| Canada at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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Canada has participated eleven times in theSummer Paralympic Games and in allWinter Paralympic Games. They first competed at theSummer Games in1968 and theWinter Games in1976.
At the2000 Summer Paralympics,Stephanie Dixon set the Canadian record for most gold medals at a single Paralympics, Winter or Summer, with five.[1]
At the2002 Winter Paralympics, Canada set a new total Canadian gold medal record haul at a Winter Paralympics, with six.[2]
At the2004 Summer Paralympics, Chantal Petitclerc & Benoit Huot tied the five gold medal record at a single Games.[1] Petitclerc also won the demonstration sport of Wheelchair Racing in the2004 Summer Olympics.
At the2008 Summer Paralympics, Chantal Petitclerc again tied the five gold medal record at a single Games.[1]
In 2010,Brian McKeever of Canada became the first athlete in the world to be named to the Winter Paralympics and Winter Olympics teams in the same year. At the2010 Winter Olympics, he was scheduled to compete in the men's 50 km cross-country race.[3][4][5]
At the2010 Winter Paralympics,Viviane Forest became the first para-athlete to win a gold in both the Winter and Summer Games, by winning theWomen's Downhill for Visually Impaired. She had previously won gold in the2000 and2004Summer Paralympics for women'sgoalball.[6][7]
Lauren Woolstencroft became the first Canadian to win three gold medals at the same Winter Paralympics, at the2010 edition;[8] this was eventually upped to five golds. With her fourth gold medal, she helped Canada set a record for most gold medals at any Winter Paralympic Games by winning the seventh medal. The previous mark was six, set at the 2002 Salt Lake City Paralympics.[2] With her fifth gold medal, she set the record for most gold medals won by any Winter Paralympian at a single Games, and she tied the record for gold medal haul of any Canadian Paralympian at a single Games, tyingChantal Petitclerc (who did the feat twice), Dixon, and Benoit Huot both Summer Paralympians.[1] Her five gold medals are also the record for any Canadian Winter Paralympian or Olympian.[9]
At the 2010 Games, Canada collected the most total medals and the most gold medals of any Winter Paralympics, up through 2010 for Canada, with 19 total medals, and 10 golds.[10]
At the2018 Winter Paralympics, cross country skier McKeever became Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian when he won a 14th medal in five Games from 2002 to 2018, passing the lateLana Spreeman, who won 13 medals in para-alpine skiing between 1980 and 1994.[11]
Canada has hosted the Games twice.
| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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| 1976 Summer Paralympics | Toronto | August 3 to August 11, 1976 | 32 | 1657 | 447 in 13 sports |
| 2010 Winter Paralympics | Vancouver | March 12 to March 21, 2010 | 44 | 506 | 64 in 5 sports |
In 1976, and in 2010, Canada also hosted the Olympic Games counterpart, the1976 Summer Olympics and the2010 Winter Olympics respectively. Canada did not host the Paralympic Games counterpart to the1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta; this was the last Winter Olympics that the host city did not also host the Winter Paralympics. The 1988 Summer Paralympics was the first Paralympics to be linked to the hosting of the Summer Olympics. The 1976 Summer Olympics were hosted in Montreal, and not linked to the Toronto Paralympiad.
The ranking in these table is based on information provided by theInternational Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is consistent with IPC convention in its published medal tables, ordered first of all by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, followed by the number of silver medals and then the number of bronze medals.
Medals by Summer Games[edit]
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Medals by summer sport[edit]
Leading in that sport
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Best results in non-medaling sports:
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| Sport | Rank | Athlete | Event & Year |
.svg) Badminton | 8th | Olivia Meier | Women's singles SL4 in 2020 |
.svg) Football 5-a-side | did not participate | ||
.svg) Parataekwondo | did not participate | ||
.svg) Wheelchair fencing | 5th | Trinity Lowthian | Women's épée B in 2024 |
.svg) Wheelchair tennis | 4th | Sarah Hunter & Brian McPhate | Quad doubles in 2004 |
This is a list of Canadian athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five medals at the Summer Paralympics.Bold athletes are athletes who are still in active.
This is a list of Canadian athletes who have won at least two gold medals in a single Games. Ordered categorically by gold medals earned, sports then year.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Year | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Athletics | ||||||||
| 1 | Tham Simpson |  Athletics | 1984 | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Lisa Franks | Athletics | 2000 | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Jamie Bone | Athletics | 1988 | M | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Laura Misciagna | Athletics | 1980 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Richard Reelie | Athletics | 1988 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Frank Bruno | Athletics | 1992 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Eugene Reimer | Athletics | 1968 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Hansen | Athletics | 1984 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | James Shaw | Athletics | 1996 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | Michael Edgson |  Swimming | 1988 | M | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Jessica Sloan | Swimming | 2000 | F | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Walter Wu | Swimming | 1996 | M | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Stephanie Dixon | Swimming | 2000 | F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Joanne Mucz | Swimming | 1992 | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Valerie Grand'Maison | Swimming | 2008 | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Danielle Campo | Swimming | 2000 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Philippe Gagnon | Swimming | 2000 | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Aurelie Rivard | Swimming | 2016 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Summer Mortimer | Swimming | 2012 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1 | Martha Gustafson | Athletics | 1984 | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
This is a list of Canadian athletes who have won at least three medals in a single event at the Summer Paralympics. Ordered categorically by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Event | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Arnold Boldt | Athletics | High jump | 1976-1992 | 5 | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Benoît Huot | Swimming | 200m individual medley | 2000-2016 | 5 | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Martha Gustafson | Athletics | Discus throw | 1976-1984 | 3 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Walter Wu | Swimming | 400m freestyle | 1996-2004 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kirby Cote | Swimming | 200m individual medley | 2000-2008 | 3 | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
This is a list of Canadian athletes who have competed in four or more Summer Paralympics. Active athletes are inbold. Athletes who were aged under 15 years of age and over 40 years of age are in bold.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Birth Year | Games Years | First/Last Age | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Chris Daw | Athletics, Rugby, Curling | 1970 | 1984-2006 | 14 - 36 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Clayton Gerein | Athletics | 1964 | 1984-2008 | 20 -40 | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Arnold Boldt | Athletics Cycling | 1957 | 1976-1992, 2012 | 18 - 35 | M | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Andre Viger | Athletics | 1952 | 1980-1996 | 27 -43 | M | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Chantal Petitclerc | Athletics | 1969 | 1992-2008 | 22 - 39 | F | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 | |
| Paul Tingley |  Sailing | 1970 | 2000-2016 | 30 -46 | M | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Benoît Huot | Swimming | 1984 | 2000-2016 | 16 - 32 | M | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
This is a list of Canadian athletes who have won at least two gold medals or three medals at the Winter Paralympics. Athletes inbold are still active.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Brian McKeever |  Cross-country skiing | 2002-2018 | 4 | M | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | Lauren Woolstencroft |  Alpine skiing | 2002-2010 | 3 | F | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Sonja Gaudet |  Wheelchair curling | 2006-2014 | 3 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Mac Marcoux | Alpine skiing | 2014-2018 | 2 | M | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Ina Forrest | Wheelchair curling | 2010-2018 | 3 | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Lana Spreeman | Alpine skiing | 1980-1994 | 5 | F | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | Viviane Forest | Alpine skiing | 2010 | 1 | F | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Stacy Kohut | Alpine skiing | 1994-2002 | 3 | F | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Arendz |  Biathlon | 2014-2018 | 2 | M | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Mollie Jepsen | Alpine skiing | 2018-2022 | 2 | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Chris Williamson | Alpine skiing | 2002-2014 | 4 | M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 | Natalie Wilkie | Cross country skiing | 2018 | 1 | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Karolina Wisniewska | Alpine skiing | 1998-2002, 2010 | 3 | F | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
This is a list of Canadian athletes who have won at least two gold medals at a single Winter Paralympics. Order by gold medals earned, sport then year.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Year | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Lauren Woolstencroft | Alpine skiing | 2010 | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
This is a list of Canadian athletes who have won at least three medals in a single event at the Winter Paralympics. Order by medals earned, sport then year.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Event | Years | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Brian McKeever | Cross-country skiing | 10 km cross country | 2002-2018 | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Sonja Gaudet | Wheelchair curling | Mixed curling team | 2006-2014 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ina Forrest | Wheelchair curling | Mixed curling team | 2010-2018 | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
This is a list of Canadian athletes who have competed in at least four Winter Paralympics. Still active athletes are inbold.
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Born Year | Games Years | First/Last Age | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Daw | Athletics, Rugby, Curling | 1970 | 1984-2006 | 14 - 36 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Lana Spreeman | Alpine skiing | 1955 | 1980-1994 | 24 - 38 | F | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
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