Zachary Gingras

Canadian Paralympic athlete (born 2001)
Zachary Gingras
Personal information
Full nameZachary Gingras
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22)
Markham
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight183 lb (83 kg)
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT38
Event(s)200m, 400m, 800m
ClubI Be Fast Track Club: Toronto, ON, CAN
Coached byHeather Hennigar [national], CAN
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 400 m T38
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris 400 m T38
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 400 m T38

Zachary Gingras (born 30 July 2001) is a Canadian Paralympic athlete.[1]

Career

He started para athletics aged 15 in Toronto. Gingras has played for the Canadian Para Soccer Team.[2] At the Parapan American Games in Lima, his major Games debut, he raced to a silver medal in the T38 400m final with a time of 53.16 seconds, a personal best. His debut Paralympic appearance representing Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]

He secured his first-ever Paralympic medal men's T38 400m event with a lifetime-best of 50.85 seconds, during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Mayor Frank Scarpitti the Mayor of Markham proclaimed 31 August 2021 as 'Zachary Gingras Day'.[5]

Proclamation of Zachary Gingras Day in the City of Markham by Mayor Frank Scarpitti

Personal history

Gingras lives with cerebral palsy.[6] He is a computer science student at the University of Victoria.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Zachary Gingras". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Zachary Gingras". CanadaSoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Zachary Gingras". Paralympics.ca. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Paralympic wake-up call: Canadian races to bronze on track with lifetime-best performance | CBC Sports". newswwc.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Mayor Frank Scarpitti proclaims honary day". Twitter.com/FrankScarpitti. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Canada's Zachary Gingras runs to bronze in men's T38 400m final". cbc.ca. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Canada's Zachary Gingras captures bronze in men's 400m at Tokyo Paralympics". ctvnews.ca. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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