Personal information | |
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Birth name | Marni Abbott |
Born | Nelson, British Columbia, Canada | October 11, 1965
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Spouse | Richard Peter (2005–) |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Wheelchair basketball (1992–2010) |
Team | Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team |
Turned pro | 1992 |
Retired | 2010 |
Achievements and titles | |
Paralympic finals |
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Marni Abbott-Peter (born October 11, 1965)[1] is a Canadian retired wheelchair basketball player and current head coach of the Canadian senior women's wheelchair basketball team. As a member of Team Canada, she won three gold medals and one bronze during the Paralympic Games as well as four World Championship titles. She was inducted into the Canadian Paralympic Committee Hall of Fame in 2015. She is married to fellow Paralympic athlete Richard Peter.