Canada at the Rio 2016 Paralympics

Benoit Huot of Canada © • Getty Images

·Canada has claimed 1029 medals at the Paralympic Summer Games: G386-S317-B326.

·Stoke Mandeville/New York 1984 were Canada's most successful Paralympic Games to date, winning 87 gold medals (S82-B69).

·The NPC made its debut at the Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games.

·Canada is in third place on the Summer Games' all-time medal table.

·The NPC has been most successful in athletics, claiming 195 gold, 159 silver and 164 bronze medals.

·Canada hosted the Summer Paralympic Games in 1976 when the event was held in Toronto.

·Sprinter and middle distance runner Chantal Petitclerc (women’s T54) is Canada's most successful Paralympian in individual events: G14-S5-B2.

·Canada's medal haul has declined at every edition of the Paralympic Games since Sydney 2000.

·At the London 2012 Paralympic Games Canada claimed seven gold and 31 total medals. Both are Canada's fewest medals since five gold and 19 total medals at the Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games.

·Canada won 195 and 157 of its 386 gold medals in athletics and swimming respectively. In no other sport did it win more than eight gold medals (cycling).

·Benoit Huot has won eight gold medals in swimming. He only chases Chantal Petitclerc (14), Michael Edgson (14) and Timothy McIsaac (10) for most individual gold medals by a Canadian athlete.

·In total Huot has claimed 18 individual medals at the Paralympic Games, G8-S5-B5. Petitclerc (21), McIsaac (20) and Stephanie Dixon (19) are the only Canadian athletes to have claimed more.

·Brent Lakatos finished second in men's 200, 400 and 800 meters T53 at the London 2012 Paralymic Games. No Canadian athlete has claimed more than three individual silver medals without ever winning an individual gold medal.

·The Canadian Paralympic Committee as well as a consortium made of CBC, SRC, Sportsnet, AMI, Yahoo! Canada, and Send to News purchased the broadcasting rights for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Medal Table Paralympic Games

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Total	386	317	326	1029
2012	7	15	9	31
2008	19	10	21	50
2004	28	19	25	72
2000	38	33	25	96
1996	24	22	24	70
1992	28	21	26	75
1988	55	42	55	152
1984	87	82	69	238
1980	64	35	31	130
1976	25	26	26	77
1972	5	6	8	19
1968	6	6	7	19

London 2012 gold medallists

Athlete	Sport	Gold
Summer Mortimer	Swimming	2
Abdi Dini Fatah	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Adam Lancia	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Bo Hedges	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Brandon Wagner	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Chad Jassman	Wheelchair Basketball	1
David Durepos	Wheelchair Basketball	1
David Eng	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Joey Johnson	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Patrick Anderson	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Richard Peter	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Tyler Miller	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Yvon Rouillard	Wheelchair Basketball	1
Benoit Huot	Swimming	1
Valerie Grand'Maison	Swimming	1
Lyne Bessette	Cycling	1
Robbi Weldon	Cycling	1
Michelle Stilwell	Athletics	1