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| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 1, 1982 London, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wheelchair basketball Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 4.0 (basketball) S9 (swimming) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Darda Sales (born September 1, 1982) is a Canadian swimmer, 4.0 point wheelchair basketball player and motivational speaker. She won gold medals with the 4x100 medley relay team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney and the 2002 IPC Swimming World Championships in Mar del Plata, and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. She switched to wheelchair basketball after she retired from swimming in 2009, and won a gold medal in that sport at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto.
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TORONTO 2015 PAN AM/PARAPAN AM GAMES Why do fans need to come out and watch Wheelchair Basketball at the Parapan Am Games in 2015? I think people should come see wheelchair basketball in 2015 because it's high energy — it's exciting. 2015 is a huge event. (Tracey Ferguson, Team Canada, Point Guard) It's a qualifier for us for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games... (Tracey Ferguson, Team Canada, Point Guard) ...and to be able to be in Toronto is even better. I think Toronto is the best city to be hosting these Games. It's big, it's loud... ...and I think the crowd is going to make such a big difference for us. (Darda Sales, Team Canada, Power Forward) It's going to bring us up when we're down... (Darda Sales, Team Canada, Power Forward) ...and it's going to celebrate with us, so it's going to make it electric in here — so I'm really excited about that. What will it be like competing on home court at the TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games? This is going to be my first opportunity to compete at a multi-sport games on home soil... ...so it's kind of amazing because 2015, you know, is still over a year and a half away... ...and yet I'm already getting friends and family asking me how do I get tickets, when are your games, what day are you playing...? To have the chance to have our, you know, friends, family and loved ones come out and watch us play... ...and see why we work so hard and sacrifice the things that we sacrifice. (Katie Harnock, Team Canada, Point Guard) I think it's going to be really special to have everybody here. (Katie Harnock, Team Canada, Point Guard) We're in it to win it and we want to go for that gold... ...so we need the fans to come out and support us and to be excited to fill those stands and to be the sixth player on the court. How vital are the TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games to the growth of wheelchair basketball and parasport in Canada? I think it's going to be huge for Canada and the awareness of parasport. I mean the building of facilities that are the most accessible that we've ever seen... ...and that's so huge. I mean just getting into the building can be a struggle for some athletes. It's kind of a broader experience than just the sport. There's the cultural aspect... ...but to be able to do that in Canada and host the world here is extra special for me. We have to train really hard for the Parapan Am Games, as we need to qualify for the Paralympic Games. (Cindy Ouelette, Team Canada, Point Guard) Of course, having the whole of Canada cheering us on will really help in our Paralympic training. (Cindy Ouelette, Team Canada, Point Guard) We're hoping to have a good showing here in front of our home crowd so we can go to Rio and bring home the gold. We've got a job to do and we've got to be on top of the podium, you know... ...that is our primary goal, but there's so much more to experience that it just makes us richer as athletes and people... ...so it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I'm just grateful that the people of Ontario and Toronto, and all of Canada get to experience it with us. LEAD PARTNER, CIBC...FUNDING PARTIES, GOVERNMENTS OF CANADA/ONTARIO VIVA PAN AM!
Biography
Darda Geiger was born in London, Ontario, on September 1, 1982.[1] She was the youngest of four children, with two older brothers and an older sister. She grew up on a farm in rural Ontario. In 1985, when she was two, she lost her right leg above the knee in a farm accident.[2][3] She has a Bachelor of Arts with Honors degree in kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario and a postgraduate certificate in therapeutic recreation. She is an athlete therapeutic recreational therapist.[2][4]
When Geiger was nine, she met three athletes who were training for the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, and decided to become a Paralympian too.[5] This dream came true at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. As a member of the 4x100 medley relay team, she won a gold medal in the world record time.[2] This was followed by a gold medal in the same event at the IPC Swimming World Championships in 2002,[4] and a silver at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.[2] She also won bronze medals in the 100 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle events at the 2006 IPC World Championships.[4]
Geiger married Brad Sales, a fellow Paralympic swimmer and member of the Canadian national swim team,[2] and now goes by the name of Darda Sales. They have three children.[1] She competed in the 50 m, 100 m and 400m freestyle and the 100 m backstroke events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, her third Paralympic Games, but did not win a medal.[2]
Sales retired from swimming in 2009, but became interested in wheelchair basketball. She competed for Team Ontario at the women's national championships, and made the national team in 2014.[1] She was part of the team that won a gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto in July 2014.[6] and silver at the 2015 Parapan American Games in August 2015.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Darda Sales". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Darda Sales". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ It's All in the Bounce - Documentary on YouTube
- ^ a b c "Darda Sales Paralympic Gold Medalist & Motivational Speaker" (PDF). Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Darda Sales bio" (PDF). Bridgelin. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Canada Wins Gold on Home Soil at the 2014 Women's World Championship". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Wheelchair Basketball - Medallists" (PDF). Toronto 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
External links
- Darda Sales at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Darda Sales at the International Paralympic Committee
- It's All in the Bounce - Documentary on YouTube
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