James Gemmell Explained

James Gemmell
Birth Date:1980 4, mf=y
Birth Place:100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada
Height:5 ft 11 in
Weight:175 lb
Position:Defence
Years Active:2006–present
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Sport:Ice sledge hockey
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James Gemmell (born April 26, 1980) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.

Gemmell was born in 100 Mile House, British Columbia and lists his hometown as Quesnel, British Columbia. In 2004, he had his right leg amputated above the knee after an automobile accident. He began playing sledge hockey in 2006 with the Surrey Eagles.[1]

Gemmell won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Goyang, Korea, and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Gemmell . paralympic.ca . 2015-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150131092311/http://paralympic.ca/james-gemmell . 2015-01-31 . live.
  2. Web site: Gemmell won’t get starring role in Team Canada’s sledge hockey team - 2014 Winter Games . 3 March 2014 . 2014 Winter Games . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427042211/http://www.canada.com/olympics/paralympics/gemmell-wont-get-starring-role-in-team-canadas-sledge-hockey-team . 27 April 2015.