Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Further personal information
Family
Two children
Residence
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Languages
English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began playing ice sledge hockey in 1988 with the Ottawa Wings team in Ontario, Canada.
Name of coach
Ken Babey [national], CAN
Preferred position / style / stance / technique
Forward
General interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Other sports
He was a member of Canada's national wheelchair track and field team from 1989 to 2000. (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Famous relatives
He is a descendent of John Mercer Johnson, one of Canada's Fathers of Confederation. (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Impairment
He had his right leg amputated above the knee after being diagnosed with cancer in 1988. (hockeycanada.ca, 2010)
Other information
FIVE STAR PARALYMPIAN
He is one of three Canadian players [Herve Lord and Todd Nicholson are the others] who played in the first five Paralympic Winter Games in which ice sledge hockey was contested, starting in 1994 in Lillehammer up to and including 2010 in Vancouver. (cbc.ca, 07 Sep 2010)
He is one of three Canadian players [Herve Lord and Todd Nicholson are the others] who played in the first five Paralympic Winter Games in which ice sledge hockey was contested, starting in 1994 in Lillehammer up to and including 2010 in Vancouver. (cbc.ca, 07 Sep 2010)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Mixed Tournament | Preliminary | 2 | ||
Mixed Tournament | Preliminary | 5 | ||
Mixed Tournament | Preliminary | 8 | ||
Mixed Tournament | Preliminary | 9 | ||
Mixed Tournament | Bronze Medal Match | 1 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 14 | ||
Men's Tournament | Bronze Medal Match | 1 | ||
Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 13 | ||
Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 10 | ||
Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 3 | ||
Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 7 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Tournament | Group A | 1 | ||
Men's Tournament | Group A | 4 | ||
Men's Tournament | Group A | 5 | ||
Men's Tournament | Semifinal | 202 | ||
Men's Tournament | Gold Medal Match | 101 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mixed | Group B | 1 | ||
Mixed | Group B | 4 | ||
Mixed | Group B | 5 | ||
Mixed | Semifinal | 201 | ||
Mixed | Bronze Medal Match | 102 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Tournament | Group B | 1 | ||
Men's Tournament | Group B | 4 | ||
Men's Tournament | Group B | 5 | ||
Men's Tournament | Semifinal | 201 | ||
Men's Tournament | Gold Medal Match | 101 |