Canada at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Infobox Paralympics Canada
games=2004 Summer
competitors= 143 [cite news |last=Care |first=Tony |title=10 Canadian Paralympians to watch |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2008-09-03 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2008/08/29/f-paralympics-canadians-watch.html |accessdate=2008-09-04]
sports=
flagbearer= Chantal Benoit
officials=
gold= 28
silver= 19
bronze= 25
total= 72
rank= 3

Canada participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. With 28 gold, 19 silver, and 25 bronze medals, the Canadian team placed third in the medal rankings, behind China and Great Britain. Wheelchair basketball player and three-time Paralympic gold medalist Chantal Benoit was the delegation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. [cite web |title=CHANTAL BENOIT NAMED FLAG BEARER FOR PARALYMPIC GAMES |publisher=Canada Basketball |date=February 4, 2008 |url=http://www.basketball.ca/en/hm/inside.php?sid=1&id=401 |accessdate=2008-08-09 ]

Medal table

Medalists

Gold

Athletics

*Andre Beaudoin - 200 m - T52 Men
*Chelsea Clark - 100 m - T34 Women
*Chantal Petitclerc - 100 m - T54 Women
*Lisa Franks - 200 m - T52 Women
*Chantal Petitclerc - 200 m - T54 Women
*Lisa Franks - 400 m - T52 Women
*Chantal Petitclerc - 400 m - T54 Women
*Chantal Petitclerc - 800 m - T54 Women
*Chantal Petitclerc - 1500 m - T54 Women

Boccia

*Paul Gauthier - Individual - BC3

wimming

*Benoit Huot - Men's 50 m Freestyle - S10
*Benoit Huot - Men's 100 m Freestyle - S10
*Benoit Huot - Men's 400 m Freestyle - S10
*Walter Wu - Men's 400 m Freestyle - S13
*Benoit Huot - Men's 100 m Butterfly - S10
*Benoit Huot - Men's 200 m Individual Medley - SM10
*Anne Polinario - Women's 50 m Freestyle - S10
*Kirby Cote - Women's 50 m Freestyle - S13
*Anne Polinario - Women's 100 m Freestyle - S10
*Kirby Cote - Women's 100 m Freestyle - S13
*Kirby Cote - Women's 400 m Freestyle - S13
*Kirby Cote - Women's 100 m Butterfly - S13
*Stephanie Dixon - Women's 100 m Backstroke - S9
*Chelsey Gotell - Women's 100 m Backstroke - S13
*Kirby Cote - Women's 200 m Ind Medley - SM13

Wheelchair Basketball

*Men's Team

ilver

Athletics

*Andre Beaudoin - 400 m - T52 Men
*Jason Dunkerley - 1500 m - T11 Men
*Kelly Smith - Marathon - T54 Men
*Chelsea Lariviere - 100 m - T34 Women

Goalball

*Women's Team

wimming

*Donovan Tildesley - Men's 400 m Freestyle - S11
*Benoit Huot - Men's 100 m Backstroke - S10
*Walter Wu - Men's 100 m Backstroke - S13
*Donovan Tildesley - Men's 200 m Individual Medley - SM11
*Walter Wu - Men's 200 m Individual Medley - SM13
*Stephanie Dixon - Women's 100 m Freestyle - S9
*Stephanie Dixon - Women's 400 m Freestyle - S9
*Stephanie Dixon - Women's 100 m Butterfly - S9
*Kirby Cote - Women's 100 m Breaststroke - SB13
*Anne Polinario - Women's 100 m Backstroke - S10
*Kirby Cote - Women's 100 m Backstroke - S13
*Stephanie Dixon - Women's 200 m Ind Medley - SM9
*Anne Polinario, Danielle Campo, Andrea Cole, Stephanie Dixon - Women's 4x100 m Freestyle - 34 Pts
*Stephanie Dixon, Anne Polinario, Elisabeth Walker, Darda Geiger - Women's 4x100 m Medley - 34 Pts

Wheelchair Rugby

*Mike Bacon - class 1.0
*Ian Chan - class 3.0
*Allan Chartrand - class 2.0
*Jared Funk - class 0.5
*Garett Hickling - class 3.5
*Fabien Lavoie - class 3.0
*Raymond Lizotte - class 2.0
*Daniel Paradis - class 0.5
*Allan Semeniuk - class 2.0
*Patrice Simard - class 1.5
*Michael Whitehead - class 3.0
*David Willsie - class 3.0

Bronze

Athletics

*Andre Beaudoin - 100 m - T52 Men
*Jeffrey Adams - 400 m - T54 Men
*Stuart McGregor - 800 m - T13 Men
*Dean Bergeron - 800 m - T52 Men
*Clayton Gerein - Marathon - T52 Men
*France Gagne - Javelin Throw - F13 Men
*Diane Roy - 400 m - T54 Women
*Jessica Matassa - 800 m - T54 Women
*Diane Roy - 1500 m - T54 Women
*Courtney Knight - Discus Throw - F13 Women

Boccia

*Paul Gauthier, Alison Kabush - Pairs - BC3

Equestrian

*Karen Brain on Dasskara - Ind. Dressage CH GIV
*Karen Brain on Dasskara - Ind. Dressage FR GIV

wimming

*Donovan Tildesley - Men's 100 m Freestyle - S11
*Brian Hill - Men's 400 m Freestyle - S13
*Brian Hill - Men's 100 m Backstroke - S13
*Danielle Campo - Women's 50 m Freestyle - S7
*Stephanie Dixon - Women's 50 m Freestyle - S9
*Chelsey Gotell - Women's 50 m Freestyle - S13
*Chelsey Gotell - Women's 100 m Freestyle - S13
*Danielle Campo - Women's 400 m Freestyle - S7
*Elisabeth Walker - Women's 50 m Butterfly - S7
*Andrea Cole - Women's 100 m Butterfly - S8
*Chelsey Gotell - Women's 200 m Ind Medley - SM13

Wheelchair Basketball

*Women's Team

Competitors and results by event

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=Cycling=

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=Judo=

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=Powerlifting=

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=Shooting=

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=Swimming=

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=Table Tennis=

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=Wheelchair Basketball=

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=Wheelchair Fencing=

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=Wheelchair Rugby=

* * Semi-final game
* ** Gold medal final

=Wheelchair Tennis=

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Media coverage

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ee also

*Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
*2004 Summer Paralympics

References