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Canadian Paralympic athlete (born 2001)
Zachary Gingras
Personal information
Full nameZachary Gingras
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 23)
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 , 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.

Career

He started para athletics aged 15 in Toronto. Gingras has played for the Canadian Para Soccer Team. 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.

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.

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

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

Personal history

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

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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