Kevin Rempel

Kevin Rempel
Rempel in 2015
Personal information
Born (1982-09-15) September 15, 1982
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Years active 2008–present
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg)
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Ice sledge hockey
Position Forward
Medal record
Men's Ice sledge hockey
Paralympic Games
2014 Sochi
IPC World Men Championships
2013 - Goyang

Kevin Rempel (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian sledge hockey player.

Rempel was born in St. Catharines, Ontario and lists his hometown as Vineland, Ontario. He became an incomplete paraplegic in July 2006 after a dirt bike jumping accident. He began playing sledge hockey in 2008 with the Niagara Thunderblades.[1] He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Goyang, Korea, and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Rempel". paralympic.ca.
  2. ↑ "Sledge hockey player Kevin Rempel overcomes family tragedy through positive thinking, perseverance - 2014 Winter Games". 2014 Winter Games. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015.
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