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Canadian Paralympic athlete
Tham Simpson
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1969-04-08) 8 April 1969 (age 55)
Vietnam
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Athletics
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's 100 m 1C
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's 200 m 1C
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's 400 m 1C
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's 800 m 1C
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Women's Slalom 1C

Tham Simpson (born 8 April 1969 in Vietnam) is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category 1C events. She was born in Vietnam but adopted by Canadian parents in Toronto.

Simpson competed in the 1984 Summer Paralympics in athletics aged just 15, winning five gold medals.

References

  1. Tham Simpson paralympic.ca Retrieved on 4 June 2017
  2. "Throwback Thursday: Tham Simpson, a mysterious wheelchair racing star". reportonrio.com. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2017.


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