Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team

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Canada
Canadian Paralympic Committee.svg
IWBF Ranking1st
IWBF zone Americas
National federation Wheelchair Basketball Canada
Coach Bill Johnson
Paralympic Games
Appearances10
Medals Med 1.png :3 Med 2.png :0 Med 3.png :1
World Championships
Medals Med 1.png :5 Med 2.png :0 Med 3.png :2
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Women's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Women's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Women's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Women's wheelchair basketball
World Wheelchair Basketball Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Stoke Mandeville Women
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Sydney Women
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Kitakyushu Women
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Amsterdam Women
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Toronto Women
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Saint-Étienne Women
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Birmingham Women
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Puerto Rico Women
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Women
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Women

The Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team is one of Canada's most successful national sporting teams. It is the only national women's wheelchair basketball team to have won three consecutive gold medals at the Paralympic Games in 1992, 1996 and 2000, and the only one to have won four consecutive World Wheelchair Basketball Championships, in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. [1] In 2014 it won a fifth World Championship. [2]

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History

Wheelchair basketball has been played in Canada since the 1940s. [3] A women's tournament was held at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, [4] and a Canadian women's team participated in the 1972 Summer Paralympics. [5]

The women's team went on to become one of Canada's most successful national sporting teams, rivalled only by the ice hockey teams. It is the only national women's wheelchair basketball team to have won three consecutive gold medals at the Paralympic Games and the only one to have won four consecutive World Wheelchair Basketball Championships,. [1] In 2014 it won a fifth world championship at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto. [2]

Paralympic games

Team Canada is the only team to have won three consecutive gold medals at the Summer Paralympics, in 1992, 1996 and 2000. [1]

IWBF World Championships

The first Wheelchair Basketball World Championship for women was held in 1990, and since then Team Canada has won five times, including four consecutive wins in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. [6] In 2014 it won a fifth World Championship before a home crowd in Toronto. [2]

Other International Tournaments

Parapan American Games

Team Canada has won one gold medal and five silver medals at the Parapan Am Games: [1]

Women's U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships

The inaugural Women's U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships was held from 15 to 21 July 2011 at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. [7] The Canadian team was placed fourth, after the United States, Australia and Great Britain. [8] The team included Cindy Ouellet, Maude Jacques, Jamey Jewells, Tamara Steeves and Abby Stubbert. [9] At the 2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Beijing, Canada placed fourth after Great Britain, Australia and China. [10]

Teams

2012 Summer Paralympic Games

Australia - Canada match, women's wheelchair basketball at Paralympics 2012, September 1. Canada (in red), left to right: Elaine Allard, Janet Mclachlan, Kendra Ohama, Cindy Ouellet, Tamara Steeves, Maude Jacques, Katie Harnock, Tracey Ferguson, Jamey Jewells, Jessica Vliegenthart, Tara Feser Australia - Canada, women's wheelchair basketball at Paralympics 2012.jpeg
Australia - Canada match, women's wheelchair basketball at Paralympics 2012, September 1. Canada (in red), left to right: Elaine Allard, Janet Mclachlan, Kendra Ohama, Cindy Ouellet, Tamara Steeves, Maude Jacques, Katie Harnock, Tracey Ferguson, Jamey Jewells, Jessica Vliegenthart, Tara Feser

Team Canada at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London consisted of: [11]

The following is the Canada roster in the women's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [12]

Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team-2012 Summer Paralympics roster
PlayersCoaches
No.NameAge – Date of birthPts.ClubCtr.
4 Elaine Allard 35 – (1977-02-25)25 February 19771.5 Gladiateurs de Larval Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
5 Janet McLachlan 35 – (1977-08-26)26 August 19774.5 BC Breakers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
6 Kendra Ohama 47 – (1965-06-01)1 June 19652.5 Trier Dolphins Flag of Germany.svg
7 Cindy Ouellet 23 – (1988-12-08)8 December 19883.5 University of Alabama Flag of the United States.svg
8 Tamara Steeves 22 – (1989-09-23)23 September 19891.5 Brampton Cruisers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
9 Maude Jacques 20 – (1992-04-21)21 April 19922.5 University of Alabama Flag of the United States.svg
10 Katie Harnock 29 – (1983-08-12)12 August 19832.0 University of Alabama Flag of the United States.svg
11 Elisha Williams 34 – (1978-06-09)9 June 19784.5 BC Breakers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
12 Tracey Ferguson 37 – (1974-09-07)7 September 19743.0 Variety Village Club Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
13 Jamey Jewells 23 – (1989-08-23)23 August 19891.0 Trier Dolphins Flag of Germany.svg
14 Jessica Vliegenthart 29 – (1983-08-11)11 August 19831.0 BC Breakers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
15 Tara Feser 32 – (1980-02-02)2 February 19804.5 Edmonton Inferno Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Head coach
  • Bill Johnson
Assistant coach(es)

2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship

The gold-medal winning 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship team consisted of: [13]

NumberNameDate of BirthClassificationClub
4 Elaine Allard 25 February 19771.5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saint-Eustache
5 Janet McLachlan 26 August 19774.5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver
6 Arinn Young 10 July 19964.5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Legal
7 Cindy Ouellet 8 December 19883.5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Québec
8 Tamara Steeves 23 September 19891.5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mississauga
9 Maude Jacques 21 April 19922.5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sainte-Catherine
10 Katie Harnock 12 August 19832.0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Elmira
11 Darda Sales 11 September 19824.5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg London (Ontario)
12 Tracey Ferguson 7 September 19743.0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Holland Landing
13 Jamey Jewells 23 August 19891.0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Donkin
14 Amanda Yan 22 May 19883.0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Burnaby
15 Melanie Hawtin 20 July 19881.5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oakville
Alt.Corin Metzger28 February 19922.5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Elmira

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Team Canada - Women's National Team". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Schedule & Results - 2014 WWWBC". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. "A Canadian Perspective". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. Labanowich & Thiboutout 2011, p. 293.
  5. Labanowich & Thiboutout 2011, p. 297.
  6. "Past World Championship Results". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  7. "Event Overview". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  8. "Women U25 National Team". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  9. "Women's U25 Roster". Archived from the original on 2014-07-22. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  10. "Team Canada Places Fourth at 2015 Women's U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  11. "2012 Women's Roster". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  12. "Wheelchair Basketball Canada Nominates Men's and Women's Teams for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  13. "Team Canada Women's Roster". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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