After retiring from athletics, he began a career as a businessman and started a wheelchair manufacturing company. He died of cancer on October 1, 2006.[2]
andré, viger, september, 1952, october, 2006, french, canadian, wheelchair, marathoner, paralympian, took, part, five, consecutive, summer, paralympic, games, athletics, from, 1980, 1996, winning, total, three, gold, three, silver, four, bronze, medals, viger,. Andre Viger OC CQ September 27 1952 October 1 2006 was a French Canadian wheelchair marathoner and Paralympian He took part in five consecutive Summer Paralympic Games in athletics from 1980 to 1996 winning a total of three gold three silver and four bronze medals Andre VigerViger after his victory in the men s wheelchair division of the 1984 Boston MarathonPersonal informationBorn 1952 09 27 September 27 1952Windsor Ontario CanadaDiedOctober 1 2006 2006 10 01 aged 54 SportSportParalympic athleticsMedal record Paralympic athleticsRepresenting CanadaParalympic Games1984 Stoke Mandeville Marathon 31988 Seoul Marathon 31992 Barcelona 10 000m TW3 41988 Seoul 10 000m 31992 Barcelona 4x100m relay TW3 41992 Barcelona 4x400m relay TW3 41980 Arnhem 4x100m relay 2 51984 Stoke Mandeville 1500m 31988 Seoul 800m 31988 Seoul 5000m 3Biography EditBorn in Windsor Ontario Viger grew up in Sherbrooke Quebec He lost the use of his legs following a traffic accident at age 20 He won the men s wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon in 1984 1986 and 1987 In 1987 he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec In 1989 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being a source of encouragement for young athletes and a role model for young people everywhere 1 In 1993 he was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame and in 2005 the Paralympic Hall of Fame After retiring from athletics he began a career as a businessman and started a wheelchair manufacturing company He died of cancer on October 1 2006 2 In 2013 Viger was inducted into Canada s Sports Hall of Fame 3 References Edit Order of Canada citation CBC news story of his death Class of 2013 Inductees Archived 2013 04 22 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditAndre Viger at the International Paralympic Committee Andre Viger at the Canadian Paralympic Committee Andre Viger at Canada s Sports Hall of Fame Andre Viger at Olympedia This biographical article relating to Canadian athletics and track and field is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Paralympic medalist of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Quebec biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andre Viger amp oldid 1165418936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
