Kevin Rempel
 Rempel in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 15, 1982 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 199 lb (90 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ice sledge hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Rempel (born September 15, 1982) is a Canadian sledge hockey player.
Rempel was born in St. Catharines, Ontario and lists his hometown as Vineland, Ontario. He became an incomplete paraplegic in July 2006 after a dirt bike jumping accident. He began playing sledge hockey in 2008 with the Niagara Thunderblades.[1] He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Goyang, Korea, and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.[2]
References
- ^ "Kevin Rempel". paralympic.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
- ^ "Sledge hockey player Kevin Rempel overcomes family tragedy through positive thinking, perseverance - 2014 Winter Games". 2014 Winter Games. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015.
External links
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Canadian sledge hockey players
- Paralympic sledge hockey players of Canada
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Ice sledge hockey players at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Ice sledge hockey players at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Sportspeople from St. Catharines
- Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey