Vista 2017 - Scientific Award

During VISTA 2017, the IPC will present the highly prestigious Paralympic Scientific Award.

Awarded biennially, the award recognises the work of one academic researcher for their contribution to research in the field of sports for persons with an impairment.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Professor Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey has received the 2017 IPC Paralympic Scientific Award, which will be presented at September’s VISTA Conference in Toronto, Canada. She will deliver a keynote address at the scientific conference, which will take place from 20-23 September.

For nearly two decades, the Loughborough University professor has sought ways to apply sports science to Para athletes who have been training for the international stage. For example, at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, Goosey-Tolfrey led a team of sports scientists and healthcare experts, the Beijing Acclimatisation Group, to ensure athletes were prepared

Goosey-Tolfrey’s keynote speech is titled “Pushing from Atlanta to Rio: Reflections of my Practitioner and Research Journey.”

She will reflect on her professional activities since attending Atlanta 1996, and will highlight how key individuals have supported the development of her research portfolio since then.

The criteria and IPC Award Selection Policy can be found here.

A list of the previous winners are below and details of their projects can be found by clicking here.