Brad Bowden

Bradley Bowden (born May 26, 1983) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey and wheelchair basketball player.[1]

Brad Bowden
Bowden in 2015
Born (1983-05-26) May 26, 1983
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
National team  Canada
Playing career 1999–present
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Para ice hockey
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Torino Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Salt Lake City Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Marlborough Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Goyang Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gangneung Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Buffalo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Ostrava Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Hamar Team
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team

Life

Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Bowden lives with sacral agenesis. He began playing ice sledge hockey in 1997, aged 13, for the Kitchener Sidewinders. At the age of 15, he was selected for Canada's national team. In 2003, he was named to the men's national wheelchair basketball team which eventually won gold in the 2004 summer Paralympic games in Athens, Greece. He is one of the few Paralympic athletes to win both a Paralympic gold medal in both summer and winter games.

Honours

References
  1. "Brad Bowden". Hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. "Canadian Disability Hall of Fame". The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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