Canada at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968.[1] The team finished twelfth in the medal table and won a total of nineteen medals; six gold, six silver and seven bronze.[2] The Canadian team contained twenty-five athletes; eighteen men and seven women.[3][n 1]

Canada at the
1968 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Tel Aviv
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
6
Silver
6
Bronze
7
Total
19
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

This was Canada's first appearance at a Paralympic Games.[4]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldGord PattersonAthleticsMen's novices 60m wheelchair dash A
 GoldDoug Wilson[5]AthleticsMen's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
 GoldEugene ReimerAthleticsMen's club throw B
 GoldEugene ReimerAthleticsMen's discus throw B
 GoldHilda Mae BinnsAthleticsWomen's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
 GoldHilda Mae BinnsSwimmingWomen's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete
 SilverWalter DannAthleticsMen's novices 60m wheelchair dash C
 SilverNeaultAthleticsMen's club throw D
 SilverEugene ReimerAthleticsMen's javelin throw B
 SilverHilda Mae BinnsAthleticsWomen's slalom B
 SilverKaren McPherson[6]SwimmingWomen's 50m backstroke class 3 incomplete
 SilverMillerSwimmingWomen's 50m backstroke class 4 complete
 BronzeBourneAthleticsMen's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
 BronzeGlendine Seeley[5]AthleticsWomen's club throw C
 BronzeGlendine SeeleyAthleticsWomen's javelin throw C
 BronzeWalter SchmidLawn bowlsMen's singles
 BronzeGustav SchusterSwimmingMen's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete
 BronzeKaren McPhersonSwimmingWomen's 50m breaststroke class 3 incomplete
 BronzeKaren McPhersonSwimmingWomen's 100m breaststroke open

See also

Notes

  1. Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (ie 1960 - 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes

References

  1. "Paralympic Games History Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. "Paralympics mean pinnacle of success Only difference between games is that Olympics better publicized". Toronto Star. 13 February 1996. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. "Paralympic Team Gets Rousing Welcome Home". Vancouver Sun. November 22, 1968. p. 10. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  6. "Karen Captures Silver, Bronze". The Vancouver Sun. November 8, 1968. p. 19. Retrieved January 28, 2020.


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