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Full name | Katarina Mirabelle Roxon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kippens, Newfoundland | April 5, 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Medley swimming, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Leonard Roxon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Katarina Mirabelle Roxon ONL (born April 5, 1993) is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer from Canada. [1] In 2016 she won a gold medal in the 100 metre breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro and was the only representative of Canada [2] there in S9, SB8 and SM9 disability classifications. [3] She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 34pts 4x100m relay. [4]
Roxon finished on top in the 100-metre breaststroke finals. Her father and coach Leonard Roxon left Vellore-India for Canada with his wife Lisa in 1990. [5] She has bagged several medals in various championships.
In 2017 she swam 200-metre individual medley at the Canadian Swimming Championships and won two medals, one of which was gold. [6]
Roxon was included on the "2016 Most Influential Women List" by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity. [8] [9]
Roxon with "nubs up" friends and fellow medalists on the podium at the 2016 Rio Paralympics Games selected as one of the 52 best pictures of the Rio Paralympics by Business Insider Magazine . [10]
Katarina Roxon was selected for Women's History Month in Canada as one of the most influential women who is making history in Newfoundland & Labrador and in Canada. [11]
Roxon is a Community Hero in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [12]
In 2016 she was a speaker at the Easter Seals Canada. [13]
In 2018, Roxon was appointed to the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. [14]
KATARINA ROXON WAY - Highway (Route 490) named after Katarina Roxon. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
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