Corbin Watson

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Corbin Watson
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Watson in 2015
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1987-01-06) January 6, 1987 (age 38)
Kingsville, Ontario, Canada
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Goyang Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gangneung Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Calgary Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Buffalo Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Ostrava Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Buffalo Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Hamar Team competition

Corbin Watson (born January 6, 1987) is a Canadian Paralympic ice sledge hockey goalkeeper.

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Career

He was a member of team Canada who defeated Norway and won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. [1]

Previously, he participated at the 2013 IPC World Sledge Hockey Championships where he and his team won a gold medal. An amputee, he lost his lower right leg following a car crash in 2006. Following the accident he joined Canadian sledge hockey team called Windsor Ice Bullets two years later in Windsor, Ontario where he was inspired by Ray Grassi, his teammate. In 2009 he won a gold medal at the Défi sportif tournament. [2]

Personal life

He is a son of Alex and Joan Watson, and has a brother and a sister. In June 2013 he was awarded with the key to Kingsville for his performance at the 2013 IPC World Sledge Hockey Championship. [3] He is inspired by Canadian hockey players such as Martin Brodeur and Miikka Kiprusoff. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Canada - 2015 Tournament - Roster".
  2. ↑ "Watson, Corbin". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. March 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kingsville to Honour Meghan Agosta and Corbin Watson". April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Corbin Watson". CPC. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.


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