Paul Tingley
Paul Tingley (born June 1, 1970) is a Canadian sailor who represented the country at the Paralympics, in sailing keelboat. He is a resident of Halifax Regional Municipality who became disabled due to a skiing accident at 24. He became interested in sailing through the suggestion of a physiotherapist.[1]
Results
Paralympics[2]
+ bronze medal in Sonar at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
+ Competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics
+ gold medal in 2.4m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Competed in Sailing at the 2012 Paralympic Games
+ bronze medal in Sonar at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
World Championships[3]
He also won a bronze medal at the 2009 2.4m World Championships (Fort Myers, Florida) and a gold at the 2010 World Championship (Hoorn, Netherlands) competing against both able bodied and disabled sailors.
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- 1970 births
- Paralympic sailors of Canada
- Canadian male sailors (sport)
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- Living people
- Sailors at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Sailors at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Sailors at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 2.4 Metre class sailors
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