Chelsea Lariviere
Chelsea Lariviere is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category T34 sprint events.
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Medal record
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Career
Lariviere competed with Team Canada from 1999 until 2006.[1] In 2004 where she gained her silver medal in the 100m behind fellow Canadian Chelsea Clark. She also earned a silver medal in the women's 400 metres and two bronze medals in the 100 and 200 meter race at 2002 World Para Athletics Championships.[2] She later partnered with a Paralympics Ontario program to raise awareness of programs aimed at children with disabilities.[3]
Following the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships, Lariviere decided to retire from wheelchair athletics and complete her Honours Bachelor of Arts psychology degree at Carleton University.[1]
References
- "CHELSEA LARIVIERE - WHEELCHAIR RACING". motivatecanada.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- "Paralympians shoot for another medal rush". slam.canoe.com. September 12, 2004. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- "Paralympian Silver Medalist Visits Harrowsmith". frontenacnews.ca. March 3, 2005. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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