Sabrina Pettinicchi
Sabrina Pettinicchi (August 9, 1972) is a Canadian retired wheelchair basketball player. As a member of Team Canada, she won three gold medals and one bronze during the Paralympic Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 9, 1972 Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 5'6 |
| Weight | 115 |
| Spouse | Dave Durepos |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball (1992–2008) |
| Team | Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals |
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Early life edit
Pettinicchi was born on August 9, 1972, in Quebec, Canada. After finishing her first year of CEGEP in June 1990, she was permanently injured in a car accident.[1]
Career edit
She began playing wheelchair basketball in 1991 and eventually qualified for Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[2] She won gold medals with Team Canada at the 1996 and 2000 Paralympics, and a bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympics. She also earned 3 consecutive Wheelchair Basketball World Championship gold medals from 1998 to 2006.[3] In 2001, Pettinicchi was sponsored by National Hockey League (NHL) player Vincent Damphousse, who helped her buy a new wheelchair.[4][5] She was also named a YWCA Montreal Women of Distinction.[6] Pettinicchi was the fourth-best scorer on Team Canada during the 2006 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship with 8 points.[7] During the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where Team Canada finished fifth, Pettinicchi recorded a team-leading 14 points and 6 rebounds.[8]
In 2010, Pettinicchi took part in the first Canadian Paralympic Torch relay.[9]
Personal life edit
Pettinicchi is married to wheelchair basketball player Dave Durepos.[10] From 1997 until 2004, Pettinicchi also worked as an interior designer and project manager for Hydro-Québec.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b François Albert (November 2008). "Sabrina Pettinicchi-Durepos" (PDF). centre-sainte-anne.nb.ca. p. 4. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Wellness minister salutes Olympic/Paralympic athletes". gnb.ca. July 8, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ . parasportnb.ca. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Kennedy, Kostya (February 28, 2000). "INSIDE THE NHL". si.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Vincent Damphousse va parrainer l'athlète de taekwondo Roxane Forget". tvanouvelles.ca (in French). August 23, 2001. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARDS LAUREATES". fondation.ydesfemmesmtl.org. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Basketball en fauteuil roulant: doublé canadien". rds.ca (in French). July 15, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "silver medal for canada at 2008 paralympics" (PDF). bcwbs.ca. Fall 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "First-ever Canadian Paralympic Torch Relay Signals the Start of Vancouver/Whistler Games". cccski.com. March 3, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Fredericton wheelchair basketball star to retire". cbc.ca. June 21, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
External links edit
- Paralympic profile