Canada at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

Canada at the
2002 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Canada
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Salt Lake City
Competitors27 in 3 sports
Flag bearersMark Ludbrook (opening)[1]
Brian McKeever (closing)[2]
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total
15
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed in the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States, from March 7 to 16, 2002. A total of 27 athletes (23 male and 4 female), were sent by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to compete in three sports.[3] Canada won 15 medals and finished sixth on the medal table, the best finish at the Winter Paralympics at that time.[4]

  1. ^ "Alpine skier named Canada's Paralympic flag bearer". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. March 7, 2002. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Brian McKeever". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Paralympic athletes ready to triumph at Salt Lake City". Canoe.ca. January 24, 2002. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Our History". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved March 8, 2014.