Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Canada at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
IPC code CAN
NPC Canadian Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralympic.ca
in Tokyo, Japan
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors128 in 18 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Priscilla Gagné
Flag bearer (closing) Brent Lakatos
Coaches113 (coaches and staff)
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
5
Silver
10
Bronze
6
Total
21
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1]

Contents

On August 8, 2021, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced the final team of 128 athletes (57 men and 71 women) competing in 128 sports. [2] [3] A total of 113 coaches and support staff will also accompany the team. [4]

On August 21, 2021, judoka Priscilla Gagné was announced as Canada's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. [5] [6]

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Aurélie Rivard Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S10 28 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Greg Stewart Athletics Men's shot put F46 1 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Aurélie Rivard Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S10 1 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Danielle Dorris Swimming Women's 50 metre butterfly S7 3 September
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nate Riech Athletics Men's 1500 metres T38 4 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tristen Chernove Cycling Men's individual pursuit C1 26 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Nicolas-Guy Turbide Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S13 26 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kate O'Brien Cycling Women's time trial C4–5 27 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Priscilla Gagné Judo Women's 52 kg 27 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Brent Lakatos Athletics Men's 5000 m T54 28 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Brent Lakatos Athletics Men's 400 m T53 29 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Danielle Dorris Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S7 30 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Brent Lakatos Athletics Men's 100 m T53 1 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Aurélie Rivard Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke S10 2 September
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Brent Lakatos Athletics Men's 800 metres T53 2 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Keely Shaw Cycling Women's individual pursuit C4 25 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aurélie Rivard Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S10 25 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Stefan Daniel Paratriathlon Men's PTS5 29 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Morgan Bird
Katarina Roxon
Sabrina Duchesne
Aurélie Rivard
Swimming Women's 34pts 4x100m relay 29 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Zachary Gingras Athletics Men's 400 m T38 31 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marissa Papaconstantinou Athletics Women's 100 metres T64 3 September

Competitors

The following is the list of athletes per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 011
Athletics (track and field)9716
Badminton 011
Boccia 314
Cycling 549
Equestrian 044
Goalball 066
Judo 011
Paracanoeing 123
Paratriathlon 134
Rowing 347
Shooting 112
Sitting volleyball 01111
Swimming 61319
Wheelchair basketball 111223
Wheelchair fencing 314
Wheelchair rugby 12012
Wheelchair tennis 101
Total5771128

Archery

Canada qualified one female archer. Karen Van Nest qualified by winning silver at the Pan American Championships in Monterrey, Mexico. [7] This will make her sixth appearance at the Paralympic Games. [7]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Karen Van Nest Women's individual compound open 67811Flag of Japan.svg  Nagano  (JPN)
W 138–130
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin  (CHN)
L 140–142

Athletics (track and field)

Canada's track and field team of 16 athletes (nine men and seven women) was announced on July 30, 2021. [8]

Men's track
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Zachary Gingras 400m T38 51.813 Q50.85Bronze medal icon.svg
Austin Ingram 100m T13 11.2110did not advance
Brent Lakatos 100m T53 14.492 Q14.55Silver medal icon.svg
400m T53 48.002 Q46.75 ARSilver medal icon.svg
800m T53 1:42.296 Q1:36.32Silver medal icon.svg
1500m T53 3:03.7215did not advance
5000m T54 10:15.158 Q10:30.19Silver medal icon.svg
Marathon T54 1:29.184
Thomas Normandeau 400m T47 50.337 Q50.026
Guillaume Ouellet 5000m T13 14:47.475
Nathan Riech 1500m T38 3:58.92Gold medal icon.svg
Austin Smeenk 100m T34 15.927
800m T34 1:46.995 Q1:47.585
Liam Stanley 1500m T38 4:06.955
Men's field
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Greg Stewart Shot put F46 16.75 PRGold medal icon.svg
Women's track
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Jessica Frotten
400m T53 0:59.9881:01.168
800m T53 1:56.799did not advance
1500m T53 3:52.2313did not advance
Marissa Papaconstantinou 100m T64 13.224 Q13.07Bronze medal icon.svg
200m T64 27.225 Q27.085
Women's field
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Charlotte Bolton Discus throw F41 27.726
Shot put F41 8.736
Renee Foessel Discus throw F38 32.234
Jennifer Brown 27.578
Sarah Mickey Discus throw F55 22.496
Amy Watt Long jump T47 5.285

Badminton

Canada qualified one female badminton athlete. Olivia Meier qualified to compete in the women's singles SL4 event. [9] The appearance will also mark Canada's debut in the sport at the Paralympics. [9]

AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Olivia Meier Women's singles SL4 Flag of Thailand.svg  Srinavakul  (THA)
L 1–2
(20–22, 22–20, 13–21)
Flag of Norway.svg  Sagøy  (NOR)
L 0–2
(6–21, 8–21)
Flag of Australia.svg  Dransfield  (AUS)
W 1–2
(7–21, 21–13, 23–21)
3Did not advance

Boccia

Canada qualified in BC4 & Individual BC2 events, they include Danik Allard, Iulian Ciobanu, Marco Dispaltro and Alison Levine. [10]

Individual
AthleteEventPool matchesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Danik Allard Mixed individual BC2 Flag of Portugal.svg  Gonçalves  (POR)
L 4–8
Flag of Japan.svg  Sugimura  (JPN)
L 4–6
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  Tsyplina  (RPC)
W 12–1
3did not advance
Iulian Ciobanu Mixed individual BC4 Flag of Portugal.svg  Oliveira  (POR)
W 3–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lin  (CHN)
W 6–4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng  (CHN)
L 2–8
2did not advance
Alison Levine Flag of Slovakia.svg  Streharsky  (SVK)
W 4–3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Lau  (HKG)
L 2–3
Flag of Croatia.svg  Streharsky  (CRO)
L 8–2
3did not advance
Pairs
AthleteEventPool matchesSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
from
Iulian Ciobanu
Marco Dispaltro
Alison Levine
Mixed pair BC4 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)

Cycling

Canada qualified a total of nine cyclists (five men and four women). Canada will compete in both disciplines (road and track), with four athletes Tristen Chernove, Ross Wilson, Kate O'Brien and Keely Shaw competing in both. The team was named on July 7, 2021. [11] On August 30, 2021, Tristen Chernove withdrew from the Games after announcing his immediate retirement. [12]

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Joey Desjardins Road race H3 2:48:048
Alex Hyndman 3:00:5011
Charles Moreau 2:59:4710
Ross Wilson Road race C1–3 DNF
Joey Desjardins Time trial H3 46:13.8811
Alex Hyndman 51:35.4316
Charles Moreau 47:00.9512
Ross Wilson Time trial C1 27:57.317
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Keely Shaw Road race C4–5 No Time13
Marie-Ève Croteau Road race T1–2 DNF
Shelley Gautier 1:24.485
Kate O'Brien Time trial C4 DNF
Keely Shaw 42:11.094
Marie-Ève Croteau Time trial T1–2 39:45.556
Shelley Gautier 41:07.328

Track

Pursuit
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimeRankOpponent
Results
Rank
Tristen Chernove Men's individual pursuit C1 3:40.5912 QRussian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  Astashov  (RPC)
L Overlapped
Silver medal icon.svg
Keely Shaw Women's individual pursuit C4 3:49.0323 QBFlag of Australia.svg  Lemon  (AUS)
W 3:48.342
Bronze medal icon.svg
Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Tristen Chernove Men's time trial C1–3 DNS
Kate O'Brien Women's time trial C4–5 35.439Silver medal icon.svg

Equestrian

Canada qualified a team of four equestrians. The team was officially named on July 20, 2021. [13]

Individual
AthleteHorseEventTotal
ScoreRank
Lauren Barwick Sandrino Individual championship test grade III 70.0009
Individual freestyle test grade III 72.5076
Winona Hartvikson Onyx Individual championship test grade I 69.8939
Jody Schloss Lieutenant Lobin Individual championship test grade I 69.28611
Roberta Sheffield Fairuza Individual championship test grade III 69.76512
Team
AthleteHorseEventIndividual scoreTotal
TTScoreRank
Lauren Barwick See above Team 70.235211.69910
Winona Hartvikson 69.464
Roberta Sheffield 72.000

Goalball

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Canada women's Women's tournament Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC
L 1–5
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
W 6–2
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
L 3–4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
L 2–4
5did not advance

Women

The women's goalball team qualified by being one of two teams from the 2019 IBSA Goalball Paralympic Ranking Tournament to not have qualified through other tournaments.

Roster

Canada's roster of six athletes was named on June 24, 2021. [14] The following is the Canada roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [15]

No.PlayerClassDate of birth (age)
1 Maryam Salehizadeh B2 (1986-09-21)September 21, 1986 (aged 34)
3 Whitney Bogart B3 (1986-04-21)April 21, 1986 (aged 35)
4 Meghan Mahon B3 (1996-01-15)January 15, 1996 (aged 25)
5 Emma Reinke B3 (1998-06-22)June 22, 1998 (aged 23)
6 Brieann Baldock B3 (1995-12-14)December 14, 1995 (aged 25)
7 Amy Burk B3 (1990-03-17)March 17, 1990 (aged 31)
Group stage
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4301177+109 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 42022214+86
3Flag of Russia.svg  RPC 4202131636
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4202921126
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4103121533
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
RPC  Flag of Russia.svg5–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Yoshinori Nii (Japan)

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6–2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referee: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania)

Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referee: Raili Sipura (Finland), Reza Dehghan (Iran)

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referee: Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania), Raili Sipura (Finland)

Judo

Canada qualified one female judoka. Priscilla Gagné was officially named to the team on July 16, 2021. [16]

AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage
First round
Repechage
Final
Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Priscilla Gagné Women's -52 kg ByeRussian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  Stepaniuk  (RPC)
W 01–00
Flag of Germany.svg  Brussig  (GER)
W 11–00
Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdellaoui  (ALG)
L 00–10
Silver medal icon.svg

Paracanoeing

Canada qualified four boats and three athletes (one man and two women). The team was announced on August 6, 2021. [17] All three canoeists are making their Paralympic debut. [17]

Key
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mathieu St-Pierre Men's VL2 59.6838 SF56.0255 FA56.0295
Brianna Hennessy Women's KL1 59.6567 SF1:01.4646 FA58.2338
Women's VL2 1:05.6086 SF1:06.3165 FA1:03.2545
Andrea Nelson Women's KL2 58.9997 SF55.5715 FA56.6378

Paratriathlon

Canada qualified four triathletes (one man and three women). The team was officially named on July 12, 2021. [18]

AthleteEventSwimTrans 1BikeTrans 2RunTotal timeRank
Stefan Daniel Men's PTS5 10:310:5930:130:4916:5059:22Bronze medal icon.svg
Kamylle Frenette Women's PTS5 11:541:0534:580:4621:261:10:094
Jessica Tuomela
(Guide - Marianne Hogan)
Women's PTVI 12:351:1932:181:1025:311:12:535

Rowing

Canada qualified two boats in mixed events for the games. The mixed coxed four crews qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Final Qualification Regatta in Varese, Italy. [19] While the mixed Double sculls received a bipartite commission invitation allocation. [20] The team of seven rowers was announced on August 4, 2021. [21]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jessye Brockway
Jeremy Hall
Mixed double sculls 9:43.915 R9:11.145 FB9:53.6412
Kyle Fredrickson
Bayleigh Hooper
Victoria Nolan
Andrew Todd
Laura Court c
Mixed coxed four 7:43.844 R7:15.814 FB7:43.038

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

Canada qualified two shooters (one per gender) through bipartie slot allocations. The team was named on August 6, 2021. [22]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Doug Blessin R4 – Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 615.428did not advance
Lyne Tremblay 620.027did not advance
Doug Blessin R5 – Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 627.533did not advance
Lyne Tremblay 609.036did not advance
Doug Blessin R9 – Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH2 610.328did not advance
Lyne Tremblay 586.829did not advance

Sitting volleyball

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Canada women's Women's tournament Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 2–3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
W 3–1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 3–0
2 QFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
L 0-3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 1-3
4

Women's tournament

Canada women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the 2020 World ParaVolley Final Paralympic Qualification Event held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [23]

Roster

Canada's 11 member squad was named on July 22, 2021. [24]

Group play

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3303933.0002892371.219 Semifinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3212842.0002782431.144
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3121560.8332272320.978 Fifth place match
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)3030090.0001432250.636 Seventh place match
Source: TOCOG
(H) Host
27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
18:30
v
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Krisztina Árpás (HUN), Kim Jong-heun (KOR)
(21–25, 26–24, 25–20, 27–29, 17–15)
Results Statistics

29 August 2021 (2021-08-29)
14:00
v
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Ute Fischer (GER), Andre Calado (BRA)
(16–25, 14–25, 25–15, 18–25)
Results Statistics

1 September 2021 (2021-09-01)
20:30
v
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Huang Xiao (CHN), Sari Mannersuo (FIN)
(25–19, 25–15, 25–20)
Results Statistics

Semifinal
3 September 2021 (2021-09-03)
20:30
v
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Vanessa Redes (BRA), Ritsuto Yamamichi (JPN)
(25–18, 25–20, 25–15)
Results Statistics
Bronze medal game
4 September 2021 (2021-09-04)
16:30
v
Bronze medal icon.svg Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Makuhari Messe, Tokyo
Referees: Khalid Shanishah (LBA), Ute Fischer (GER)
(25–15, 24–26, 26–24, 25–14)
Results Statistics

Swimming

Canada qualified nineteen swimmers: six male swimmers including Nicolas-Guy Turbide who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and thirteen female swimmers including Aurelie Rivard and Katarina Roxon who both won medals at the last Paralympic Games. Tess Routliffe was scheduled to compete but withdrew from the swimming team following an injury that occurred at the World Para Swimming World Series finale in Berlin, Routliffe's teammate Danielle Kisser replaced her. [25] [26]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Nicholas Bennett 200m freestyle S14 1:58.498 Q1:56.526
100m backstroke S14
100m breaststroke S14 1:06.734 Q1:06.945
100m butterfly S14 58.389did not advance
200m individual medley SM14 2:13.944 Q2:13.217
Matthew Cabraja 50m freestyle S11 28.139did not advance
400m freestyle S11 4:56.426 Q4:57.637
100m backstroke S11 1:13.989did not advance
100m butterfly S11
Alec Elliot 50m freestyle S10 25.229did not advance
400m freestyle S10 4:14.652 Q4:10.295
100m butterfly S10 58.595 Q58.445
200m individual medley SM10
James Leroux 100m breaststroke SB9 1:11.496
Nicolas-Guy Turbide 50m freestyle S13 24.548 Q24.598
100m backstroke S13 1:01.083 Q59.70Silver medal icon.svg
Zach Zona 400m freestyle S8 4:49.099did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Camille Bérubé 100m freestyle S7 1:19.6412did not advance
100m backstroke S7 1:25.045
100m breaststroke SB6 1:42.808 Q1:44.078
50m butterfly S7
200m individual medley SM7 3:06.643 Q3:03.915
Morgan Bird 50m freestyle S8 33.208 Q32.166
100m butterfly S8
Tammy Cunnington 50m backstroke S4
50m breaststroke SB3 1:17.9413did not advance
150m individual medley SM4 3:41.0613did not advance
Danielle Dorris 100m backstroke S7 1:21.91Silver medal icon.svg
50m butterfly S7
200m individual medley SM7 3:07.534 Q3:03.164
Sabrina Duchesne 100m freestyle S7 1:14.958 Q1:14.556
400m freestyle S7 5:20.595
Nikita Ens 100m freestyle S3 2:32.269did not advance
50m backstroke S3 1:10.829did not advance
150m individual medley SM4 4:34.0117did not advance
Danielle Kisser 100m breaststroke SB6 1:49.0410did not advance
Angela Marina 200m freestyle S14 2:16.196 Q2:15.436
100m backstroke S14
100m breaststroke SB14 1:27.6113did not advance
100m butterfly S14 1:12.0011did not advance
200m individual medley SM14 2:38.9712did not advance
Shelby Newkirk 50m freestyle S6 35.509did not advance
100m freestyle S7 1:19.0611did not advance
100m backstroke S6
Aurélie Rivard 50m freestyle S10 27.742 Q28.11Bronze medal icon.svg
100m freestyle S10 58.601 Q58.14 WRGold medal icon.svg
400m freestyle S10 4:24.08 WRGold medal icon.svg
100m backstroke S10
200m individual medley SM10
Katarina Roxon 100m freestyle S9 1:08.2417did not advance
100m breaststroke SB8 1:26.625 Q1:25.734
200m individual medley SM9 2:47.0910did not advance
Abi Tripp 100m breaststroke SB7 DSQ did not advance
Aly Van Wyck-Smart 100m freestyle S3 2:49.5914did not advance
50m backstroke S3 1:23.3012did not advance
Morgan Bird
Katarina Roxon
Sabrina Duchesne
Aurélie Rivard
34pts 4x100m relay 4:30.40Bronze medal icon.svg

Wheelchair basketball

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalsFinal / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Canada men's Men's tournament Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
L 41–48
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
L 73–77
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
L 56–62
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
W 74–64
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
W 63–52
4 QFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
L 52–66
Did not advanceFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 56–68
8
Canada women's Women's tournament Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
W 73–54
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 61–35
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
L 57–59
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
W 76–37
2 QFlag of the United States.svg  United States
L 48–63
Did not advanceFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
W 68–49
5

Men's tournament

The men's team qualified by winning the silver medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. [27]

Roster

Canada's 12 team member squad was announced on July 19, 2021. [28] The following is the Canada roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [29]

Canada men's national wheelchair basketball team - 2020 Summer Paralympics roster
PlayersCoaches
No.NameAge – Date of birthPts.


4 Nikola Goncin 29 – (1991-12-19)19 December 19914.5
5 Deion Green 31 – (1990-04-28)28 April 19903.5
6 Robert Hedges 41 – (1980-01-05)5 January 19802.5
7 Vincent Dallaire 26 – (1995-03-07)7 March 19951.5
8 Blaise Mutware 27 – (1994-05-14)14 May 19943.5
9 Colin Higgins 30 – (1991-05-23)23 May 19914.5
10 Lee Melymick 26 – (1995-01-09)9 January 19951.0
11 Chad Jassman 37 – (1983-09-16)16 September 19831.5
12 Patrick Anderson 42 – (1979-08-22)22 August 19794.5
13 Jonathan Vermette 30 – (1991-03-04)4 March 19911.0
14 Tyler Miller 37 – (1984-06-24)24 June 19841.5
15 Garrett Ostepchuk 21 – (2000-03-12)12 March 20002.0
Head coach

Matteo Feriani

Assistant coach(es)
Joey Johnson, Nicolas Palmer
Legend
  • Age - describes age on 24 August 2021

Women's tournament

The women's team qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. [30]

Roster

Canada's 11 team member squad was announced on July 19, 2021. [28] The following is the Canada roster in the women's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [31]

Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team - 2020 Summer Paralympics roster
PlayersCoaches
No.NameAge – Date of birthPts.


4 Rosalie Lalonde 24 – (1997-03-27)27 March 19973.0
5 Elodie Tessier 25 – (1996-03-14)14 March 19962.5
6 Arinn Young 25 – (1996-07-10)10 July 19964.5
7 Cindy Ouellet 32 – (1988-12-08)8 December 19883.5
8 Tamara Steeves 31 – (1989-09-23)23 September 19891.5
9 Danielle Duplessis 24 – (1997-07-17)17 July 19974.5
10 Puisand Lai 21 – (2000-07-29)29 July 20001.0
11 Tara Llanes 44 – (1976-11-28)28 November 19761.5
12 Sandrine Berube 22 – (1999-02-05)5 February 19994.5
13 Kady Dandeneau 31 – (1990-01-25)25 January 19904.5
15 Melanie Hawtin 33 – (1988-07-20)20 July 19881.0
Head coach

Marc Ducharme

Assistant coach(es)
Simon Cass, Darrell Nordell
Legend
  • Age - describes age on 24 August 2021

Wheelchair fencing

Canada qualified four athletes (three men and one women). The team was officially named on July 9, 2021. [32]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
OppositionScoreRankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Matthieu Hebert Men's individual foil A Flag of Japan.svg  Kano  (JPN)L 3-515did not advance
Flag of Poland.svg  Nalewajek  (POL)L 0-5
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Demchuk  (UKR)L 1-5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun  (CHN)L 0-5
Men's individual sabre A Flag of Japan.svg  Kano  (JPN)L 1-515did not advance
Flag of Hungary.svg  Osváth  (HUN)L 0-5
Flag of Greece.svg  Ntounis  (GRE)L 0-5
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  Shaburov  (RPC)L 1-5
Pierre Mainville Men's individual épée B Flag of France.svg  Peter  (FRA)W 5-413did not advance
Flag of Iraq.svg  Ali  (IRQ)L 2-5
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  Kuzyukov  (RPC)L 1-5
Flag of Japan.svg  Fujita  (JPN)L 2-5
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Datsko  (UKR)L 1-5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Coutya  (GBR)L 1-5
Men's individual sabre B Flag of France.svg  Valet  (FRA)L 2-59 QFlag of France.svg  Valet  (FRA)
L 9–15
did not advance
Flag of Poland.svg  Pluta  (POL)L 0-5
Flag of Brazil.svg  Chaves  (BRA)W 5-0
Flag of Hungary.svg  Tarjányi  (HUN)L 4-5
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  Kurzin  (RPC)L 2-5
Ryan Rousell Men's individual épée A Flag of Italy.svg  Lambertini  (ITA)L 1-514did not advance
Flag of Germany.svg  Schmidt  (GER)L 2-5
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  Shaburov  (RPC)L 4-5
Flag of Turkey.svg  Akkaya  (TUR)L 0-5
Flag of Iraq.svg  Al-Madhkhoori  (IRQ)L 0-5
Men's individual sabre A Flag of Ukraine.svg  Demchuk  (UKR)L 4-513did not advance
Flag of Italy.svg  Giordan  (ITA)L 0-5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li  (CHN)L 3-5
Flag of Germany.svg  Schmidt  (GER)L 3-5
Sylvie Morel Women's individual foil A Flag of Brazil.svg  Oliveira  (BRA)W 5-315did not advance
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Morkvych  (UKR)L 1-5
Flag of Italy.svg  Trigilia  (ITA)L 2-5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Rong  (CHN)L 1-5
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  Sycheva  (RPC)L 2-5
Women's individual sabre A Flag of Georgia.svg  Tibilashvili  (GEO)L 2-514did not advance
Flag of Poland.svg  Dróżdż  (POL)L 0-5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gu  (CHN)L 1-5
Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  Sycheva  (RPC)L 3-5

Wheelchair rugby

The Canadian team qualified for the games by winning the Final Qualification Tournament held in Richmond, British Columbia in March 2020. [33]

Summary
SquadGroup stageSemifinal5th vs 6thRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Canada national team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
L 47–50
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 54–58
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W 51–36
3Did not advanceFlag of France.svg  France
W 57–49
5
Team roster

Canada's 12 team roster was announced on July 28, 2021. [34]

Group stage
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300171137+346 Semi-finals
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3201158134+244
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3102152144+82 Fifth place Match
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3003108174660 Seventh place Match
Source: Tokyo2020
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg47–50Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

United States  Flag of the United States.svg58–54Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg36-51Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Classification 5th/6th
France  Flag of France.svg49–57Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Wheelchair tennis

Canada qualified one wheelchair tennis athlete. Robert Shaw qualified by being ranked 9th in the world. [35]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Robert Shaw Quad singles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lapthorne  (GBR)
L 3–6, 3-6
did not advance

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