Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games

International Competition

The Parapan American Games are the Americas wheelchair rugby championships that take place every four years between national teams of the Americas zone. The Americas Championship is a qualifying tournament for the WWR World Championships and the Paralympic Games.

Event DatesAugust 7 - 15, 2015
Venue / LocationMississauga Sports Centre

Event Fixtures

Gold Medal

CAN 57

V

USA 54

Mississauga Sports Centre

August 24, 2015 / 9:00 PM ET
Semifinal

CAN 62

V

BRA 35

Mississauga Sports Centre

August 13, 2015 / 5:45 PM ET
Preliminaries

CAN 59

V

USA 60

Mississauga Sports Centre

August 12, 2015 / 8:00 PM ET
Preliminaries

CAN 67

V

CHL 11

Mississauga Sports Centre

August 11, 2015 / 5:45 PM ET
Preliminaries

CAN 63

V

ARG 37

Mississauga Sports Centre

August 10, 2015 / 5:00 PM ET
Preliminaries

CAN 76

V

COL 32

Mississauga Sports Centre

August 9, 2015 / 5:00 PM ET
Preliminaries

CAN 65

V

BRA 32

Mississauga Sports Centre

August 8, 2015 / 5:00 PM ET

Team Canada Roster

Byron
Green
Victoria, BC
Like many athletes in British Columbia, Byron Green was recruited to wheelchair rugby by the sport’s creator, Duncan Campbell. Though he initially wasn�...
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Cody
Caldwell
Peterborough, ON
Cody Caldwell started his wheelchair rugby career in 2008 after becoming a quadriplegic in a diving accident in Alberta. Just a week after his accident, he...
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David
Willsie
Dorchester, ON
David Willsie became a quadriplegic after he was injured in a recreational hockey game in 1995. His experience as a semi-pro baseball player and cross-coun...
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Fabien
Lavoie
Quebec City, QC
While recovering from a spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation hospital in Quebec City, Fabien “Fab” Lavoie decided to give wheelchair rugby try. Even ...
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Jason
Crone
Owen Sound, ON
Jason Crone began his sports career as a high-level hockey and lacrosse player. In 2003, his minor midget AA team won the provincial championships and he�...
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Mike
Whitehead
Windsor, ON
Before his spinal cord injury, Mike Whitehead was an avid multi-sport athlete who enjoyed basketball, volleyball, hockey, soccer, and badminton. He was int...
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Miranda
Biletski
Assiniboia, SK
Before she was injured in a diving accident, Miranda Biletski swam and played water polo competitively. While she was in a rehabilitation hospital after he...
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Patrice
Dagenais
Embrun, ON
Patrice “Pico” Dagenais is the co-captain of Team Canada along with Trevor Hirschfield. He is known as a hard-working, intelligent player. Like many me...
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Patrice
Simard
Quebec City, QC
Paralympian Patrice Simard started playing wheelchair rugby back in 1997, following a spinal cord injury he sustained in a car accident. Patrice’s athlet...
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Travis
Murao
Toronto, ON
Travis Murao was introduced to wheelchair rugby by Duncan Campbell, one of the inventors of the sport. He started playing while still in G.F. Strong Rehabi...
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Trevor
Hirschfield
Parksville, BC
Trevor Hirschfield is the co-captain of Team Canada and is considered to be one of the best low-point players in the world. He was originally introduced to...
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Zak
Madell
Okotoks, AB
When Zak Madell was 10, he lost his fingers and legs to a septic staph infection. After his recovery, Madell first got involved in sledge hockey, but he wa...
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