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'''Canada''' competed at the ''']''' in ], ] from November 4 to 13, 1968.<ref name=APC>{{cite web|title=Paralympic Games History &ndash; Summer|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/games-amp-events/paralympic-games-history-summer/paralympic-games-history-summer|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|accessdate=13 May 2011}}</ref> The team finished twelfth in the ] and won a total of nineteen medals; six gold, six silver and seven bronze.<ref name="Table">{{cite web|title=Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1968PG&sport=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> The Canadian team contained twenty-five athletes; eighteen men and seven women.<ref>{{cite web|title=Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=participation&games=1968PG&sport=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=17 May 2011}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (ie 1960 - 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes|group=n}} '''Canada''' competed at the ''']''' in ], ] from November 4 to 13, 1968.<ref name=APC>{{cite web|title=Paralympic Games History &ndash; Summer |url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/games-amp-events/paralympic-games-history-summer/paralympic-games-history-summer |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |access-date=13 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605061121/http://www.paralympic.org.au/games-amp-events/paralympic-games-history-summer/paralympic-games-history-summer |archive-date=5 June 2011 |df= }}</ref> The team finished twelfth in the ] and won a total of nineteen medals; six gold, six silver and seven bronze.<ref name="Table">{{cite web|title=Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=medalstandings&games=1968PG&sport=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=28 April 2011}}</ref> The Canadian team contained twenty-five athletes; eighteen men and seven women.<ref>{{cite web|title=Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=participation&games=1968PG&sport=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=17 May 2011}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (ie 1960 - 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes|group=n}}


This was Canada's first appearance at a ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Paralympics mean pinnacle of success Only difference between games is that Olympics better publicized|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/19159504.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+13%2C+1996&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Paralympics+mean+pinnacle+of+success+Only+difference+between+games+is+that+Olympics+better+publicized&pqatl=google|accessdate=18 May 2011|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=13 February 1996}}</ref> This was Canada's first appearance at a ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Paralympics mean pinnacle of success Only difference between games is that Olympics better publicized|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/19159504.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+13%2C+1996&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Paralympics+mean+pinnacle+of+success+Only+difference+between+games+is+that+Olympics+better+publicized&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201005418/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/19159504.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+13,+1996&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Paralympics+mean+pinnacle+of+success+Only+difference+between+games+is+that+Olympics+better+publicized&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|accessdate=18 May 2011|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=13 February 1996}}</ref>


==Medalists== ==Medallists==
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* Gold: Eugene Reimer (2)
!style="width:6em"| Medal
* Silver: W. Dann, Eugene Reimer
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| {{gold medal}} || Gord Patterson || ] || Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash A
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| {{gold medal}} || ]<ref name="welcome">{{cite news|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=November 22, 1968|page=10|title=Paralympic Team Gets Rousing Welcome Home|url=https://newspapers.com/clip/43215865/the_vancouver_sun/|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}</ref> || ] || Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
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| {{gold medal}} || ] || ] || Men's club throw B
|-
| {{gold medal}} || ] || ] || Men's discus throw B
|-
| {{gold medal}} || ] || ] || Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
|-
| {{gold medal}} || ] || ] || Women's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete
|-
| {{silver medal}} || ] || ] || Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash C
|-
| {{silver medal}} || Neault || ] || Men's club throw D
|-
| {{silver medal}} || ] || ] || Men's javelin throw B
|-
| {{silver medal}} || ] || ] || Women's slalom B
|-
| {{silver medal}} || ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Karen Captures Silver, Bronze|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43215680/the_vancouver_sun/|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|date=November 8, 1968|page=19|accessdate=January 28, 2020}}</ref> || ] || Women's 50m backstroke class 3 incomplete
|-
| {{silver medal}} || Miller || ] || Women's 50m backstroke class 4 complete
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || Bourne || ] || Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || ]<ref name="welcome" /> || ] || Women's club throw C
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || Glendine Seeley || ] || Women's javelin throw C
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || ] || ] || Men's singles
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| {{bronze medal}} || ] || ] || Men's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || Karen McPherson || ] || Women's 50m breaststroke class 3 incomplete
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || Karen McPherson || ] || Women's 100m breaststroke open
|}


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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Sporting event delegation
Canada at the
1968 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Canada
IPC codeCAN
NPCCanadian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.ca
in Tel Aviv
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
6
Silver
6
Bronze
7
Total
19
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished twelfth in the medal table and won a total of nineteen medals; six gold, six silver and seven bronze. The Canadian team contained twenty-five athletes; eighteen men and seven women.

This was Canada's first appearance at a Paralympic Games.

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Gord Patterson Athletics Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash A
 Gold Doug Wilson Athletics Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
 Gold Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's club throw B
 Gold Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's discus throw B
 Gold Hilda Mae Binns Athletics Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
 Gold Hilda Mae Binns Swimming Women's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete
 Silver Walter Dann Athletics Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash C
 Silver Neault Athletics Men's club throw D
 Silver Eugene Reimer Athletics Men's javelin throw B
 Silver Hilda Mae Binns Athletics Women's slalom B
 Silver Karen McPherson Swimming Women's 50m backstroke class 3 incomplete
 Silver Miller Swimming Women's 50m backstroke class 4 complete
 Bronze Bourne Athletics Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B
 Bronze Glendine Seeley Athletics Women's club throw C
 Bronze Glendine Seeley Athletics Women's javelin throw C
 Bronze Walter Schmid Lawn bowls Men's singles
 Bronze Gustav Schuster Swimming Men's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete
 Bronze Karen McPherson Swimming Women's 50m breaststroke class 3 incomplete
 Bronze Karen McPherson Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke open

See also

Notes

  1. Data is taken from the International Paralympic Committee website and is based on information contained/sourced in the original hardcopy final results publications. Some information from earlier Paralympic Games (ie 1960 - 1984) is incomplete and is missing first names of some athletes

References

  1. "Paralympic Games History – Summer". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. "Medal Standings Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. "Participation Numbers Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. "Paralympics mean pinnacle of success Only difference between games is that Olympics better publicized". Toronto Star. 13 February 1996. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Paralympic Team Gets Rousing Welcome Home". Vancouver Sun. November 22, 1968. p. 10. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  6. "Karen Captures Silver, Bronze". The Vancouver Sun. November 8, 1968. p. 19. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
Nations at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel
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America
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Europe
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