Gary Longhi Explained

Gary Longhi
Sport:Paralympic cycling
Birth Date:2 July 1964
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Retired:2001
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Gary Longhi (2 July 1964 - 2 July 2020) was a Canadian Paralympic cyclist who competed in road cycling elite events and took part in four Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2000. He was the first Canadian para-cyclist to be inducted into the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame in 2017. In 1983, Longhi was involved in a serious motorcycle crash which resulted in a life changing brain injury and was severely disabled. He spent three months in a coma and had a tracheotomy.[1] [2]

Longhi died on his 56th birthday after going through euthanasia for two cancers, one of which was incurable.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freeborn. Jeremy. 4 July 2020. Former Canadian Paralympic cycling gold medalist Gary Longhi dies at 56. Canadian Sportscene.
  2. Web site: 20 March 2021. Gary Longhi - International Paralympic Committee. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. Web site: 1 July 2020. A champion's last event (in French). Le Journal de Québec.