Ina Forrest (born 25 May 1962) is a wheelchair curler from Spallumcheen, British Columbia. She was selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal on both occasions.CTV She has also won a gold medal 3 times in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships, in 2009, 2011, and 2013. She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in February 2016. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.Vernon Morning Star
Early curling career Forrest was born in Fort St. John, British Columbia. She started wheelchair curling in 2004, and won silver in both the 2004 and 2005 Canadian National Wheelchair Curling Championships as a member of the British Columbia wheelchair curling team, before being named in 2006 to the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Team for whom she has since competed, , in the next 14 World Wheelchair Curling Championships (starting in 2007) and the next 5 Winter Paralympics (starting in 2010).
Results
Winter Paralympics GoldWheelchair curling2010 Vancouver, Canada GoldWheelchair curling2014 Sochi, Russia BronzeWheelchair curling2018 Pyeongchang, South Korea BronzeWheelchair curling2022 Beijing, China GoldWheelchair curling2026 Milan, Italy
World Wheelchair Curling Championships Finish Event Year Place4Wheelchair curling2007 Sollefteå, Sweden4Wheelchair curling2008 Sursee, Switzerland GoldWheelchair curling2009 Vancouver, Canada GoldWheelchair curling2011 Prague, Czech Republic7Wheelchair curling2012 Chuncheon, South Korea GoldWheelchair curling2013 Sochi, Russia 6 Wheelchair curling2015 Lohja, Finland 7Wheelchair curling2016 Lucerne, Switzerland 5Wheelchair curling2017 Pyeongchang, South Korea 10Wheelchair curling2019 Stirling, Scotland SilverWheelchair curling2020 Wetzikon, Switzerland 5Wheelchair curling2021 Beijing, China SilverWheelchair curling2023 Richmond, Canada SilverWheelchair curling2024 Gangneung, South Korea
Family She and her husband Curtis are small business owners. They have three children: Evany, Marlon and Connor.
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External links
Ina Forrest at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics (archived) Ina Forrest at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics (archived)