Greg Westlake
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Gregory Westlake is a Canadian
ice sledge hockey player. Both his legs were amputated when he was 18 months old.
He began to play ice sledge hockey in 2001, for the Mississauga Cruisers, and made his debut for the Canadian national team in 2003
Canada
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ice sledge hockey player. Both his legs were amputated when he was 18 months old.
He began to play ice sledge hockey in 2001, for the Mississauga Cruisers, and made his debut for the Canadian national team in 2003
Honours
- 2010 Winter ParalympicsIce sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter ParalympicsThe ice sledge hockey competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the UBC Winter Sports Centre in Vancouver, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010.For the first time, women were allowed to compete in ice sledge hockey at the Paralympic Games....
- 4th place in ice sledge hockey
- 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World ChampionshipsThe 5th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships took place in early 2009. The competition was divided into two tournaments, with Tournament B held from 15 to 21 March in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Tournament A held from 9 to 16 May in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. A total of thirteen teams...
- Bronze
- 2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World ChampionshipsThe 4th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held between March 29, 2008 and April 5, 2008 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. The venue were the New England Sports Center...
- Gold (Greg scored the winning goal, 8 seconds from the end)
- 2006 Winter Paralympics2006 Winter ParalympicsThe 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new paralympics logo....
- Gold in ice sledge hockey
- 2005 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
- Silver
- 2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World ChampionshipsThe 3rd IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held between April 13, 2004 and April 24, 2004 at Kempehallen in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Örnsköldsvik was also the host of the first Paralympic Winter Games in 1976. Participating countries: 104 athletes from eight nations Canada, Estonia,...
- 4th place