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Nationality | Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Etobicoke, Ontario | September 23, 1989||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||
Disability class | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Women's team | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tamara Steeves (born September 23, 1989) is a Canadian 1.5 point wheelchair basketball player from Etobicoke, Ontario who won a gold medal in the 2009 Artland Open which was hosted in Quakenbruck, Germany and in 2011 bronze medal at Osaka Cup which was hosted in Osaka, Japan. She also won a silver medal at Canada Games in her home town Ontario the same year. [1]
In 2013, she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal which was given to her by Minister of State Bal Gosal. [2]
In 2016 she was chosen to represent Canada at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [3] She was also ranked as top athlete with a disability by the Mississauga Sports Council in 2012. [3]
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