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Rob Armstrong (born 12 September 1996) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.
Career
He represented Canada at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics, and won silver medals. after helping his team win Gold in 2017 at World Para Ice Hockey Championships. Armstrong is a three-time silver medalist at World Sledge Hockey Challenge.
Personal life
His disability is due to a childhood infection of the spine. He began playing para ice hockey a few years later after he fell in love with the sport while playing goaltender in road hockey with his friends.
References
- "Rob Armstrong". PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- "USA tops Canada in OT to Take Sled Hockey Gold". WGRZ. 2018-03-18.
- ^ "Armstrong". games.paralympic.ca. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
External links
- Rob Armstrong - Canada - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Rob Armstrong - Para Ice Hockey at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Canadian sledge hockey players
- Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Para ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic sledge hockey players for Canada
- Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Guelph
- Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey
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