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
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IPC code	CAN
NPC	Canadian Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ca
in Toronto
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold 25 Silver 26 Bronze 26 Total 77
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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This was Canada's first and only appearance on Canadian soil.

Medallists

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

• Canada at the Paralympics
• Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References

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.