Greg Westlake
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| Born | 12 June 1986 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gregory Westlake (born 12 June 1986) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.
Early life and career
[edit]Both his legs were amputated when he was 18 months old; because of a congenital defect he had no tibia in one leg, and no fibula in the other.[1] At age six he appeared in a public service announcement for The War Amps non-profit organization on playing safe, and is still close to the organization that provides support and services to all Canadian amputees.[1]
He began to play ice sledge hockey in 2001 at age 15, for the Mississauga Cruisers, then made his debut for the Canadian national team in 2003, eventually becoming captain of the team. He has won medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics. An accomplished golfer, he regularly competes in local club championships in his hometown and both introduced his older brother to the game and taught him how to play. [1]
He is also the host of Level Playing Field, a television newsmagazine and interview series on disability issues in sports, for AMI-tv.[2]
Honours
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- 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
- Gold (Greg was named forward of the tournament)
- 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Bronze medal
- 2010 Winter Paralympics
- 4th place in ice sledge hockey
- 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
- Bronze
- 2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
- Gold (Greg scored the winning goal, 8 seconds from the end)
- 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Gold in ice sledge hockey
- 2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
- 4th place
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kelly, Malcolm (September 2014). "Greg Westlake: Bloody victories". CBC Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ Greg David, "Hosted by Paralympian Greg Westlake, the AMI original series Level Playing Field debuts September 7 on AMI-tv". TV,eh?, August 11, 2020.