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Nationality | Canadian |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Born | Teschen, Czech Republic [1] | 25 June 1944
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Sport | Alpine Skiing |
Uli Rompel (born June 25, 1944, in Teschen, Czech Republic) is a Canadian Paralympic skier. He competed in alpine skiing in the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics, winning four silver medals.
André Viger, was a French Canadian wheelchair marathoner and Paralympian. He took part in five consecutive Summer Paralympic Games in athletics from 1980 to 1996, winning a total of three gold, three silver and four bronze medals.
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Ulrich "Uli" Kapp is a retired German curler from Übersee.
Paralympic judo has been contested at the Summer Paralympic Games since 1988. The sport is restricted to visually impaired competitors. Men's and women's events are held in various weight classes, just like judo at the Summer Olympics. More than 130 visually impaired judokas, including some from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Spain and Sweden, competed in the Rio 2016 games, making it the biggest yet staged.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished first in the gold and overall medal count.
Sonja Gaudet is a Canadian wheelchair curler. She was on the team that won gold in wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics, the 2010 Winter Paralympics and the 2014 Winter Paralympics. She was also the Canadian Flag bearer for the 2014 Winter Paralympics. She currently resides in Vernon, British Columbia.
Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished twelfth in the medal table and won a total of nineteen medals; six gold, six silver and seven bronze. The Canadian team contained twenty-five athletes; eighteen men and seven women.
Israel sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its athletes finished third in the overall medal count.
Canada competed in the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States, from March 7 to 16, 2002. A total of 27 athletes, were sent by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to compete in three sports. Canada won 15 medals and finished sixth on the medal table, the best finish at the Winter Paralympics at that time.
Canada competed in the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan from March 5 to 14, 1998. 32 athletes were sent by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to compete in three sports. Canada won a record of 15 medals at that time and finished fifteenth on the medal table.
Canada competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway from March 10 to 19, 1994. 34 athletes competed in all four sports: alpine skiing, ice sledge hockey, ice sledge speed racing, and Nordic skiing.
Canada competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes-Albertville, France from March 25 to April 1, 1992. Canada entered 19 athletes in two of the three disciplines at the Games; fifteen in Alpine skiing, and four in Nordic skiing.
Canada competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria from January 17 to 25, 1988. Canada entered 20 athletes in two of the four disciplines at the Games; twelve in Alpine skiing and eight in Nordic skiing.
Aurélie Rivard is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer. After winning three Paralympics gold medals, claiming a silver Paralympic medal and setting two World Records and a Paralympic Record at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Paraswimmer was named Canada's flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.
Canada competed at the inaugural 1976 Winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, 21 to 28 February 1976. Canada sent a team of six athletes in both sporting events: alpine skiing and cross-country skiing.
Canada competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 138 competitors from Canada won 75 medals including 28 gold, 21 silver and 26 bronze, finishing 6th in the medal table.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's goalball tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's goalball tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Wang Haitao is a Chinese wheelchair curler. He participated at the 2014, 2018 Winter Paralympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning two gold medals in 2018 and 2022.
Uli Grötsch is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013.