Priscilla Gagné
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| Born | 21 May 1986 Granby, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Retinitis pigmentosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Priscilla Gagné (born May 21, 1986) is a partially blind Canadian judoka. She won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
On August 21, 2021, Gagné was announced as Canada's flagbearer during the 2020 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.[3][4]
Career
She won the bronze medal at the 2015 Para Judo World Cup.[5]
She is a double Parapan silver medalist and was the first Canadian female medalist in the IBSA World Championships. [6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Judo GAGNE Priscilla - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Silver medal a symbol of perseverance for Canadian Para judo athlete Priscilla Gagne". Pique Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Para judoka Priscilla Gagné named Canada's flag-bearer for Tokyo Paralympics". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Gagne says carrying Canada's flag into Paralympic opening ceremony is 'a gift'". CTV News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Gagné | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Priscilla Gagne - Judo Canada". Judo Canada. 21 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Priscilla Gagne - JudoInside". JudoInside.com. 21 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Priscilla Gagne - Profile". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 21 February 2020.
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External links
- Priscilla Gagné at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Priscilla Gagné at the International Paralympic Committee
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Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Granby, Quebec
- Sportspeople from Quebec
- Paralympic judoka of Canada
- Canadian female judoka
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- 20th-century Canadian women
- 21st-century Canadian women
- Canadian judo biography stubs