André Viger

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André Viger
Paralympic athletics
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Stoke Mandeville Marathon 3
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Marathon 3
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 10,000m TW3-4
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 10,000m 3
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4x100m relay TW3-4
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 4x400m relay TW3-4
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Arnhem 4x100m relay 2-5
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Stoke Mandeville 1500m 3
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 800m 3
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 5000m 3

André Viger,

French Canadian wheelchair marathoner and Paralympian. He took part in five consecutive Summer Paralympic Games
in athletics from 1980 to 1996, winning a total of three gold, three silver and four bronze medals.

Biography

Born in

Terry Fox Hall of Fame, and in 2005, the Paralympic Hall of Fame
.

After retiring from athletics, he began a career as a businessman and started a wheelchair manufacturing company. He died of cancer on October 1, 2006.[2]

In 2013, Viger was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ^ Order of Canada citation
  2. ^ CBC news story of his death
  3. ^ Class of 2013 Inductees Archived 2013-04-22 at the Wayback Machine

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