Marc Dorion
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Marc Dorion is a Canadian
ice sledge hockey player.
He was born with spina bifida
, which meant he could not use his legs. He began to play ice sledge hockey when he was 4, at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and has continued in the sport ever since.
He won gold at the 2006 Paralympics when he was 19, and was the team's youngest member. He has played for the Canadian national team since he was 16.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice sledge hockey player.
He was born with spina bifida
Spina bifida
Spina bifida is a developmental congenital disorder caused by the incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube. Some vertebrae overlying the spinal cord are not fully formed and remain unfused and open. If the opening is large enough, this allows a portion of the spinal cord to protrude through...
, which meant he could not use his legs. He began to play ice sledge hockey when he was 4, at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and has continued in the sport ever since.
He won gold at the 2006 Paralympics when he was 19, and was the team's youngest member. He has played for the Canadian national team since he was 16.
Honours
- 2010 Winter ParalympicsIce sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter ParalympicsThe ice sledge hockey competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the UBC Winter Sports Centre in Vancouver, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010.For the first time, women were allowed to compete in ice sledge hockey at the Paralympic Games....
- 4th place
- 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World ChampionshipsThe 5th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships took place in early 2009. The competition was divided into two tournaments, with Tournament B held from 15 to 21 March in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Tournament A held from 9 to 16 May in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. A total of thirteen teams...
- Bronze
- 2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World ChampionshipsThe 4th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held between March 29, 2008 and April 5, 2008 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. The venue were the New England Sports Center...
- Gold
- 2006 Winter Paralympics2006 Winter ParalympicsThe 2006 Winter Paralympic Games, the ninth Winter Paralympics, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the new paralympics logo....
- Gold
- 2005 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
- Silver
- 2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World ChampionshipsThe 3rd IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held between April 13, 2004 and April 24, 2004 at Kempehallen in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Örnsköldsvik was also the host of the first Paralympic Winter Games in 1976. Participating countries: 104 athletes from eight nations Canada, Estonia,...
- 4th place