Canada at the 2014 Winter Paralympics

Canada at the
2014 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Sochi
Competitors54 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Sonja Gaudet (opening ceremony)
Josh Dueck (closing ceremony)[1]
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
7
Silver
2
Bronze
7
Total
16
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, from March 7 to 16, 2014.[2]

Canada sent a team of 54 athletes to compete in all five sports, and finished with 7 gold medals and 16 overall (ranking 3rd and 4th respectively). This met the performance goal set by the Canadian Paralympic Committee on a top three finish in total gold medals.[3][4]

  1. ^ Massie, Jon (16 March 2014). "Josh Dueck named Canada's flag-bearer for closing ceremony". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Athletes - Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games". Sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Canada to send 54 athletes to Sochi Paralympic Games". The Canadian Press. CBC.ca. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Mission accomplished as Canada finishes Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games ranked third in gold medal count". Canadian Paralympic Committee. CNW Group. 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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