Debbie Willows

Debbie Willows

Personal information
Full name	Deborah Willows
Nationality	Canada
Citizenship	Canadian
Born	(1961-03-29) 29 March 1961 London, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Various
Medal record Representing  Canada Paralympic Games Athletics 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's Precision Throw C1 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's Distance Throw C1 Boccia 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's Individual C1 Swimming 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's 25 m Freestyle with Aids C1

Deborah Willows (born 29 March 1961 in London, Ontario)^[1] is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category C1 events.

Career

Willows competed in the 1984 Summer Paralympics in athletics, boccia and swimming. Her best result came in swimming, winning a gold medal in the Women's 25 m Freestyle with Aids C1. Her other medals came when she won bronze in the women's C1 boccia, and in distance and precision throwing events, she won bronze and silver respectively. Willows also competed in the 1988 Summer Paralympics.

Awards and honours

Willows was inducted into the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association Hall of Fame in 2007.^[2]

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