Biography
Started: She took up Para athletics at age 10 in 2005 at the Cruisers Sports club in Brampton, ON, Canada. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019; Athlete, 02 Sep 2024)
Reason: "I originally began my journey in Para sport at the age of six in Para hockey. My club hosts multiple Para sports which enabled me to transition to wheelchair basketball and Para athletics when I was 10 years old. I began to enjoy the individualistic aspect of Para athletics within the team environment. Para athletics has allowed me to grow tremendously. Having started my Team Canada career at a young age I believe that Para sport and the discus event truly has allowed me to become cognisant of the benefit hard work and determination has for success, resiliency through individual failure and the importance of passion in what you do." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (simcoe.com, 21 Oct 2023)
Awards: She was named Senior Female Athlete of the Year at the 2023 Ontario Cerebral Palsy Sports Association [OCPSA] Awards in Canada. (ocpsa.com, 22 Nov 2023)
She was named Field Female Para Athlete of the Year for 2021/22 by Athletics Ontario in Canada. (athleticsontario.ca, 18 Nov 2022)
She was named Female Throws Athlete of the Year at the 2020 Cruisers Sports Athletic Awards Banquet. (cruiser-sports.com, 25 Jul 2020)
She was named the 2013 Most Outstanding Female Field Performer by Athletics Ontario in Canada. (erinoakkids.ca, 30 Jul 2015)
Along with wheelchair racer Curtis Thom, she was joint winner of the 2009 Mississauga Sports Dinner Impaired Athlete Award in Ontario, Canada. (sportmississauga.org, 03 Jun 2010)
Additional Info: OCCUPATION
She works in records and information management for the Barrie Police Service in Ontario, Canada. She has also been a partner assault response [PAR] court referral and intake worker for the John Howard Society of Toronto, and a gym supervisor and office administration staff member at Humber College in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Athlete, 02 Sep 2024; Barrie Police Service Facebook page, 18 Jul 2023; humber.ca, 22 Sep 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2019)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as a director of athletes' relations at Cruisers Sports in Brampton, ON, Canada, and as an athlete ambassador for ParaSport Ontario. (cruisers-sports.com, 02 Mar 2020; LinkedIn profile, 01 Sep 2018)
Sporting Relatives: Her older sister Andrea has competed in wheelchair basketball at national level in Canada. (onpara.ca, 14 Apr 2022)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateMay 30, 1995
Place of ResidenceTHUNDER BAY, ON
OccupationClerk, Police Officer
EducationJustice Studies, Social and Behavioral Science - University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, ON, CAN
Languages SpokenEnglish
CoachKen Hall [club and national]
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 4 | Discus Throw - F38 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 32.23 |
| 4 | Discus Throw - F38 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 30.70 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Discus Throw - F38 | 2023 | Paris, FRA | 37.01 |
| 3 | Discus Throw - F38 | 2019 | Dubai, UAE | 33.37 |
| 3 | Discus Throw - F38 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 30.39 |
| 4 | Discus Throw - F38 | 2017 | London, GBR | 30.88 |
| 12 | Javelin Throw - F38 | 2011 | Christchurch, NZL | 18.73 |
| ParaPan American Games | ||||
| 3 | Discus Throw - F38 | 2023 | Santiago, CHI | 35.01 |
