Atlantic Canadians in Paris - 2024 Summer Games | Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic

Meet the athletes, coaches, and support staff with ties to Atlantic Canada and CSI Atlantic who are representing Canada in Paris.

The 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will be broadcast on CBC and can be streamed for free on the CBC Gem app.

Please be aware that all competition times are subject to change. For the most up-to-date schedule, visit the Paris 2024 Olympics & Paralympic website

Photo credits: Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committee

Katie Pegg

Para Athletics

Event: Women's F46 Shotput

Hometown: Markham, ON

Age: 20

Katie finished 7th in the women's F46 shot put final with a throw of 10.72m.

Official Team Canada Bio Here

Alexandre Hayward

Para Cycling

Event: Men’s C3 Track and Indoor

Hometown: Quispamsis, NB

Age: 27

Alexandre won a bronze medal in the Men's C3 Pursuit with a time of 3:24.865, 5th in the Men's C3 Individual Time Trial with a time of 39:30.48 and finished 4th in the Men's C1-3 Road Race with a time of 1:45:09.

Official Team Canada Bio Here

Amy Burk

Goalball

Event: Women’s

Hometown: Charlottetown, PEI

Age: 34

Amy and the Women's Goal Ball Team finished 5th overall.

Official Team Canada Bio Here

Danielle Dorris

Para Swimming

Event: Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM7, Women's 50m Butterfly - S7

Hometown: Moncton, NB

Age: 21

Danielle won a gold medal in the women’s 50m butterfly S7 with a time of 33.62 and finished 6th overall in the women’s 200m medley SM7 with a time of 3:04.51.

Official Team Canada Bio Here

Katarina Roxon

Para Swimming

Event: Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB8, Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9

Hometown: Kippens, NL

Age: 31

Katarina finished 8th overall in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB8 with a time of 1:27.39 and 7th overall in the Women's 200m Medley SM9 with a time of 2:48.61.

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Desiree-Isaac Pictou

Wheelchair Basketball

Event: Women’s

Hometown: Ugpi'ganjig Eel River Bar, NB

Age: 24

Desiree and the Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team finished 4th overall.

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Colin Higgins

Wheelchair Basketball

Event: Men’s

Hometown: Rothsay, NB

Age: 33

Colin and the Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team finished 4th overall.

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Kamyelle Frenette

Para Triathalon

Event: Women’s PTS5

Hometown: Dieppe, NB

Age: 28

Kamylle finished 4th overall in the Women’s Individual PTS5 with a time of 1:09:50.

Official Team Canada Bio Here

THE TEAM BEHIND THE TEAM

Geoff Harris - Para Athletics, Coach

Heather Hennigar- Para Athletics, Coach

Jodi Langley - Para Athletics, Personal Coach

Colby Hathaway - Wheelchair Basketball, Strength and Conditioning Staff

Jeff Dunbrack - Wheelchair Basketball, High Performance Director

Jessica Sears - Para Swimming, Massage Therapist

Ryan Allen - Para Swimming, Coach

Sarah Mitton

Athletics

Event: Shotput

Hometown: Liverpool, NS

Age: 28

Sarah finished 12th in the women's shot put final with a throw of 17.48m.

Official Team Canada Bio Here

Craig Thorne

Athletics

Event: M 110M Hurdles

Hometown: Quispamsis, New Brunswick

Age: 23

Craig placed 5th in the men's 110m hurdles repechage with a time of 13.42.

Official Team Canada Bio Here

Lauren Gale

Athletics

Event: W 400M

Hometown: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Age: 24

Lauren placed 6th in the women's 400m repechage with a time of 52.68 and 6th in the women's 4x400m relay with a time of 3:22.01.

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Shay Colley

Basketball

Event: Women’s Basketball

Hometown: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Age: 28

Shay and the women's basketball team finished in 11th place.

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Wyatt Sanford

Boxing

Event: Men’s 63.5kg

Hometown: Kennetcook, Nova Scotia

Age: 25

Wyatt won a bronze medal in the men's 63.5kg boxing semi-final.

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Ellie Black

Artistic Gymnastics

Event: Women’s Team and All-Around

Hometown: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Ellie and the women's artistic gymnastics team placed 5th in the team final.

Ellie placed 6th in the women's all-around final and 6th in the women's vault final.

Official Team Canada Bio Here