| Canada at the 1988 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 157 |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Canada competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. 157 competitors from Canada won 152 medals including 55 gold, 42 silver and 55 bronze and finished 4th in the medal table. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Daniel Wesley | Athletics | Men's 100m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Gold | Jamie Bone | Athletics | Men's 100m C3 |
| Gold | Robert Easton | Athletics | Men's 100m C4-5 |
| Gold | Serge Raymond | Athletics | Men's 200m 1B |
| Gold | Andre Beaudoin | Athletics | Men's 200m 1C |
| Gold | Jamie Bone | Athletics | Men's 200m C3 |
| Gold | Robert Easton | Athletics | Men's 200m C4-5 |
| Gold | Clayton Gerein | Athletics | Men's 400m 1B |
| Gold | Jeff Tiessen | Athletics | Men's 400m A5/A7 |
| Gold | Jamie Bone | Athletics | Men's 400m C3 |
| Gold | Clayton Gerein | Athletics | Men's 800m 1B |
| Gold | Paul Clark | Athletics | Men's 800m 2 |
| Gold | Daniel Wesley | Athletics | Men's 800m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Gold | Serge Raymond | Athletics | Men's 1500m 1B |
| Gold | Clayton Gerein | Athletics | Men's 5000m 1B |
| Gold | Serge Raymond | Athletics | Men's marathon 1B |
| Gold | Marc Quessy | Athletics | Men's marathon 2 |
| Gold | Andre Viger | Athletics | Men's marathon 3 |
| Gold | Arnold Boldt | Athletics | Men's high jump A2/A9 |
| Gold | Richard Reelie | Athletics | Men's discus throw 1B |
| Gold | Richard Reelie | Athletics | Men's javelin throw 1B |
| Gold | Richard Reelie | Athletics | Men's shot put 1B |
| Gold | Jacques Martinez | Athletics | Men's shot put 4 |
| Gold | Claude Poumerol | Athletics | Women's 100m A4/A9 |
| Gold | Sylvie Bergeron | Athletics | Women's 200m C8 |
| Gold | Joanne Bouw | Athletics | Women's discus throw C7 |
| Gold | Joanne Bouw | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C7 |
| Gold | Joanne Bouw | Athletics | Women's shot put C7 |
| Gold | Halldor Bjarnason | Cycling | Men's tricycle 1500m C5-6 |
| Gold | Dean Dwyer | Cycling | Men's 60 km LC3 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B3 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B3 |
| Gold | Stephane Lecours | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle A2 |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle B1 |
| Gold | Lee Grenon | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle B2 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle B3 |
| Gold | Stephane Lecours | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A2 |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke B1 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke B3 |
| Gold | Stephane Lecours | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke A2 |
| Gold | Stephane Lecours | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly A2 |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B1 |
| Gold | Lee Grenon | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B2 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly B3 |
| Gold | Stephane Lecours | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley A2 |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley B1 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley B3 |
| Gold | Michael Edgson | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley B3 |
| Gold | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay B1-B3 |
| Gold | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay B1-B3 |
| Gold | Tammy Barker | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C4 |
| Gold | Tammy Barker | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle C4 |
| Gold | Joanne Mucz | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle A4 |
| Gold | Yvette Weicker | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke B1 |
 Silver | Andre Beaudoin | Athletics | Men's 100m 1C |
| Silver | Marc Quessy | Athletics | Men's 100m 2 |
| Silver | William Wiebe | Athletics | Men's 100m A6/A8-9/L4 |
| Silver | Michael Johner | Athletics | Men's 100m C4-5 |
| Silver | Daniel Wesley | Athletics | Men's 200m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Silver | Gino Vendetti | Athletics | Men's 200m C4-5 |
| Silver | Daryl Stubel | Athletics | Men's 400m 1B |
| Silver | Andre Beaudoin | Athletics | Men's 400m 1C |
| Silver | Daniel Wesley | Athletics | Men's 400m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Silver | Michael Johner | Athletics | Men's 400m C4-5 |
| Silver | Clayton Gerein | Athletics | Men's 1500m 1B |
| Silver | Paul Clark | Athletics | Men's 1500m 2 |
| Silver | Daniel Wesley | Athletics | Men's 1500m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Silver | Daniel Wesley | Athletics | Men's 5000m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Silver | Andre Viger | Athletics | Men's 10000m 3 |
| Silver | Paul Clark | Athletics | Men's marathon 2 |
| Silver | Arnold Boldt | Athletics | Men's long jump A2/A9 |
| Silver | Gary Schaff | Athletics | Men's discus throw 2 |
| Silver | Stewart McKeown | Athletics | Men's discus throw 3 |
| Silver | John Belanger | Athletics | Men's discus throw A1-3/A9/L3 |
| Silver | John Belanger | Athletics | Men's javelin throw A1-3/A9/L3 |
| Silver | James Enright | Athletics | Men's javelin throw A4/A9 |
| Silver | Debbi Kostelyk | Athletics | Women's 100m 3 |
| Silver | Claude Poumerol | Athletics | Women's 200m A4/A9 |
| Silver | Linda Hamilton | Athletics | Women's 400m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Silver | Sylvie Bergeron | Athletics | Women's 400m C8 |
| Silver | Linda Hamilton | Athletics | Women's 800m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Silver | Norma Lorincz | Athletics | Women's 800m C7 |
| Silver | Halldor Bjarnason | Cycling | Men's tricycle 3000m C5-6 |
| Silver | Michael Johnson | Powerlifting | Men's 82.5 kg |
| Silver | Heather Kuttai | Shooting | Women's air pistol 2-6 |
| Silver | Bernard Gehring Heather Kuttai Richard Schell | Shooting | Mixed air pistol team open |
| Silver | Tomas Hainey | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle 6 |
| Silver | Tomas Hainey | Swimming | Men's 400m freestyle 6 |
| Silver | Jeff Worobetz | Swimming | Men's 50m breaststroke C6 |
| Silver | Tomas Hainey | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly 6 |
| Silver | Tomas Hainey | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley 6 |
| Silver | Joanne Mucz | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle A4 |
| Silver | Yvette Weicker | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle B1 |
| Silver | Joanne Mucz | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke A4 |
| Silver | Tammy Barker | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke C4 |
| Silver | Judy Goodrich | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke C8 |
 Bronze | David Severin | Athletics | Men's 100m C3 |
| Bronze | Michael Johner | Athletics | Men's 200m C4-5 |
| Bronze | Ted Vince | Athletics | Men's 400m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Bronze | David Severin | Athletics | Men's 400m C3 |
| Bronze | Andre Beaudoin | Athletics | Men's 800m 1C |
| Bronze | Andre Viger | Athletics | Men's 800m 3 |
| Bronze | Jeff Adams | Athletics | Men's 800m 5-6 |
| Bronze | Keith Myette | Athletics | Men's 800m B1 |
| Bronze | Ken Thomas | Athletics | Men's 800m C2 |
| Bronze | Robert Mearns | Athletics | Men's 800m C7 |
| Bronze | Jeff Adams | Athletics | Men's 1500m 5-6 |
| Bronze | Robert Mearns | Athletics | Men's 1500m C7 |
| Bronze | David Howe | Athletics | Men's 5000m cross country C7 |
| Bronze | James Enright | Athletics | Men's high jump A4/A9 |
| Bronze | Andre Viger | Athletics | Men's 5000m 3 |
| Bronze | Clayton Gerein | Athletics | Men's marathon 1B |
| Bronze | Ted Vince | Athletics | Men's marathon A1-3/A9/L1-2 |
| Bronze | Jacques Martinez | Athletics | Men's discus throw 4 |
| Bronze | Stewart McKeown | Athletics | Men's shot put 3 |
| Bronze | John Belanger | Athletics | Men's shot put A1-3/A9/L3 |
| Bronze | Terry Robinson | Athletics | Men's slalom C1 |
| Bronze | Linda Hamilton | Athletics | Women's 100m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Bronze | Lynette Wildeman | Athletics | Women's 100m A6/A8-9/L4 |
| Bronze | Sylvie Sauve | Athletics | Women's 100m C6 |
| Bronze | Linda Hamilton | Athletics | Women's 200m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Bronze | Lynette Wildeman | Athletics | Women's 200m A6/A8-9/L4 |
| Bronze | Sonja Atkins | Athletics | Women's 400m C7 |
| Bronze | Racquel Head | Athletics | Women's 800m C7 |
| Bronze | Linda Hamilton | Athletics | Women's 1500m A1-3/A9/L2 |
| Bronze | Jacqueline Toews | Athletics | Women's discus throw B2 |
| Bronze | Trish Lovegrove | Athletics | Women's shot put B1 |
| Bronze | Ljiliana Wubisic | Athletics | Women's shot put B2 |
| Bronze | Marjorie Lynch | Athletics | Women's shot put C4 |
| Bronze | Jamie Bone Andre Lavallee Laura Misciagna David Severin | Athletics | Mixed 4 × 100 m relay C2-3 |
| Bronze | Patricia Campion Lucy Greco Danielle Lessard Lisa McLeod Dianne Robitaille Helena Rooyakkers | Goalball | Women's tournament |
| Bronze | Pier Morten | Judo | Men's 65 kg |
| Bronze | Eddie Morten | Judo | Men's 71 kg |
| Bronze | Adam Salamandyk | Shooting | Men's air rifle 2 positions with aids 1A-1C |
| Bronze | Adam Salamandyk | Shooting | Men's air rifle kneeling with aids 1A-1C |
| Bronze | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle B1 |
| Bronze | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle B1 |
| Bronze | Philip Mindorff | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke A8 |
| Bronze | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 200m breaststroke B1 |
| Bronze | Lee Grenon | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley B2 |
| Bronze | Yvette Weicker | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle B1 |
| Bronze | Susan Chick | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C6 |
| Bronze | Judy Goodrich | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C8 |
| Bronze | Michelle Arnold | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle B3 |
| Bronze | Michelle Arnold | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke B3 |
| Bronze | Yvette Weicker | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke B1 |
| Bronze | Yvette Weicker | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke B1 |
| Bronze | Tamara Boccaccio | Swimming | Women's 200m breaststroke B1 |
| Bronze | Yvette Weicker | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley B1 |
| Bronze | Michelle Arnold | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley B3 |
| Bronze | Michelle Arnold | Swimming | Women's 400m individual medley B3 |
| Bronze | Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay B1-B3 |
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