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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|accessdate=18 May 2011|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=13 February 1996}}</ref>


==Medalists== ==Medalists==

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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.

Medalists

  • Gold: Eugene Reimer (2)
  • Silver: W. Dann, Eugene Reimer

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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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