| Canada at the 1976 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Toronto | |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Canada was the host of the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto. Its athletes finished sixth in the overall medal count. [1]
This was Canada's first and only appearance on Canadian soil.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | J. Harrison | Athletics | Men's 100m D |
| Gold | P. Colisto | Athletics | Men's 800m 5 |
| Gold | Arnold Boldt | Athletics | Men's high jump D |
| Gold | Arnold Boldt | Athletics | Men's long jump D |
| Gold | Doug Lyons | Athletics | Men's shot put 2 |
| Gold | Beverly Stanger | Athletics | Women's high jump A |
| Gold | G. Bloomfield | Athletics | Women's high jump B |
| Gold | Jean Pacquette [2] | Athletics | Women's discus throw A |
| Gold | Jean Pacquette | Athletics | Women's javelin throw A |
| Gold | Lucille Baillargeon | Athletics | Women's javelin throw B |
| Gold | Jean Pacquette | Athletics | Women's pentathlon A |
| Gold | Lucille Baillargeon | Athletics | Women's pentathlon B |
| Gold | P. Lynn | Lawn bowls | Men's singles B |
| Gold | F. Widgory | Lawn bowls | Men's singles C |
| Gold | Victor Goetz P. Lynn | Lawn bowls | Men's pairs B |
| Gold | R. Thibodeau | Shooting | Mixed rifle shooting 1A-1C |
| Gold | J. Byrns | Shooting | Mixed rifle shooting amputee |
| Gold | Dean Mellway | Snooker | Men's 2-5 |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac Jacques Pilon D. Wall D. Whitehead | Swimming | Men's 4x100m medley relay A |
| Gold | Doris Choptain | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke B |
| Gold | Doris Choptain | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke B |
| Gold | Doris Choptain | Swimming | Women's 400m individual medley B |
| Gold | G. Bloomfield D. Choptain L. Lahey Simmons | Swimming | Women's 4x100m medley relay B |
| Gold | G. Chrak | Table tennis | Men's singles D |
 Silver | Magella Belanger | Athletics | Men's 100m C |
| Silver | S. Holcomb | Athletics | Men's 100m D |
| Silver | P. Colisto | Athletics | Men's 1500m 5 |
| Silver | Victor Goetz | Athletics | Men's 1500m walk B |
| Silver | R. Muise | Athletics | Men's club throw 1B |
| Silver | Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's discus throw 4 |
| Silver | Chris Facey | Athletics | Men's precision javelin throw E |
| Silver | Dennis Cherenko | Athletics | Men's pentathlon 1B |
| Silver | Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's pentathlon 4 |
| Silver | Jean Pacquette | Athletics | Women's 60m A |
| Silver | T. Stevenson | Athletics | Women's 60m A |
| Silver | Lucille Baillargeon | Athletics | Women's long jump B |
| Silver | Lucie Raiche | Athletics | Women's discus throw 4 |
| Silver | L. Lahey | Athletics | Women's discus throw B |
| Silver | Diane Pidskalny | Athletics | Women's javelin throw D |
| Silver | Joanne McDonald | Athletics | Women's slalom 5 |
| Silver | B. Stanger | Athletics | Women's pentathlon A |
| Silver | Simmons | Athletics | Women's pentathlon B |
| Silver | Joyce Murland | Shooting | Mixed rifle shooting 1A-1C |
| Silver | T. Parker | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke 1C |
| Silver | Barney Fegyverneki | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke 4 |
| Silver | Denis Lapalme | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke C1 |
| Silver | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly A |
| Silver | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley A |
| Silver | Simmons | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle B |
| Silver | Les Lam | Table tennis | Men's singles 2 |
 Bronze | R. Thibodeau | Archery | Men's tetraplegic round A-C |
| Bronze | Chris Stoddard | Athletics | Men's 800m 4 |
| Bronze | R. Muise | Athletics | Men's discus throw 1B |
| Bronze | Doug Lyons | Athletics | Men's discus throw 2 |
| Bronze | Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's javelin throw 4 |
| Bronze | Ed Batt | Athletics | Men's slalom 1A |
| Bronze | Chris Stoddard | Athletics | Men's slalom 4 |
| Bronze | Clarence Bastarache | Athletics | Men's pentathlon 2 |
| Bronze | Chris Facey | Athletics | Men's pentathlon E |
| Bronze | T. Stevenson | Athletics | Women's long jump A |
| Bronze | Joyce Murland | Athletics | Women's club throw 1A |
| Bronze | Joyce Murland | Athletics | Women's discus throw 1A |
| Bronze | Elaine Ell | Athletics | Women's javelin throw 4 |
| Bronze | Diane Pidskalny | Athletics | Women's precision javelin throw D |
| Bronze | Lucille Baillargeon | Athletics | Women's shot put B |
| Bronze | Diane Pidskalny | Athletics | Women's shot put D |
| Bronze | D. Crow | Athletics | Women's pentathlon 3 |
| Bronze | Elaine Ell | Athletics | Women's pentathlon 4 |
| Bronze | T. Stevenson | Athletics | Women's pentathlon A |
| Bronze | Jacques Pilon | Athletics | Men's singles A |
| Bronze | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A |
| Bronze | Denis Lapalme | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle C1 |
| Bronze | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A |
| Bronze | J. Mitchell | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke D |
| Bronze | Noor Jamal Les Lam | Table tennis | Men's teams 3 |
| Bronze | P. Barnard L. Stewart | Table tennis | Women's teams 3 |
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