Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968.[1] The team finished twelfth in the medal table and won a total of nineteen medals; six gold, six silver and seven bronze.[2] The Canadian team contained twenty-five athletes; eighteen men and seven women.[3][n 1]
This was Canada's first appearance at a Paralympic Games.[4]
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Gord Patterson | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash A |
| Gold |
Doug Wilson[5] | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B |
| Gold |
Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's club throw B |
| Gold |
Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's discus throw B |
| Gold |
Hilda Mae Binns | Athletics | Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash B |
| Gold |
Hilda Mae Binns | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete |
 Silver |
Walter Dann | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash C |
| Silver |
Neault | Athletics | Men's club throw D |
| Silver |
Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's javelin throw B |
| Silver |
Hilda Mae Binns | Athletics | Women's slalom B |
| Silver |
Karen McPherson[6] | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke class 3 incomplete |
| Silver |
Miller | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke class 4 complete |
 Bronze |
Bourne | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B |
| Bronze |
Glendine Seeley[5] | Athletics | Women's club throw C |
| Bronze |
Glendine Seeley | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C |
| Bronze |
Walter Schmid | Lawn bowls | Men's singles |
| Bronze |
Gustav Schuster | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete |
| Bronze |
Karen McPherson | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke class 3 incomplete |
| Bronze |
Karen McPherson | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke open |
See also
Notes
- ^ Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (ie 1960 - 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes
References
- ^ "Paralympic Games History – Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Paralympics mean pinnacle of success Only difference between games is that Olympics better publicized". Toronto Star. 13 February 1996. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Paralympic Team Gets Rousing Welcome Home". Vancouver Sun. November 22, 1968. p. 10. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Karen Captures Silver, Bronze". The Vancouver Sun. November 8, 1968. p. 19. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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