Canada at the 1998 Winter Paralympics explained

Npc:CAN
Npcname:Canadian Paralympic Committee
Games:Winter Paralympics
Year:1998
Flagcaption:Flag of Canada
Location:Nagano
Competitors:32
Sports:3
Flagbearer:Bill Harriott (opening)[1]
Colette Bourgonje (closing)
Rank:15
Gold:1
Silver:9
Bronze:5
Appearances:auto

Canada competed in the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan from March 5 to 14, 1998. 32 athletes were sent by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to compete in three sports.[2] Canada won a record of 15 medals at that time and finished fifteenth on the medal table.[3]

Medalists

See main article: 1998 Winter Paralympics medal table.

MedalNameSportEvent
Men's Super-G LW11
Men's giant slalom LW11
Men's slalom LW11
Men's Super-G LW11

Guide: Dale Winder
Women's Super-G B1,3
Women's Super-G LW3,4,5/7,6/8
Women's giant slalom LW3,4,5/7,6/8
Women's 2.5 km sitski
Women's 5 km sitski

Ice sledge hockey
Women's giant slalom LW3,4,5/7,6/8
Men's downhill LW11
Men's Super-G LW4

Guide: Dale Winder
Women's giant slalom B1,3

Guide: Dale Winder
Women's slalom B1,3

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Labonté named flagbearer for Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony . March 8, 2010 . Canadian Paralympic Committee . March 8, 2014.
  2. Web site: Canadian Paralympic Team leaves for Nagano . February 27, 1998 . Canadian Paralympic Committee . March 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/19990202082132/http://www.paralympic.com/press/feb27.html . February 2, 1999.
  3. News: Christie . James . March 16, 1998 . Canadian paralympians outperform . The Globe and Mail . Toronto, Ontario . S5 . 0319-0714 . With one gold, nine silver and five bronze medals, the haul by the team of 32 athletes recorded the best-ever Canadian performance at the Winter Paralympics. The previous high was 12 medals at both the 1988 and 1992 Games. .