Anton Jacobs-Webb

Anton Jacobs-Webb (born September 18, 2000) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a silver medal. He also competed at the 2021 and 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championships and won silver medals.

Anton Jacobs-Webb
Personal information
Born (2000-09-18) September 18, 2000
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportIce sledge hockey
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingTeam competition
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 OstravaTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2023 Moose JawTeam competition

Early life

Jacobs-Webb was born on September 18, 2000, in Williamswood, Nova Scotia. He was born with a birth defect which caused his left leg to be shorter than his right.[1] Jacobs-Webb became interested in Para ice hockey when he met Hervé Lord as a pre-teen who then invited him to the local para hockey club in Ottawa.[2] He had surgery to amputate his leg above the knee in 2012 and began walking with a prosthesis.[3]

Career

Jacobs-Webb made his international debut at the 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships while also completing the first year of his mechanical engineering undergraduate degree at Concordia University.[4] He helped the team qualify for the gold medal round where they lost to the United States and took home second place.[5] Following this, Jacobs-Webb was named to Team Canada for the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing. During the tournament, they again faced the United States in the gold-medal round which they lost 5–0 to earn silver.[6]

References
  1. "Anton Jacobs-Webb". Paralympics. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. Parial, Elena (April 14, 2022). "Concordia Paralympian brings home a silver medal from Beijing". Concordia University. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. "Anton Jacobs-Webb hasn't let the pandemic interfere with his path to the Paralympics". OttawaSportsPages.ca. February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  4. Boyadjian, Lee (June 25, 2021). "A Balancing Act". Hockey Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. Cleary, Martin (June 28, 2021). "HIGH ACHIEVERS: Stay-Safe Edition". OttawaSportsPages.ca. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  6. "Ottawa at the Paralympics Final Day: Silver not so sweet for para hockey team". OttawaSportsPages.ca. March 13, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
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