6 1:42.80 8 Q 1:44.07 8
50m butterfly S7 0:42.35 6 did not advance
200m individual medley SM7 3:06.64 3 Q 3:03.91 5
Morgan Bird 50m freestyle S8 33.20 8 Q 32.16 6
100m butterfly S8 — 1:28.05 7
Tammy Cunnington 50m backstroke S4 1:09.89 7 did not advance
50m breaststroke SB3 1:17.94 13 did not advance
150m individual medley SM4 3:41.06 13 did not advance
Danielle Dorris 100m backstroke S7 — 1:21.91 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
50m butterfly S7 0:33.51 1 Q 0:32.99 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200m individual medley SM7 3:07.53 4 Q 3:03.16 4
Sabrina Duchesne 100m freestyle S7 1:14.95 8 Q 1:14.55 6
400m freestyle S7 — 5:20.59 5
Nikita Ens 100m freestyle S3 2:32.26 9 did not advance
50m backstroke S3 1:10.82 9 did not advance
150m individual medley SM4 4:34.01 17 did not advance
Danielle Kisser 100m breaststroke SB6 1:49.04 10 did not advance
Angela Marina 200m freestyle S14 2:16.19 6 Q 2:15.43 6
100m backstroke S14 1:14.82 5 did not advance
100m breaststroke SB14 1:27.61 13 did not advance
100m butterfly S14 1:12.00 11 did not advance
200m individual medley SM14 2:38.97 12 did not advance
Shelby Newkirk 50m freestyle S6 35.50 9 did not advance
100m freestyle S7 1:19.06 11 did not advance
100m backstroke S6 1:22.83 1 Q 1:21.79 4
Aurélie Rivard 50m freestyle S10 27.74 2 Q 28.11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
100m freestyle S10 58.60 1 Q 58.14 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
400m freestyle S10 — 4:24.08 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100m backstroke S10 1:11.11 3 Q 1:08.94 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200m individual medley SM10 2:34.52 3 Q 2:28.73 4
Katarina Roxon 100m freestyle S9 1:08.24 17 did not advance
100m breaststroke SB8 1:26.62 5 Q 1:25.73 4
200m individual medley SM9 2:47.09 10 did not advance
Abi Tripp 100m breaststroke SB7 DSQ did not advance
Aly Van Wyck-Smart 100m freestyle S3 2:49.59 14 did not advance
50m backstroke S3 1:23.30 12 did not advance
Morgan Bird
Katarina Roxon
Sabrina Duchesne
Aurélie Rivard 		34pts 4x100m relay — 4:30.40 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wheelchair basketball

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Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinals Final / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Canada men's Men's tournament  Spain
L 41–48 		 Turkey
L 73–77 		 Japan
L 56–62 		 South Korea
W 74–64 		 Colombia
W 63–52 		4 Q  Great Britain
L 52–66 		Did not advance  Germany
L 56–68 		8
Canada women's Women's tournament  Great Britain
W 73–54 		 Japan
W 61–35 		 Germany
L 57–59 		 Australia
W 76–37 		— 2 Q  United States
L 48–63 		Did not advance  Japan
W 68–49 		5

Men's tournament

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Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament

The men's team qualified by winning the silver medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru.[27]

Roster

Canada's 12 team member squad was announced on July 19, 2021.[28] The following is the Canada roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [29]

Canada men's national wheelchair basketball team - 2020 Summer Paralympics roster
Players Coaches
No. Name Age – Date of birth Pts.


4 Nikola Goncin 29 – (1991-12-19)19 December 1991 4.5
5 Deion Green 31 – (1990-04-28)28 April 1990 3.5
6 Robert Hedges 41 – (1980-01-05)5 January 1980 2.5
7 Vincent Dallaire 26 – (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 1.5
8 Blaise Mutware 27 – (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 3.5
9 Colin Higgins 30 – (1991-05-23)23 May 1991 4.5
10 Lee Melymick 26 – (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 1.0
11 Chad Jassman 37 – (1983-09-16)16 September 1983 1.5
12 Patrick Anderson 42 – (1979-08-22)22 August 1979 4.5
13 Jonathan Vermette 30 – (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 1.0
14 Tyler Miller 37 – (1984-06-24)24 June 1984 1.5
15 Garrett Ostepchuk 21 – (2000-03-12)12 March 2000 2.0
Head coach

Matteo Feriani

Assistant coach(es)
Joey Johnson, Nicolas Palmer
Legend
  • Age - describes age on 24 August 2021

Women's tournament

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Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament

The women's team qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru.[30]

Roster

Canada's 11 team member squad was announced on July 19, 2021.[28] The following is the Canada roster in the women's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [31]

Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team - 2020 Summer Paralympics roster
Players Coaches
No. Name Age – Date of birth Pts.


4 Rosalie Lalonde 24 – (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 3.0
5 Elodie Tessier 25 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 2.5
6 Arinn Young 25 – (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 4.5
7 Cindy Ouellet 32 – (1988-12-08)8 December 1988 3.5
8 Tamara Steeves 31 – (1989-09-23)23 September 1989 1.5
9 Danielle Duplessis 24 – (1997-07-17)17 July 1997 4.5
10 Puisand Lai 21 – (2000-07-29)29 July 2000 1.0
11 Tara Llanes 44 – (1976-11-28)28 November 1976 1.5
12 Sandrine Berube 22 – (1999-02-05)5 February 1999 4.5
13 Kady Dandeneau 31 – (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 4.5
15 Melanie Hawtin 33 – (1988-07-20)20 July 1988 1.0
Head coach

Marc Ducharme

Assistant coach(es)
Simon Cass, Darrell Nordell
Legend
  • Age - describes age on 24 August 2021

Wheelchair fencing

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Main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified four athletes (three men and one women). The team was officially named on July 9, 2021.[32]

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition Score Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Matthieu Hebert Men's individual foil A  Kano (JPN) L 3-5 15 did not advance
 Nalewajek (POL) L 0-5
 Demchuk (UKR) L 1-5
 Sun (CHN) L 0-5
Men's individual sabre A  Kano (JPN) L 1-5 15 did not advance
 Osváth (HUN) L 0-5
 Ntounis (GRE) L 0-5
 Shaburov (RPC) L 1-5
Pierre Mainville Men's individual épée B  Peter (FRA) W 5-4 13 did not advance
 Ali (IRQ) L 2-5
 Kuzyukov (RPC) L 1-5
 Fujita (JPN) L 2-5
 Datsko (UKR) L 1-5
 Coutya (GBR) L 1-5
Men's individual sabre B  Valet (FRA) L 2-5 9 Q  Valet (FRA)
L 9–15 		did not advance
 Pluta (POL) L 0-5
 Chaves (BRA) W 5-0
 Tarjányi (HUN) L 4-5
 Kurzin (RPC) L 2-5
Ryan Rousell Men's individual épée A  Lambertini (ITA) L 1-5 14 did not advance
 Schmidt (GER) L 2-5
 Shaburov (RPC) L 4-5
 Akkaya (TUR) L 0-5
 Al-Madhkhoori (IRQ) L 0-5
Men's individual sabre A  Demchuk (UKR) L 4-5 13 did not advance
 Giordan (ITA) L 0-5
 Li (CHN) L 3-5
 Schmidt (GER) L 3-5
Sylvie Morel Women's individual foil A  Oliveira (BRA) W 5-3 15 did not advance
 Morkvych (UKR) L 1-5
 Trigilia (ITA) L 2-5
 Rong (CHN) L 1-5
 Sycheva (RPC) L 2-5
Women's individual sabre A  Tibilashvili (GEO) L 2-5 14 did not advance
 Dróżdż (POL) L 0-5
 Gu (CHN) L 1-5
 Sycheva (RPC) L 3-5

Wheelchair rugby

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Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

The Canadian team qualified for the games by winning the Final Qualification Tournament held in Richmond, British Columbia in March 2020.[33]

Summary
Squad Group stage Semifinal 5th vs 6th Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Canada national team  Great Britain
L 47–50 		 United States
L 54–58 		 New Zealand
W 51–36 		3 Did not advance  France
W 57–49 		5
Team roster

Canada's 12 team roster was announced on July 28, 2021.[34]

Group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 171 137 +34 6 Semi-finals
2  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 158 134 +24 4
3  Canada 3 1 0 2 152 144 +8 2 Fifth place Match
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 108 174 −66 0 Seventh place Match
Source: Tokyo2020
Canada 47–50 Great Britain
United States 58–54 Canada
New Zealand 36–51 Canada
Classification 5th/6th
France 49–57 Canada

Wheelchair tennis

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Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Canada qualified one wheelchair tennis athlete. Robert Shaw qualified by being ranked 9th in the world.[35]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Robert Shaw Quad singles  Lapthorne (GBR)
L 3–6, 3-6 		did not advance

See also

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References

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