Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Cerebral Palsy |
Further Personal Information |
Marital status |
Married |
Family |
Wife Sarah, son Matteo, foster son Derek |
Residence |
Vancouver, BC, CAN |
Occupation |
Director |
Languages |
English |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up boccia at age 17. |
Name of coach |
Mario Delisle [national], CAN |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
1990 |
Competing for |
Canada |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Hearing the Canadian national anthem after winning a gold medal at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (paralympic.ca, 26 May 2015) |
Hero / Idol |
Canadian ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky. (paralympic.ca, 2008) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Work hard, play hard." (paralympic.ca, 2008) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (gallery.mailchimp.com, 01 Jan 2014) |
Impairment |
He has cerebral palsy. (canada.com, 03 Sep 2008) |
Other information |
NATIONAL FIRST
He became the first para-boccia player from Canada to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games, when he was victorious in the individual BC3 at the 2004 Games in Athens. (paralympic.ca, 26 May 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 04 Sep 2012)
OCCUPATION
He has worked as an executive director for the Individualized Funding Resource Centre Society in New Westminster, BC, Canada. He founded their Choices in Support for Independent Living [CSIL] programme, offering support for people with impairments. (Facebook profile, 29 Sep 2015; ifrcsociety.org, 05 Jun 2015) |
