Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Canada will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020.
| Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan August 25, 2020 – September 6, 2020 | |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletics
Austin Ingram qualified to compete in the men's 100m T13 event.
Brent Lakatos qualified to compete in the men's 100m T53, men's 400m T53 and men's 800m T53 events.
Austin Smeenk qualified to compete in the men's 800m T34 event.
Nathan Riech qualified to compete in the men's 1500m T38 event.
Guillaume Ouellet qualified to compete in the men's 5000m T13 event.
Greg Stewart qualified to compete in the men's shot put F46 event.
Renee Danielle Foessel qualified to compete in the men's discus throw F38 event.
Goalball
The women's goalball team qualified at the 2019 Parapan American Games for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Swimming
Canada will compete in swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Wheelchair basketball
Both the men's team and women's team qualified to compete in wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][3] Both teams qualified at the 2019 Parapan American Games: the men's team won the silver medal and the women's team won the gold medal at that event.[2][3]
References
- "Brazil secure goalball double at Lima 2019 Parapan American Games". InsideTheGames.biz. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Canadian Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team Takes Home Silver from Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. September 1, 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Canada Wins Gold in Women's Wheelchair Basketball at Lima 2019 Parapan Am Games". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.