Robert Easton (athlete)
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 63–64)[1] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair racing Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Easton (born 1960 or 1961) is a Canadian retired Paralympic athlete who competed in wheelchair racing.[2] He is a member of the Canadian Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Easton is from Edmonton, Alberta and has cerebral palsy. He initially played wheelchair basketball prior to taking to wheelchair racing in 1977.[2] An accountant by profession, he later moved to Victoria, British Columbia and served as Chief Financial Officer for the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport and as an executive director with the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Knack, Marty (23 June 1986). "Record-holder expects to win". Edmonton Journal. p. D6. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Robert Easton, Athlete". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Six inductees to enter Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Tait, Cam. "Tait: Easton was just a kid who wanted to go fast". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
Categories:
- 1960s births
- Living people
- Canadian male wheelchair racers
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
- Paralympic wheelchair racers
- Track and field athletes from Edmonton
- Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic track and field athletes for Canada
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen