- Christine Selinger
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Medal record Women's paracanoe World Championships Bronze 2009 Dartmouth K-2 200 m, mixed, TA, A Gold 2010 Poznań V-1 200 m LTA, TA, A Silver 2010 Poznań K-1 200 m TA Gold 2011 Szeged V-1 200m LTA Silver 2011 Szeged K-1 200m TA Christine Selinger is a Canadian paracanoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won her first international medal at the 2009 ICF Sprint World Championships, then subsequently won two medals at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań with a gold in the V-1 200 m LTA and a silver in the K-1 200 m TA events. At the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged she repeated her 2010 performance with a gold in the V-1 200m LTA and a second place finish in the K-1 200m TA event.
Christine Selinger is also an adventure enthusiast who became the first paraplegic to traverse the Nootka Trail (located on Nootka Island in British Columbia, Canada) in May 2010. The expedition was referred to in the media as "Nootka No Limits".
Selinger became a paraplegic in late 2006 after a rappelling incident in Savona, BC.
References
- 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships women's V-1 200 m LTA results. - accessed 21 November 2011
- 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships women's K-1 200 m TA results. - accessed 21 November 2011
- 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships women's K-1 200 m TA results. - accessed 20 August 2010.
- 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships women's V-1 200 m LTA, TA, A results. - accessed 20 August 2010.
- Nootka No Limits Expedition. - accessed 21 November 2011
- 2009 ICF Sprint World Championships K2 TA,A Mixed 200m results. accessed 9 November 2010
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