Zachary Gingras

Zachary Gingras
Personal information
Full name	Zachary Gingras
Nationality	Canadian
Born	30 July 2001; Markham
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T38
Event(s)	200m, 400m, 800m
Club	I Be Fast Track Club: Toronto, ON, CAN
Coached by	Heather Hennigar [national], CAN
Medal record
Men'sParalympic athletics
Representing Canada
Paralympic Games
World Championships
Parapan American Games

Zachary Gingras (born 30 July 2001) is a Canadian Paralympic athlete.[1]

Career

He started para athletics aged 15 in Toronto. Gingras has played for the Canadian Para Soccer Team.[2] At the Parapan American Games in Lima, his major Games debut, he raced to a silver medal in the T38 400m final with a time of 53.16 seconds, a personal best. His debut Paralympic appearance representing Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]

He secured his first-ever Paralympic medal men's T38 400m event with a lifetime-best of 50.85 seconds, during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Mayor Frank Scarpitti the Mayor of Markham proclaimed 31 August 2021 as 'Zachary Gingras Day'.[5]

Proclamation of Zachary Gingras Day in the City of Markham by Mayor Frank Scarpitti

Personal history

Gingras lives with cerebral palsy.[6] He is a computer science student at the University of Victoria.[7]

References

"Zachary Gingras - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
"Canada Soccer profile - Zachary Gingras". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
"Paralympics.ca Athlete Profile". paralympics.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
"Paralympic wake-up call: Canadian races to bronze on track with lifetime-best performance | CBC Sports | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". newswwc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
"Mayor Frank Scarpitti proclaims honary day". Twitter.com/FrankScarpitti. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
"Canada's Zachary Gingras runs to bronze in men's T38 400m final". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
"Canada's Zachary Gingras captures bronze in men's 400m at Tokyo Paralympics". ctvnews.ca. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

External links

Zachary Gingras at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
Zachary Gingras at the International Paralympic Committee
Zachary Gingras at the Canadian Soccer Association

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[1] "Zachary Gingras - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[2] "Canada Soccer profile - Zachary Gingras". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[3] "Paralympics.ca Athlete Profile". paralympics.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[4] "Paralympic wake-up call: Canadian races to bronze on track with lifetime-best performance | CBC Sports | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". newswwc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[5] "Mayor Frank Scarpitti proclaims honary day". Twitter.com/FrankScarpitti. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[6] "Canada's Zachary Gingras runs to bronze in men's T38 400m final". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[7] "Canada's Zachary Gingras captures bronze in men's 400m at Tokyo Paralympics". ctvnews.ca. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-08-31.