Canada competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. 94 competitors from Canada won 130 medals including 64 gold, 35 silver and 31 bronze and finished 4th in the medal table.
Medallists Medal Name Sport Event T. Parker Archery Men's double FITA round tetraplegic Magella Belanger Athletics Men's 100m C Denis Lapalme Athletics Men's 100m C1 Patrick York Athletics Men's 400m A Joe Harrison Athletics Men's 400m D Rick Hansen Athletics Men's 800m 4 Mel Fitzgerald Athletics Men's 800m 5 Mel Fitzgerald Athletics Men's 1500m 5 Jacques Pilon Athletics Men's 1500m A Paul English Athletics Men's 1500m B Ernie Lambier Athletics Men's high jump A Arnold Boldt Athletics Men's high jump D Arnold Boldt Athletics Men's long jump D Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's discus throw 4 Denis Lapalme Athletics Men's javelin throw C1 Dan Leonard Athletics Men's javelin throw F Doug Lyons Athletics Men's shot put 4 Al Heaver Athletics Men's pentathlon C Chris Facey Athletics Men's pentathlon E Dan Leonard Athletics Men's pentathlon F Anne Farrell Athletics Women's 100m C Giselle Cole Athletics Women's 100m F1 Giselle Cole Athletics Women's 400m F1 Cheryl Hurd Athletics Women's 3000m walk A Sue Grimstead Athletics Women's high jump D Anne Farrell Athletics Women's long jump C Sue Grimstead Athletics Women's long jump D Giselle Cole Athletics Women's long jump F1 Anne Farrell Athletics Women's discus throw C Sarah Baker Athletics Women's discus throw C1 Stephania Balta Athletics Women's discus throw D Anne Farrell Athletics Women's javelin throw C Sarah Baker Athletics Women's javelin throw C1 Stephania Balta Athletics Women's javelin throw D Anne Farrell Athletics Women's shot put C Stephania Balta Athletics Women's shot put D Joanne McDonald Athletics Women's slalom 5 Stephania Balta Athletics Women's pentathlon D Mark Burger Swimming Men's 25m breaststroke 1B Mark Burger Swimming Men's 25m freestyle 1B Gary Collins-Simpson Swimming Men's 100m backstroke C-D Denis Lapalme Swimming Men's 100m backstroke C1-D1 Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke A Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 100m butterfly A Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 200m individual medley A Gary Collins-Simpson Swimming Men's 200m individual medley C Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 400m individual medley A Josee Lake Swimming Women's 50m backstroke J Marjorie Seargeant Swimming Women's 50m breaststroke F Josee Lake Swimming Women's 50m breaststroke J Marjorie Seargeant Swimming Women's 50m freestyle F Josee Lake Swimming Women's 50m freestyle J Yvette Michel Swimming Women's 100m backstroke A Jackie Mitchell Swimming Women's 100m backstroke C-D Yvette Michel Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke A Cheryl Kristiansen Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke C Andrea Rossi Swimming Women's 100m butterfly A Cheryl Kristiansen Swimming Women's 100m butterfly C Yvette Michel Swimming Women's 100m freestyle A Yvette Michel Swimming Women's 200m individual medley A Cheryl Kristiansen Swimming Women's 200m individual medley C Kim Kilpatrick Swimming Women's 400m individual medley A Women's relay team Swimming Women's 4x100m freestyle relay C-D S. Breddlove Wrestling Men's -57kg Gary Birch Athletics Men's 60m 1A Mel Fitzgerald Athletics Men's 100m 5 Tony Wills Athletics Men's 100m C Joe Harrison Athletics Men's 100m D Charles Peart Athletics Men's 100m F1 Rick Hansen Athletics Men's 1500m 4 Chris Facey Athletics Men's 1500m E Tony Wills Athletics Men's high jump C Charles Peart Athletics Men's long jump F1 Al Heaver Athletics Men's discus throw C Dan Leonard Athletics Men's discus throw F Gilles Marois Athletics Men's javelin throw B Al Heaver Athletics Men's javelin throw D Dan Leonard Athletics Men's shot put F Karen Gillis Athletics Women's 100m C Lucille Baillargeon Athletics Women's pentathlon B Laszlo Decsi Shooting Men's air pistol amputee Yvon Page Shooting Mixed air rifle prone 1A-1C Yvon Page Shooting Mixed air rifle standing 1A-1C Jeff Stanfield Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke 4 Denis Lapalme Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke C1 Larry Gardner Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke D G. Collins-Simpson Swimming Men's 100m butterfly C Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 100m freestyle A Marjorie Seargeant Swimming Women's 50m backstroke F Lisa Bentz Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke B Jackie Mitchell Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke D Margaret Nicholson Swimming Women's 100m butterfly D Jackie Mitchell Swimming Women's 100m freestyle C-D Jackie Mitchell Swimming Women's 400m freestyle C-D Andrea Rossi Swimming Women's 200m individual medley A Jackie Mitchell Swimming Women's 200m individual medley D Women's relay team Swimming Women's 4x100m freestyle relay A-B Women's relay team Swimming Women's 4x100m medley relay A-B P. Moreton Wrestling Men's -74kg Victor Pereira Wrestling Men's -90kg Charles Peart Athletics Men's 400m F1 Eddie Morten Athletics Men's 5000m walk B Mel Fitzgerald Rick Hansen Ron Minor André Viger Athletics Men's 4x100m relay 2-5 Yvan Bourdeau Athletics Men's long jump A Dennis Cherenko Athletics Men's club throw 1B Dale Vincent Athletics Men's discus throw J John Donahue Athletics Men's shot put 1B Dale Vincent Athletics Men's shot put J Ed Batt Athletics Men's slalom 1A Ron Minor Athletics Men's slalom 4 Pam Frazee Athletics Women's 400m 3 Lily Wong Athletics Women's 800m B Cheryl Hurd Athletics Women's high jump A Anna Ostapa Athletics Women's high jump B Karen Gillis Athletics Women's long jump C Lily Wong Athletics Women's javelin throw B Yvon Page Shooting Mixed air rifle 3 positions 1A-1C Gary Birch Swimming Men's 25m backstroke 1A Mark Burger Swimming Men's 25m backstroke 1B Jeff Stanfield Swimming Men's 100m backstroke 4 Larry Gardner Swimming Men's 100m butterfly D Denis Lapalme Swimming Men's 100m freestyle C1-D1 Lee Grenon Swimming Men's 400m individual medley B Gary Birch Mark Burger T. Parker Swimming Men's 3x25m freestyle relay 1A-1C Men's relay team Swimming Men's 4x100m freestyle relay A-B Men's relay team Swimming Men's 4x100m medley relay A-B Irene Wownuk Swimming Women's 25m butterfly 4 Andrea Rossi Swimming Women's 100m backstroke A Sarah Baker Swimming Women's 100m freestyle C1-D1 Margaret Nicholson Swimming Women's 400m freestyle C-D G. Chrak Table tennis Men's singles D
See also Canada at the Paralympics
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