Biography
Started: He began playing the sport at age 15 in Sherbrooke, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016; wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Jan 2014)
Reason: After the car accident that resulted in his impairment, his father decided to set up a wheelchair basketball team in the family's hometown of Sherbrooke, QC, Canada. "Without my dad, maybe I would have never started playing wheelchair basketball and who knows what my future would have been. Sport really helped me see my disability as something I could really deal with and use it to do something great." (thestar.com, 06 Aug 2014; wheelchairbasketball.ca, 07 Dec 2020)
Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (paralympic.ca, 24 Oct 2023, 10 Apr 2024)
Sporting Relatives: His twin brother Phillipe has also represented Canada in wheelchair basketball. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Jan 2014)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateMarch 4, 1991
Place of ResidenceMONTREAL, QC
OccupationAthlete
EducationGeneral Studies - University of Illinois, United States
Languages SpokenEnglish, French
CoachMatteo Feriani [national], ITA
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 8 | Men | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 11 | Men | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 6 | Men | 2022 | Dubai, UAE | |
| 12 | Men | 2018 | Hamburg, GER | |
| ParaPan American Games | ||||
| 3 | Men | 2023 | Santiago, CHI | |
