Greg Westlake

Greg Westlake

Westlake in 2015
Born (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986
North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
National team  Canada
Playing career 2003–present
Medal record
Men's Ice sledge hockey
Representing Canada Canada
Paralympic Games
2006 Torino
2014 Sochi
IPC World Men Championships
2008 – Marlborough
2009 – Ostrava
2012 – Hamar
2013 – Goyang

Gregory Westlake (born 12 June 1986) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. Both his legs were amputated when he was 18 months old; because of a congenital defect he had no tibia in one leg, and no fibula in the other.[1] At age six he appeared in a public service announcement for The War Amps non-profit organization on playing safe, and is still close to the organization that provides support and services to all Canadian amputees.[1]

He began to play ice sledge hockey in 2001 at age 15, for the Mississauga Cruisers, then made his debut for the Canadian national team in 2003, eventually becoming captain of the team. He has won medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics.[1]

Honours

Westlake in 2015

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kelly, Malcolm (September 2014). "Greg Westlake: Bloody victories". CBC Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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