Misplaced Pages

Tammy McLeod

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Canadian boccia player (born 1977)
Tammy McLeod
Personal information
Born (1977-02-15) February 15, 1977 (age 47)
Home townLondon, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportBoccia
Disability classBC2
ClubLondon Cannonballs Boccia Club
Medal record
Boccia
Representing  Canada
Parapan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Team BC1/BC2

Tammy McLeod (born February 15, 1977) is a Canadian boccia player who has competed at four Paralympic Games. She won bronze in team BC1/BC2 boccia at the 2015 Parapan American Games.

Career

McLeod has played boccia since she was a teenager and has competed at the Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012 Paralympics. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, McLeod's team, composed of her, Adam Dukovich, Brock Richardson, and Dave Richer, lost both their preliminary round games in mixed BC1/BC2 boccia team and did not advance beyond the group stage.

McLeod competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games. She won bronze in team BC1/BC2 boccia on a team with Dukovich, Hanif Mawji, and Chris Halpen.

In 2023, McLeod was given the Ontario Cerebral Palsy Sports Association (OCPSA) Athlete Lifetime Achievement Award.

Personal life

McLeod has cerebral palsy and a speech impediment. Her 2015 Parapan American Games medal was stolen from her apartment after the Games in 2015. She was given a replacement medal by the Canadian Paralympic Committee.

References

  1. ^ "Tammy McLeod Presented With The Athlete Lifetime Achievement Award". Ontario Cerebral Palsy Sports Association. November 27, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  2. "Richardson and boccia team out at Paralympics". Brampton Guardian. September 4, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  3. "Parapan Am Roundup: Canadians strong in pool on Day 1 of Parapan Am Games". CityNews Ottawa. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  4. "Trois médailles à la boccia pour le Canada". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  5. Bhargava, Isha (November 18, 2022). "National boccia championship comes to London, Ont., rounding up Canada's top para-athletes". CBC. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  6. "ParaPan Am medal stolen from London apartment". CTV News London. September 2, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  7. "Parapan Am Games medal stolen from London, Ont. athlete's home". CBC. September 3, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  8. Juha, Johnathon (October 1, 2015). "Strathroy Paralympian receives replacement medal". Strathroy Age Dispatch. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

External links

Categories: