Elaine Allard

Elaine Allard (born February 25, 1977) is a Canadian 1.5 point wheelchair basketball player who won a bronze medal at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Birmingham, and gold at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto.

Elaine Allard
Team Canada – No 4 – Elaine Allard
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1977-02-25) February 25, 1977
Montreal, Quebec
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class3.5
Event(s)Women's team
TeamGladiators de Laval
Coached byMarc-Antione Ducharme
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2014 World ChampionshipsWomen's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place2010 BT Paralympic World CupWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place2007 Parapan American GamesWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place2011 Parapan American GamesWomen's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place2015 Parapan American GamesWomen's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place2010 World ChampionshipsWomen's wheelchair basketball

Biography

Elaine Allard was born in Montreal, Quebec on February 25, 1977.[1] She sustained a spinal cord injury in an accident when she was 16.[2] Before her accident she had participated in many sports, most notably swimming and alpine skiing. She works as an account manager at the Royal Bank of Canada. She speaks English, French and Portuguese, and scuba dives. In 2003, she scaled Kala Patthar in the Himalayas.[1]

Allard took up wheelchair basketball in 1995 as part of her rehabilitation, and within weeks was playing competitively. She is classified as a 1.5 point player.[1] She joined Team Canada in 2007, and played her first international game, against Argentina in a Four Nations tournament in Sydney in 2009, at which Canada won bronze.[1] This was followed by winning silver at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Birmingham, and then gold at the 2010 BT Paralympic World Cup.[1] She also won silver medals at the 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]

"After becoming a part of the women's national team program and participating at a few international tournaments," she recalled, "it was clear to me that my goal was to become a part of this amazing team. Ultimately, my goal was to represent Canada at the Paralympic Games." Her dream came true when she represented Canada at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London.[4] She was part of the team that won a gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto in July 2014,[5] and silver at the 2015 Parapan American Games in August 2015,[6] but was omitted from the team for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to injury.[7]

Statistics
Competition Season Matches FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OR-DR AST PTS Source
World Championships 2014 6 1-5 20.0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-2 0 2 [8]
Paralympic Games 2012 6 3-5 60.0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-1 1 6 [1]
World Championships 2010 7 5-13 38.5 0-0 0 0-0 0 8-4 6 10 [1]
Key
FGM, FGA, FG%: field goals made, attempted and percentage 3PM, 3PA, 3P%: three-point field goals made, attempted and percentage
FTM, FTA, FT%: free throws made, attempted and percentage OR, DR: offensive, defensive rebounds
PTS: points AST: assists

Awards

References
  1. "Elaine Allard". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  2. "She be Rollin' and Ballin". Wordpress. June 23, 2014. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014.
  3. "Media Guide – Canadian Paralympic Team – London 2012 Paralympic Summer Games – Wheelchair basketball" (PDF). Wheelchair basketball Canada. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. "Ask Team Canada - Elaine Allard". Wheelchair basketball Canada. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  5. "Canada Wins Gold on Home Soil at the 2014 Women's World Championship". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
  6. "Wheelchair Basketball - Medallists" (PDF). Toronto 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. Labonté, Émilie Bouchard (15 August 2016). "Je ne vais pas à Rio... Laissée de côté". Réseau des sports (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  8. "Cumulative Player Stats" (PDF). Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
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