Canada at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

Canada was the host of the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto. Its athletes finished sixth in the overall medal count.[1]

Canada at the
1976 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Toronto
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
25
Silver
26
Bronze
26
Total
77
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

This was Canada's first and only appearance on Canadian soil.

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold J. Harrison Athletics Men's 100m D
  Gold P. Colisto Athletics Men's 800m 5
  Gold Arnold Boldt Athletics Men's high jump D
  Gold Arnold Boldt Athletics Men's long jump D
  Gold Doug Lyons Athletics Men's shot put 2
  Gold Beverly Stanger Athletics Women's high jump A
  Gold G. Bloomfield Athletics Women's high jump B
  Gold Jean Pacquette[2] Athletics Women's discus throw A
  Gold Jean Pacquette Athletics Women's javelin throw A
  Gold Lucille Baillargeon Athletics Women's javelin throw B
  Gold Jean Pacquette Athletics Women's pentathlon A
  Gold Lucille Baillargeon Athletics Women's pentathlon B
  Gold P. Lynn Lawn bowls Men's singles B
  Gold F. Widgory Lawn bowls Men's singles C
  Gold Victor Goetz
P. Lynn
Lawn bowls Men's pairs B
  Gold R. Thibodeau Shooting Mixed rifle shooting 1A-1C
  Gold J. Byrns Shooting Mixed rifle shooting amputee
  Gold Dean Mellway Snooker Men's 2-5
  Gold Timothy McIsaac
Jacques Pilon
D. Wall
D. Whitehead
Swimming Men's 4x100m medley relay A
  Gold Doris Choptain Swimming Women's 100m backstroke B
  Gold Doris Choptain Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke B
  Gold Doris Choptain Swimming Women's 400m individual medley B
  Gold G. Bloomfield
D. Choptain
L. Lahey
Simmons
Swimming Women's 4x100m medley relay B
  Gold G. Chrak Table tennis Men's singles D
  Silver Magella Belanger Athletics Men's 100m C
  Silver S. Holcomb Athletics Men's 100m D
  Silver P. Colisto Athletics Men's 1500m 5
  Silver Victor Goetz Athletics Men's 1500m walk B
  Silver R. Muise Athletics Men's club throw 1B
  Silver Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's discus throw 4
  Silver Chris Facey Athletics Men's precision javelin throw E
  Silver Dennis Cherenko Athletics Men's pentathlon 1B
  Silver Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's pentathlon 4
  Silver Jean Pacquette Athletics Women's 60m A
  Silver T. Stevenson Athletics Women's 60m A
  Silver Lucille Baillargeon Athletics Women's long jump B
  Silver Lucie Raiche Athletics Women's discus throw 4
  Silver L. Lahey Athletics Women's discus throw B
  Silver Diane Pidskalny Athletics Women's javelin throw D
  Silver Joanne McDonald Athletics Women's slalom 5
  Silver B. Stanger Athletics Women's pentathlon A
  Silver Simmons Athletics Women's pentathlon B
  Silver Joyce Murland Shooting Mixed rifle shooting 1A-1C
  Silver T. Parker Swimming Men's 25m backstroke 1C
  Silver Barney Fegyverneki Swimming Men's 50m backstroke 4
  Silver Denis Lapalme Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke C1
  Silver Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 100m butterfly A
  Silver Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 400m individual medley A
  Silver Simmons Swimming Women's 100m freestyle B
  Silver Les Lam Table tennis Men's singles 2
  Bronze R. Thibodeau Archery Men's tetraplegic round A-C
  Bronze Chris Stoddard Athletics Men's 800m 4
  Bronze R. Muise Athletics Men's discus throw 1B
  Bronze Doug Lyons Athletics Men's discus throw 2
  Bronze Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's javelin throw 4
  Bronze Ed Batt Athletics Men's slalom 1A
  Bronze Chris Stoddard Athletics Men's slalom 4
  Bronze Clarence Bastarache Athletics Men's pentathlon 2
  Bronze Chris Facey Athletics Men's pentathlon E
  Bronze T. Stevenson Athletics Women's long jump A
  Bronze Joyce Murland Athletics Women's club throw 1A
  Bronze Joyce Murland Athletics Women's discus throw 1A
  Bronze Elaine Ell Athletics Women's javelin throw 4
  Bronze Diane Pidskalny Athletics Women's precision javelin throw D
  Bronze Lucille Baillargeon Athletics Women's shot put B
  Bronze Diane Pidskalny Athletics Women's shot put D
  Bronze D. Crow Athletics Women's pentathlon 3
  Bronze Elaine Ell Athletics Women's pentathlon 4
  Bronze T. Stevenson Athletics Women's pentathlon A
  Bronze Jacques Pilon Athletics Men's singles A
  Bronze Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 100m freestyle A
  Bronze Denis Lapalme Swimming Men's 100m freestyle C1
  Bronze Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 100m backstroke A
  Bronze J. Mitchell Swimming Women's 100m backstroke D
  Bronze Noor Jamal
Les Lam
Table tennis Men's teams 3
  Bronze P. Barnard
L. Stewart
Table tennis Women's teams 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Medal Standings – Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (pdf) on September 11, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Clipped from Edmonton Journal". Edmonton Journal. 9 August 1976. p. 73.