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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1950 or 1951 (age 72–73) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Karen McPherson (born in 1951) is a Canadian retired Paralympic athlete. She won three medals in swimming events at the 1968 Summer Paralympics, held in Tel Aviv.
McPherson became paraplegic in infancy, after surviving polio. [2] She used arm crutches, leg braces, and a wheelchair. [3] [4] She was a student at Vancouver's Little Flower Academy, [4] [1] and attended Vancouver City College. [5]
McPherson competed in the first Pan American Wheelchair Games, held in Winnipeg in 1967, and won seven gold medals in swimming events. [4] [6] She won three medals in the 1968 Summer Paralympics, held in Tel Aviv. [1] [7] She was the youngest British Columbian on the Canadian national team. [8] In 1969, she swam on a relay team with Gwen John, Hilda Binns, and Elaine Ell, [9] and won seven medals at the Pan-American Wheelchair Games in Buenos Aires. [5] [10] In 1971 she competed in the Western Washington Wheelchair Games in Seattle, setting a record in the backstroke event. [3] In 1973, she broke two national records at the B.C. Wheelchair Games. [11] [12] She held seven national Canadian records in 1974, [13]
McPherson was nominated for Junior Athlete of the Year by the Vancouver Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1969. [14] She was active in the British Columbia Wheelchair Sports Association in its early years. [3]
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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1950 or 1951 (age 72–73) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen McPherson (born in 1951) is a Canadian retired Paralympic athlete. She won three medals in swimming events at the 1968 Summer Paralympics, held in Tel Aviv.
McPherson became paraplegic in infancy, after surviving polio. [2] She used arm crutches, leg braces, and a wheelchair. [3] [4] She was a student at Vancouver's Little Flower Academy, [4] [1] and attended Vancouver City College. [5]
McPherson competed in the first Pan American Wheelchair Games, held in Winnipeg in 1967, and won seven gold medals in swimming events. [4] [6] She won three medals in the 1968 Summer Paralympics, held in Tel Aviv. [1] [7] She was the youngest British Columbian on the Canadian national team. [8] In 1969, she swam on a relay team with Gwen John, Hilda Binns, and Elaine Ell, [9] and won seven medals at the Pan-American Wheelchair Games in Buenos Aires. [5] [10] In 1971 she competed in the Western Washington Wheelchair Games in Seattle, setting a record in the backstroke event. [3] In 1973, she broke two national records at the B.C. Wheelchair Games. [11] [12] She held seven national Canadian records in 1974, [13]
McPherson was nominated for Junior Athlete of the Year by the Vancouver Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1969. [14] She was active in the British Columbia Wheelchair Sports Association in its early years. [3]