| Canada at the 2023 Parapan American Games | |
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| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| in Santiago, Chile November 17, 2023 – November 26, 2023 | |
| Competitors | 135 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearers | Rob Shaw Shelley Gautier |
| Officials | 52 |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Parapan American Games appearances (overview) | |
A team from Canada competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from November 17 to 26, 2023. Canada was represented by 135 competitors in 13 sports at the 2023 games.[1][2]
Paralympic wheelchair tennis player Rob Shaw and cyclist Shelley Gautier were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games in each sport/discipline.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | — | 1 |
| Athletics | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Badminton | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Boccia | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Cycling | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Goalball | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Football 7-a-side | 14 | — | 14 |
| Swimming | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Wheelchair basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Wheelchair rugby | 12 | — | 12 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 89 | 43 | 135 |
Archery
Canada qualified one athlete to the games and nominated Kyle Tremblay to the role on September 12, 2023.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition
Score |
Opposition
Score |
Opposition
Score |
Opposition
Score |
Rank | ||
| Kyle Tremblay | Individual compound open | 683 | 2 | Bye |  Villavicencio (ECU)W 139-126 |
 Quesada (CRC)L 143-143 |
 Sardina (MEX)W 142-142 |
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Athletics
The athletics team received a collective 13 medals and set 3 national records.[4] Sheriauna Haase, the youngest Canadian athletics competitor at the 2023 Games,[5] won the bronze in the women's T47 100m and 200m.[6]
Medalists
| Athlete | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Bouchard | Men's T52 100m |  Gold |
| Men's T52 400m | Bronze | |
| Michael Barber | Men's T20 1500m |  Silver |
| Liam Stanley | Men's T38 1500m | Silver |
| Noah Vucsics | Men's T20 Long jump | Bronze |
| Jesse Zesseu | Men's T37/38 Long jump | Bronze |
| Men's F37 Discuss throw | Silver | |
| Sheriauna Haase | Women's T47 100m | Bronze |
| Women's T47 200m | Bronze | |
| Keegan Gaunt | Women's T13 1500m | Bronze |
| Tianna Rissling | Women's T36/37/38 Long jump | Bronze |
| Renee Foessel | Women's F38 Discuss throw | Bronze |
| Charlotte Bolton | Women's F41 Discuss throw | Bronze |
Badminton
Boccia
Cycling
Goalball
Shooting
Football 7-a-side
Swimming
Table tennis
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair tennis
See also
References
- 1 2 Heroux, Devin (17 November 2023). "Shaw, Gautier lead 135 Canadian athletes at 2023 Parapan Am Games opening ceremony". CBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- 1 2 "Santiago Team Canada | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ "Para archer Kyle Tremblay nominated to Santiago 2023 Canadian Parapan Am Team". Archery Canada. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ↑ Denver, Riley (25 November 2023). "Parapan Am Recap: Adiós Santiago 2023!". Athletics Canada. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ↑ "Canadian Para athletics competitors excited about Parapan Am Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ Heroux, Devin (22 November 2023). "Alison Levine lands long-awaited boccia gold medal at Parapan Am Games". CBC. Retrieved 29 December 2023.