| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paralympic athletics | ||
Representing  Canada | ||
| Parapan American Games | ||
 | 2011 Guadalajara | Road race H1M/H1-2W |
Myriam Adam (born July 11, 1993) is a former paracyclist from Canada that competed mainly in category H1-2W events. She is from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
In April 2010, she participated at the 2010 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships, obtaining two silver medals. [1] At the 2011 Parapan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Myriam captured the gold medal in the hand cycle division. [2]
For the 2015–16 season, Myriam was named to the roster of the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team. [3]
Of note, Myriam was part of the Quebec provincial women's ice sledge hockey team that competed at the Challenge Hivernal Adaptavie in February 2015.
Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitation centre in Stockholm, Sweden, and played under similar rules to standard ice hockey. Players are seated on sleds and use special hockey sticks with metal "teeth" on the tips of their handles to navigate the ice. Playing venues use an ice hockey rink.
Paul Rosen is a Canadian ice sledge hockey goalie and motivational speaker from Thornhill, Ontario.
Jean Labonté is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.
The ice sledge hockey competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the UBC Winter Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 50 U.S. competitors took part in all five sports. The American delegation included five former members of the U.S. military, including a veteran of the Iraq War and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.
Canada was the host country of the 2010 Winter Paralympics, in Vancouver, the first time it had hosted the Winter Paralympics.
Hervé Lord is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He was born in Saint-Pamphile, Quebec, Canada.
The Canada national ice sledge hockey team is the men's team representing Canada at international competition. The team has been overseen since 2003 by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1993 until 2003, the team was an associate member of Hockey Canada. Since 2010 international para ice hockey has been a mixed event but Team Canada has yet to name a female player to its roster for any tournament. The national team created exclusively for Canadian women is the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team. This article deals chiefly with the national men's team.
Christine Gauthier is a Canadian sledge hockey player and paracanoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 200 m LTA event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań. Gauthier also participated in women's ice sledge hockey. A member of the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team since 2012, she competed in the first-ever IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup in 2014.
Billy Bridges is a Canadian ice sledge hockey and wheelchair basketball player. Born in Summerside, he has spina bifida. On July 1, 2011, Bridges married former Olympic women's ice hockey player Sami Jo Small. He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, in Para ice hockey winning a silver medal.
Jessica Matassa is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category T54 sprint events. She was born in Windsor, Ontario.
Canada women's national goalball team is the women's national team of Canada. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
Canada men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Canada. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
Kelsey DiClaudio is an athlete who participates in women's ice sledge hockey. A member of the United States women's national ice sledge hockey team, she competed in the first-ever IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup in 2014. Prior to competing with the national women's team, DiClaudio competed with men on the Pittsburgh Mighty Penguins.
Nina Nissly is a women's ice sledge hockey player that compete for the United States women's national ice sledge hockey team. Born in Skupina, Russia, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy in her infancy. Of note, she was a member of the US roster that competed at the inaugural IPC Ice Sledge Hockey International Women's Cup, capturing the gold medal.
The Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team is the national team representing Canada in women's international sledge hockey. The team competed at the IPC International Cup and now competes at the Para Ice Hockey Women's World Challenge. The team currently receives funding from the Hockey Canada Foundation through grants which enables it to run a grassroots development program.
Christina Picton is an athlete that participates in Nordic skiing and biathlon. She previously played women's ice sledge hockey. A member of the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team since 2006. Picton served as the captain of the national team during the 2014–15 season.
Canada competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 18 March 2018. Canada sent a team of 55 athletes to compete in all six sports. The chef de mission was retired sledge hockey player Todd Nicholson, appointed in January 2017.
Shelley Gautier is a Canadian multi-medalist in para-cycling. At the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships from 2010 to 2022, Gautier has won 16 golds as part of her 19 medals. At the Parapan American Games, Gautier won a silver at the mixed road time trial event held at the 2011 Parapan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games. As a Paralympic competitor, Gautier won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the women's time trial event. Apart from para-cycling, Gautier competed in disabled sailing. Gautier was inducted into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame in 2003 and nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2015.
Liam Hickey is a Canadian Sledge Hockey player.
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