Diane Roy
 Roy at the 2015 Parapan American Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Warhorse |
| Born | January 9, 1971 Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T54 |
| Event | 400 m – marathon |
Medal record | |
Diane Roy (born January 9, 1971) is a Canadian wheelchair racer. Between 1996 and 2016 she competed at six consecutive Paralympics and five consecutive world championships and won 11 medals, including a gold medal in the marathon at the 2006 World Championships.[1][2]
Career
The 2004 Summer Olympics featured a demonstration of the women's 800 m wheelchair event, in which Roy finished fourth. She also participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, taking a bronze medal in both the 400 metre and 1500 metre races.
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics Roy was initially awarded the gold medal in the 5000 m T54. However a re-run of the race was ordered by the International Paralympic Committee following protests by the Australian, US and Swiss teams after six competitors were involved in a crash on the penultimate lap.[3] The re-run race resulted in the same three athletes winning medals but in a different order, with Roy placing second.[4]
In 2009, she was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Roy spent the majority of her childhood on a farm in Lac-des-Aigles, Quebec. She is the seventh of eight children, having five brothers and two sisters. Once she entered high school, Roy developed an interest in several sports, including basketball, badminton, downhill skiing, tennis, and handball in particular, which she played until her last year of high school. At age 17, an all terrain vehicle accident left Roy with a paralyzing injury and without the use of her legs. It halted her activities temporarily.[5]
Since about 1998 Roy works as an administrative assistant for Royal LePage. She has a son Émile.[2]
References
- ^ Diane Roy. results.toronto2015.org
- ^ a b Diane Roy Archived 2018-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. paralympic.ca
- ^ "Woods forced to give back medal". BBC Sport. September 8, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
- ^ "Woods battles to bronze in re-run". BBC Sport. September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
- ^ Official Website – About. dianeroy.com
External links
- Official website
- Diane Roy on Real Champions at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
- Diane Roy at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Diane Roy at the International Paralympic Committee
- Diane Roy at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Sportspeople from Quebec
- Olympic wheelchair racers of Canada
- Wheelchair racers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Wheelchair racers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Paralympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Paralympic wheelchair racers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Canadian female wheelchair racers
- Canadian Disability Hall of Fame
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- World record holders in Paralympic athletics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- People with paraplegia
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games