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Chantal Petitclerc CC CQ MSM (born December 15, 1969) is a Canadian wheelchair racer and a Senator from Quebec . Early life. At the age of 13, Petitclerc lost the use of both legs in an accident when at a friend's farm, a heavy barn door fell on her, fracturing her spine at the L1-T12 vertebra.
Chantal Petitclerc, née le 15 décembre 1969 à Saint-Marc-des-Carrières au Québec, est une sénatrice et athlète canadienne quatorze fois championne paralympique en athlétisme handisport. Au total, elle a remporté 21 médailles paralympiques, avec 14 médailles d'or, 5 d'argent et deux de bronze, plus une médaille en sport de ...
Senator Petitclerc, Chantal. Province: Quebec - Grandville. Affiliation: Independent Senators Group. Telephone: 613-995-0298. Email: Chantal.Petitclerc@sen.parl.gc.ca. Staff: Côté, Vincent; Diagne, Momar. Follow: Excellence doesn’t happen accidently. It’s true; we can’t choose what happens to us in life.
Jun 23, 2015 · Chantal Petitclerc competed in her first Paralympic Games in 1992 in Barcelona and won two bronze medals — in the women’s 200m and the women’s 800m. Heading into the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Petitclerc was very confident.
If Canadians were aware of senators’ seriousness, professionalism and exceptional expertise, they would be very impressed, just as I was when I arrived in the Upper Chamber. Senator Petitclerc is greeted by the Usher of the Black Rod, J. Greg Peters, before being officially sworn in as a senator.
The Honorable Chantal Petitclerc is an internationally renowned athlete, an advocate for people with a difference, a spokesperson for Défi Sportif in Montréal, an ambassador for the international Right to Play organization and a Member of the Senate of Canada.
Dec 13, 2021 · Chantal Petitclerc is a wheelchair racer, advocate for persons with disabilities and Canadian Senator. A native of rural Quebec, she was the first Canadian athlete to win gold medals at the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealth Games.
At the age of 13, Chantal Petitclerc lost the use of her legs following an accident. Convincing her to take up swimming in order to develop her strength and stamina, her high school physical education teacher, Gaston Jacques, would have a decisive impact on her life.
Jan 19, 2005 · But at some point, every race comes down to willpower, and in 15 years of competition, Chantal Petitclerc has exerted plenty of it. When the finish line looms and her opponents' arms are burning, she draws from some unknown reserve of strength and determination, routinely dashing the hopes of athletes who thought they could keep up.
Chantal Petitclerc is a wheelchair racer, advocate for persons with disabilities and Canadian Senator. A native of rural Quebec, she was the first Canadian athlete to win gold medals at the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealth Games.
