| Canada at the 1984 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Stoke Mandeville/New York | |
| Competitors | 166 |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Canada competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 166 competitors from Canada won 238 medals including 87 gold, 82 silver and 69 bronze and finished 3rd in the medal table. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | David Barefoot | Archery | Men's FITA round C1-C2 |
| Gold | Brian Kelly | Athletics | Men's 20m (arm) C2 |
| Gold | Robert Easton | Athletics | Men's 100m C4 |
| Gold | Ron Minor | Athletics | Men's 200m 4 |
| Gold | Ron Minor | Athletics | Men's 400m 4 |
| Gold | Robert Easton | Athletics | Men's 400m C4 |
| Gold | Paul Clark | Athletics | Men's 800m 2 |
| Gold | Ron Minor | Athletics | Men's 800m 4 |
| Gold | Robert Easton | Athletics | Men's 800m C4 |
| Gold | Robert Mearns | Athletics | Men's 800m C8 |
| Gold | Robert Mearns | Athletics | Men's 1500m cross country C7 |
| Gold | Rick Hansen | Athletics | Men's 1500m 4 |
| Gold | André Viger | Athletics | Men's marathon 3 |
| Gold | Rick Hansen | Athletics | Men's marathon 4 |
| Gold | Mel Fitzgerald | Athletics | Men's marathon 5 |
| Gold | Men's relay team | Athletics | Men's 4x100m relay C4 |
| Gold | Men's relay team | Athletics | Men's 4x200m relay 1A-1C |
| Gold | Arnold Boldt | Athletics | Men's high jump A2 |
| Gold | Yvan Bourdeau | Athletics | Men's long jump B1 |
| Gold | Dan Leonard | Athletics | Men's discus throw A6-8 |
| Gold | Jacques Martinez | Athletics | Men's shot put 4 |
| Gold | Laura Misciagna | Athletics | Women's 60m C2 |
| Gold | Martha Gustafson | Athletics | Women's 100m 1A |
| Gold | Tham Simpson | Athletics | Women's 100m 1C |
| Gold | Debbi Kostelyk | Athletics | Women's 100m 3 |
| Gold | Martha Gustafson | Athletics | Women's 200m 1A |
| Gold | Tham Simpson | Athletics | Women's 200m 1C |
| Gold | Laura Misciagna | Athletics | Women's 200m C2 |
| Gold | Martha Gustafson | Athletics | Women's 400m 1A |
| Gold | Tham Simpson | Athletics | Women's 400m 1C |
| Gold | Debbi Kostelyk | Athletics | Women's 400m 3 |
| Gold | Martha Gustafson | Athletics | Women's 800m 1A |
| Gold | Tham Simpson | Athletics | Women's 800m 1C |
| Gold | Angela Leriti | Athletics | Women's 800m 5 |
| Gold | Angela Leriti | Athletics | Women's 1500m 5 |
| Gold | Christine Nicholas | Athletics | Women's 1500m B2 |
| Gold | Cheryl Hurd | Athletics | Women's 3000m B1 |
| Gold | Christine Nicholas | Athletics | Women's 3000m B3 |
| Gold | Norah Good | Athletics | Women's 3000m B3 |
| Gold | Angela Leriti | Athletics | Women's 5000m 5 |
| Gold | Women's relay team | Athletics | Women's 4x100m relay 2-5 |
| Gold | Martha Gustafson | Athletics | Women's discus throw 1B |
| Gold | Stephania Balta | Athletics | Women's discus throw A2 |
| Gold | Anne Farrell | Athletics | Women's javelin throw A4 |
| Gold | Joanne Bouw | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C7 |
| Gold | Judy Goodrich | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C8 |
| Gold | Stephania Balta | Athletics | Women's shot put A2 |
| Gold | Joanne Bouw | Athletics | Women's shot put C7 |
| Gold | Laura Misciagna | Athletics | Women's slalom (leg) C2 |
| Gold | Tham Simpson | Athletics | Women's slalom 1C |
| Gold | Leslie Lord | Cycling | Women's tricycle 1500m CP div 2 |
| Gold | Bill Parry | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke C8 |
| Gold | Gary Simpson | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A4 |
| Gold | Tomas Hainey | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke 6 |
| Gold | Mark Hoyle | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke B3 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B3 |
| Gold | Tomas Hainey | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle 6 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley B3 |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 400m breaststroke B1 |
| Gold | Mark Hoyle | Swimming | Men's 400m breaststroke B3 |
| Gold | Tomas Hainey | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle 6 |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley B1 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley B3 |
| Gold | Tomas Hainey | Swimming | Men's 150m individual medley 6 |
| Gold | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x100m medley relay B1-B3 |
| Gold | Jose Faucher | Swimming | Women's 25m butterfly 2 |
| Gold | Martha Gustafson | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle 1B |
| Gold | Susan Chick | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle C6 |
| Gold | Debbie Willows | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle with aids C1 |
| Gold | Josee Lake | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke A9 |
| Gold | Judy Goodrich | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke C8 |
| Gold | Josee Lake | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke A9 |
| Gold | Jose Faucher | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle 2 |
| Gold | Susan Chick | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle C6 |
| Gold | Judy Goodrich | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle C8 |
| Gold | Yvette Michel | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke B1 |
| Gold | Josee Lake | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle A9 |
| Gold | Yvette Michel | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle B1 |
| Gold | Judy Goodrich | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C8 |
| Gold | Josee Lake | Swimming | Women's 150m individual medley A9 |
| Gold | Jose Faucher | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle 2 |
| Gold | Yvette Michel | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley B1 |
| Gold | Andrea Rossi | Swimming | Women's 400m individual medley B1 |
| Gold | Jose Faucher | Swimming | Women's 75m individual medley 2 |
| Gold | Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x50m freestyle C1-C8 |
| Gold | Wayne Bell | Wrestling | Men's 48kg |
| Gold | Eddie Morten | Wrestling | Men's 68kg |
 Silver | Yvan Bourdeau | Athletics | Men's 100m B1 |
| Silver | Paul Clark | Athletics | Men's 200m 2 |
| Silver | Paul Clark | Athletics | Men's 400m 2 |
| Silver | Robert Mearns | Athletics | Men's 400m C7 |
| Silver | Paul Clark | Athletics | Men's 1500m 2 |
| Silver | Mel Fitzgerald | Athletics | Men's 1500m 5 |
| Silver | Paul Clark | Athletics | Men's 5000m 2 |
| Silver | Rick Hansen | Athletics | Men's 5000m 4 |
| Silver | Mel Fitzgerald | Athletics | Men's 5000m 5 |
| Silver | Paul Clark | Athletics | Men's marathon 2 |
| Silver | Men's relay team | Athletics | Men's 4x200m relay 2-5 |
| Silver | Men's relay team | Athletics | Men's 4x400m relay 2-5 |
| Silver | Jeff Tiessen | Athletics | Men's high jump A5 |
| Silver | Walter Butt | Athletics | Men's discus throw C6 |
| Silver | Dan Leonard | Athletics | Men's javelin throw A6-8 |
| Silver | John Donahue | Athletics | Men's shot put 1B |
| Silver | Dan Leonard | Athletics | Men's shot put A6-8 |
| Silver | Denis Sevigny | Athletics | Men's shot put C8 |
| Silver | Chris Stoddard | Athletics | Men's slalom 3 |
| Silver | Robert Easton | Athletics | Men's slalom C4 |
| Silver | Irene Larochelle | Athletics | Women's 100m C5 |
| Silver | Debbi Kostelyk | Athletics | Women's 200m 3 |
| Silver | A. Ieretti | Athletics | Women's 200m 5 |
| Silver | Angela Leriti | Athletics | Women's 400m 5 |
| Silver | D. Rakieki | Athletics | Women's 800m 4 |
| Silver | Cheryl Hurd | Athletics | Women's 1500m B1 |
| Silver | Norah Good | Athletics | Women's 1500m B3 |
| Silver | Stephania Balta | Athletics | Women's javelin throw A2 |
| Silver | Debbie Willows | Athletics | Women's precision throw C1 |
| Silver | Judy Zelman | Athletics | Women's shot put 1C |
| Silver | Mixed relay team | Athletics | Mixed 3x60m relay C2-3 |
| Silver | Russell Cecchini | Boccia | Men's individual C1 |
| Silver | Gord Hamilton | Boccia | Men's individual C2 |
| Silver | Dean Dwyer | Cycling | Men's bicycle 1500m CP div 3 |
| Silver | Dean Dwyer | Cycling | Men's bicycle 5000m CP div 3 |
| Silver | Arlene Aikenhead | Equestrian | Dressage - elementary walk C1-2 |
| Silver | Tim Hamilton | Equestrian | Obstacle course - walk C1-3 |
| Silver | Men's team | Football 7-a-side | Men's wheelchair |
| Silver | Women's team | Goalball | Women's tournament |
| Silver | Al Slater | Powerlifting | Men's -82.5kg |
| Silver | Gino Vendetti | Powerlifting | Men's -90kg |
| Silver | Mickey Macri | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke L2 |
| Silver | Mickey Macri | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle L2 |
| Silver | Brian Kelly | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle with aids C1 |
| Silver | Bill Parry | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke C8 |
| Silver | Bill Parry | Swimming | Men's 50m butterfly C8 |
| Silver | Ken Booth | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B1 |
| Silver | Joe Higgins | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle C4 |
| Silver | Philip Mindorf | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A8 |
| Silver | Greg Thompson | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke B1 |
| Silver | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke B3 |
| Silver | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke B1 |
| Silver | Bruce Vandermolen | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke B2 |
| Silver | Tomas Hainey | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly 6 |
| Silver | Lee Grenon | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B2 |
| Silver | Joe Higgins | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle C4 |
| Silver | Joe Higgins | Swimming | Men's 200m freestyle C4 |
| Silver | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley B1 |
| Silver | Dennis Quenneville | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle A2 |
| Silver | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle B1 |
| Silver | Lee Grenon | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle B2 |
| Silver | Scott Herron | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley B1 |
| Silver | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x100m freestyle relay B1-B3 |
| Silver | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x100m medley relay A1-A9 |
| Silver | Martha Gustafson | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke 1B |
| Silver | Jose Faucher | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke 2 |
| Silver | Susan Smith | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke C8 |
| Silver | Tamara Boccaccio | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B1 |
| Silver | Patricia Hennin | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle C4 |
| Silver | Judy Goodrich | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke C8 |
| Silver | Sigrid Voth | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke 5 |
| Silver | Yvette Michel | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke B1 |
| Silver | Patricia Hennin | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle C4 |
| Silver | Andrea Rossi | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley B1 |
| Silver | Sigrid Voth | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle 5 |
| Silver | Yvette Michel | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle B1 |
| Silver | Chris Gabriel | Wrestling | Men's 52kg |
| Silver | Gord Hope | Wrestling | Men's 57kg |
| Silver | Pier Morten | Wrestling | Men's 62kg |
| Silver | Frank Diperdomenico | Wrestling | Men's 74kg |
| Silver | Wayne Prymych | Wrestling | Men's 82kg |
| Silver | Dave Duncan | Wrestling | Men's 90kg |
 Bronze | Terry Gehlert | Athletics | Men's 100m 1B |
| Bronze | Ron Minor | Athletics | Men's 100m 4 |
| Bronze | Mel Fitzgerald | Athletics | Men's 800m 5 |
| Bronze | Gino Vendetti | Athletics | Men's 800m C4 |
| Bronze | André Viger | Athletics | Men's 1500m 3 |
| Bronze | R. Sampson | Athletics | Men's marathon 3 |
| Bronze | Ron Minor | Athletics | Men's marathon 4 |
| Bronze | Bob Schmid | Athletics | Men's shot put 1B |
| Bronze | John Belanger | Athletics | Men's shot put A1 |
| Bronze | Peter Palubicki | Athletics | Men's shot put A3 |
| Bronze | Glenn Whitford | Athletics | Men's shot put C4 |
| Bronze | Ken Thomas | Athletics | Men's slalom (leg) C2 |
| Bronze | Anne Farrell | Athletics | Women's 100m A4 |
| Bronze | Sandy Morgan | Athletics | Women's 100m C5 |
| Bronze | Judy Zelman | Athletics | Women's 200m 1C |
| Bronze | Elaine Hewitt | Athletics | Women's 200m C3 |
| Bronze | Judy Zelman | Athletics | Women's 400m 1C |
| Bronze | Anne Farrell | Athletics | Women's 400m A4 |
| Bronze | Kim Umbach | Athletics | Women's 3000m B3 |
| Bronze | Cheril Barrer | Athletics | Women's long jump A2 |
| Bronze | Joanne Bouw | Athletics | Women's long jump C7 |
| Bronze | Susan Smith | Athletics | Women's discus throw C5 |
| Bronze | Joanne Bouw | Athletics | Women's discus throw C7 |
| Bronze | Debbie Willows | Athletics | Women's distance throw C1 |
| Bronze | Harriet Lahman | Athletics | Women's distance throw C2 |
| Bronze | Judy Zelman | Athletics | Women's javelin throw 1C |
| Bronze | Susan Smith | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C5 |
| Bronze | Martha Johnson | Athletics | Women's shot put C5 |
| Bronze | Harriet Lahman | Athletics | Women's medicine ball thrust C2 |
| Bronze | Debbie Willows | Boccia | Women's individual C1 |
| Bronze | Chene la Rochelle | Equestrian | Dressage - advanced walk/trot C4-5 |
| Bronze | Tim Hamilton | Equestrian | Dressage - elementary walk C1-2 |
| Bronze | Chene la Rochelle | Equestrian | Dressage - elementary walk/trot C4-5 |
| Bronze | Arlene Aikenhead | Equestrian | Obstacle course - walk C1-3 |
| Bronze | Bob Scrace | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle C6 |
| Bronze | Russell Cecchini | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle with aids C1 |
| Bronze | Ken Thomas | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle with aids C2 |
| Bronze | Joe Higgins | Swimming | Men's 50m backstroke C4 |
| Bronze | Jim Visser | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke B2 |
| Bronze | Rick Gronman | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke C8 |
| Bronze | Bob Scrace | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle C6 |
| Bronze | Bill Parry | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle C8 |
| Bronze | J. Stanfield | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke 4 |
| Bronze | J. Stanfield | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke 4 |
| Bronze | Dennis Quenneville | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke A2 |
| Bronze | Ken Booth | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B1 |
| Bronze | Mark Ludbrook | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A4 |
| Bronze | Gary Simpson | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley A4 |
| Bronze | Jim Visser | Swimming | Men's 400m breaststroke B2 |
| Bronze | Mark Hoyle | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle B3 |
| Bronze | Lee Grenon | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley B2 |
| Bronze | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x50m freestyle relay C1-C8 |
| Bronze | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x100m freestyle relay A1-A9 |
| Bronze | Susan Chick | Swimming | Women's 25m backstroke C6 |
| Bronze | Jennifer Veenboer | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke A9 |
| Bronze | Jennifer Veenboer | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke A9 |
| Bronze | Tamara Boccaccio | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke B1 |
| Bronze | Martha Johnson | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle C5 |
| Bronze | Sigrid Voth | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke 5 |
| Bronze | Andrea Rossi | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly B1 |
| Bronze | Sigrid Voth | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle 5 |
| Bronze | Patricia Hennin | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C4 |
| Bronze | Jennifer Veenboer | Swimming | Women's 150m individual medley A9 |
| Bronze | Andrea Rossi | Swimming | Women's 400m breaststroke B1 |
| Bronze | Andrea Rossi | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle B1 |
| Bronze | Sigrid Voth | Swimming | Women's 150m individual medley 5 |
| Bronze | Martha Johnson | Table tennis | Women's singles C3 |
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