Chantal Petitclerc Biography

Obstacles do not impede Chantal Petitclerc. She has defied her physical circumstances to set new world records capture gold medals and become a top female athlete. She is the epitome of determination perseverance and discipline.
A paraplegic from the age of 13 Petitclerc set about on a mission of success. She tested her limits for her passion for sports. Before long she was leading wheelchair racing to new levels. The Olympic and Paralympic Games the World Championships the Commonwealth Games the most prestigious marathons — Petitclerc has participated in all of them and always with distinction.
She took on the best in the world at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens Greece and brought home five Gold medals three world records and a Paralympic Record for Canada. She successfully defended her title in the women's 800-metre wheelchair race at the 2006 Commonwealth Games earning her a collection of 16 medals.
Petitclerc capped an amazing Paralympic career at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by winning a second consecutive sweep of all five races at the Games. Over the course of all five Paralympic Games she has won 14 gold five silver and two bronze medals making her the most successful wheelchair racer of all time. She was awarded the Lou Marsh trophy for Athlete of the Year for 2008 and was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2009. Petitclerc has retired from Paralympic competition and will now concentrate on road racing and marathons.

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