Canada was the host of the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto. Its athletes finished sixth in the overall medal count.
This was Canada's first and only appearance on Canadian soil.
Medallists Medal Name Sport Event J. Harrison Athletics Men's 100m D P. Colisto Athletics Men's 800m 5 Arnold Boldt Athletics Men's high jump D Arnold Boldt Athletics Men's long jump D Doug Lyons Athletics Men's shot put 2 Beverly Stanger Athletics Women's high jump A G. Bloomfield Athletics Women's high jump B Jean Pacquette Athletics Women's discus throw A Jean Pacquette Athletics Women's javelin throw A Lucille Baillargeon Athletics Women's javelin throw B Jean Pacquette Athletics Women's pentathlon A Lucille Baillargeon Athletics Women's pentathlon B P. Lynn Lawn bowls Men's singles B F. Widgory Lawn bowls Men's singles C Victor Goetz P. Lynn Lawn bowls Men's pairs B R. Thibodeau Shooting Mixed rifle shooting 1A-1C J. Byrns Shooting Mixed rifle shooting amputee Dean Mellway Snooker Men's 2-5 Timothy McIsaac Jacques Pilon D. Wall D. Whitehead Swimming Men's 4x100m medley relay A Doris Choptain Swimming Women's 100m backstroke B Doris Choptain Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke B Doris Choptain Swimming Women's 400m individual medley B G. Bloomfield D. Choptain L. Lahey Simmons Swimming Women's 4x100m medley relay B G. Chrak Table tennis Men's singles D Magella Belanger Athletics Men's 100m C S. Holcomb Athletics Men's 100m D P. Colisto Athletics Men's 1500m 5 Victor Goetz Athletics Men's 1500m walk B R. Muise Athletics Men's club throw 1B Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's discus throw 4 Chris Facey Athletics Men's precision javelin throw E Dennis Cherenko Athletics Men's pentathlon 1B Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's pentathlon 4 Jean Pacquette Athletics Women's 60m A T. Stevenson Athletics Women's 60m A Lucille Baillargeon Athletics Women's long jump B Lucie Raiche Athletics Women's discus throw 4 L. Lahey Athletics Women's discus throw B Diane Pidskalny Athletics Women's javelin throw D Joanne McDonald Athletics Women's slalom 5 B. Stanger Athletics Women's pentathlon A Simmons Athletics Women's pentathlon B Joyce Murland Shooting Mixed rifle shooting 1A-1C T. Parker Swimming Men's 25m backstroke 1C Barney Fegyverneki Swimming Men's 50m backstroke 4 Denis Lapalme Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke C1 Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 100m butterfly A Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 400m individual medley A Simmons Swimming Women's 100m freestyle B Les Lam Table tennis Men's singles 2 R. Thibodeau Archery Men's tetraplegic round A-C Chris Stoddard Athletics Men's 800m 4 R. Muise Athletics Men's discus throw 1B Doug Lyons Athletics Men's discus throw 2 Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's javelin throw 4 Ed Batt Athletics Men's slalom 1A Chris Stoddard Athletics Men's slalom 4 Clarence Bastarache Athletics Men's pentathlon 2 Chris Facey Athletics Men's pentathlon E T. Stevenson Athletics Women's long jump A Joyce Murland Athletics Women's club throw 1A Joyce Murland Athletics Women's discus throw 1A Elaine Ell Athletics Women's javelin throw 4 Diane Pidskalny Athletics Women's precision javelin throw D Lucille Baillargeon Athletics Women's shot put B Diane Pidskalny Athletics Women's shot put D D. Crow Athletics Women's pentathlon 3 Elaine Ell Athletics Women's pentathlon 4 T. Stevenson Athletics Women's pentathlon A Jacques Pilon Athletics Men's singles A Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 100m freestyle A Denis Lapalme Swimming Men's 100m freestyle C1 Timothy McIsaac Swimming Men's 100m backstroke A J. Mitchell Swimming Women's 100m backstroke D Noor Jamal Les Lam Table tennis Men's teams 3 P. Barnard L. Stewart Table tennis Women's teams 3
See also Canada at the Paralympics Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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