Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968.[1] The team finished twelfth in the medal table and won a total of nineteen medals; six gold, six silver and seven bronze.[2] The Canadian team contained twenty-five athletes; eighteen men and seven women.[3][n 1]
| Canada at the 1968 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tel Aviv | |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
This was Canada's first appearance at a Paralympic Games.[4]
Medallists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Gord Patterson | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash A |
| Gold |
Doug Wilson[5] | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B |
| Gold |
Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's club throw B |
| Gold |
Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's discus throw B |
| Gold |
Hilda Mae Binns | Athletics | Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash B |
| Gold |
Hilda Mae Binns | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete |
 Silver |
Walter Dann | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash C |
| Silver |
Neault | Athletics | Men's club throw D |
| Silver |
Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's javelin throw B |
| Silver |
Hilda Mae Binns | Athletics | Women's slalom B |
| Silver |
Karen McPherson[6] | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke class 3 incomplete |
| Silver |
Miller | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke class 4 complete |
 Bronze |
Bourne | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B |
| Bronze |
Glendine Seeley[5] | Athletics | Women's club throw C |
| Bronze |
Glendine Seeley | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C |
| Bronze |
Walter Schmid | Lawn bowls | Men's singles |
| Bronze |
Gustav Schuster | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete |
| Bronze |
Karen McPherson | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke class 3 incomplete |
| Bronze |
Karen McPherson | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke open |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (ie 1960 - 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes
References
edit- ^ "Paralympic Games History – Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Paralympics mean pinnacle of success Only difference between games is that Olympics better publicized". Toronto Star. 13 February 1996. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Paralympic Team Gets Rousing Welcome Home". Vancouver Sun. November 22, 1968. p. 10. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Karen Captures Silver, Bronze". The Vancouver Sun. November 8, 1968. p. 19. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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