Tammy McLeod
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| Born | February 15, 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | London, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boccia | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | BC2 | ||||||||||||||
| Club | London Cannonballs Boccia Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tammy McLeod (born February 15, 1977) is a Canadian boccia player who has competed at four Paralympic Games. She won bronze in team BC1/BC2 boccia at the 2015 Parapan American Games.
Career
[edit]McLeod has played boccia since she was a teenager and has competed at the Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012 Paralympics.[1] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, McLeod's team, composed of her, Adam Dukovich, Brock Richardson, and Dave Richer, lost both their preliminary round games in mixed BC1/BC2 boccia team and did not advance beyond the group stage.[2]
McLeod competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games. She won bronze in team BC1/BC2 boccia on a team with Dukovich, Hanif Mawji, and Chris Halpen.[3][4]
In 2023, McLeod was given the Ontario Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (OCPSA) Athlete Lifetime Achievement Award.[1]
Personal life
[edit]McLeod has cerebral palsy and a speech impediment.[5] Her 2015 Parapan American Games medal was stolen from her apartment after the Games in 2015.[6][7] She was given a replacement medal by the Canadian Paralympic Committee.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tammy McLeod Presented With The Athlete Lifetime Achievement Award". Ontario Cerebral Palsy Sports Association. November 27, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Richardson and boccia team out at Paralympics". Brampton Guardian. September 4, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Parapan Am Roundup: Canadians strong in pool on Day 1 of Parapan Am Games". CityNews Ottawa. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Trois médailles à la boccia pour le Canada". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Bhargava, Isha (November 18, 2022). "National boccia championship comes to London, Ont., rounding up Canada's top para-athletes". CBC. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "ParaPan Am medal stolen from London apartment". CTV News London. September 2, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Parapan Am Games medal stolen from London, Ont. athlete's home". CBC. September 3, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Juha, Johnathon (October 1, 2015). "Strathroy Paralympian receives replacement medal". Strathroy Age Dispatch. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1977 births
- Paralympic boccia players for Canada
- Boccia players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Boccia players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Boccia players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Boccia players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- People from London, Ontario
- Sportspeople with cerebral palsy
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Parapan American Games bronze medalists for Canada