Canada at the 1968 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:CAN
Npcname:Canadian Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:1968
Flagcaption:Flag of Canada
Location:Tel Aviv
Rank:12
Gold:6
Silver:6
Bronze:7
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1968

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]

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

Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gord Patterson Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash A
Doug Wilson[5] Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
Men's club throw B
Men's discus throw B
Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
Women's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete
Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash C
Neault Men's club throw D
Men's javelin throw B
Women's slalom B
Karen McPherson[6] Women's 50m backstroke class 3 incomplete
Miller Women's 50m backstroke class 4 complete
Bourne Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
Women's club throw C
Glendine Seeley Women's javelin throw C
Men's singles
Men's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete
Karen McPherson Women's 50m breaststroke class 3 incomplete
Karen McPherson Women's 100m breaststroke open

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paralympic Games History  - Summer . Australian Paralympic Committee . 13 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605061121/http://www.paralympic.org.au/games-amp-events/paralympic-games-history-summer/paralympic-games-history-summer . 5 June 2011 .
  2. Web site: Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 28 April 2011.
  3. Web site: Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 17 May 2011.
  4. News: Paralympics mean pinnacle of success Only difference between games is that Olympics better publicized. https://archive.today/20130201005418/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/19159504.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+13,+1996&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Paralympics+mean+pinnacle+of+success+Only+difference+between+games+is+that+Olympics+better+publicized&pqatl=google. dead. February 1, 2013. 18 May 2011. Toronto Star. 13 February 1996.
  5. News: Vancouver Sun. November 22, 1968. 10. Paralympic Team Gets Rousing Welcome Home. January 28, 2020.
  6. News: Karen Captures Silver, Bronze. The Vancouver Sun. November 8, 1968. 19. January 28, 2020.