Chantal BenoitOC (born October 1, 1960) is a Canadian wheelchair basketball player. She is considered among the best female wheelchair basketball players of all time.
Benoit played in the Canadian woman's wheelchair basketball team since 1984, and won 3 paralympic gold medals and a bronze one, and participated in five summer Paralympics including the 1994 games at Stoke Mandeville.[1]
When she was young she had cancer, and lost her leg.
International competitionedit
Silver in 1986 Pan-American Games in Puerto Rico
4th place in 1988 Seoul Paralympic Games in Seoul, South Korea
Bronze medal in 1990 Gold Cup World Championships in France
Gold medal 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games Barcelona, Spain
Gold medal 1994 Gold Cup World Championships England
Gold 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games Atlanta, USA
Gold 1998 Qualification of the Americas Winnipeg, Canada
Gold 1998 Gold Cup World Championships Sydney, Australia (+ MVP award!)
Gold 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games Sydney, Australia
Gold 2002 Gold Cup World Championships Kitakyushu, Japan
Bronze 2004 Athens Paralympic Games Athens, Greece
Gold 2006 Gold Cup World Championships Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Gold 2007 Osaka Cup Osaka, Japan
Bronze 2007 4 Nations Tournament Sydney, Australia
Silver 2007 Parapanamerican Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bronze 2008 North American Cup Birmingham, Al, USA
Bronze 2010 World Championships Birmingham, UK
Other accomplishments:
2008 Wheelchair Basketball Canada - Female Athlete of the Year
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