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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1954 Edmonton, Alberta [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing Wheelchair athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Stephen Ellefson (born October 16, 1954) is a Canadian Paralympic athlete. He competed in alpine skiing in the 1988 Winter Paralympics, winning a bronze medal. Later, he competed in wheelchair athletics events in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympics, including the marathon.
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Canada competed at the XI Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia from October 18 to 29, 2000. The Canadian team included 166 athletes; 113 on foot and 53 on wheelchairs. Canada finished third in the medal table and won a total of ninety-six medals; thirty-eight gold, thirty-three silver and twenty-five bronze.
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