London 2012 Paralympics: Canadian Medal Count, Returning Athletes

The London 2012 Paralympics were closed today with a star-studded ceremony including Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Coldplay. Benoît Huot “The Shark” was the Team Canada flag-bearer at the closing ceremony as he collected gold, silver, and bronze medals at these games.

LONDON, ENGLAND 08/30/2012: Benoit Huot celebrating his win in the Men’s 200m IM – SM10 finals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Aquatics Centre.
(Photo by Matthew Murnaghan/Canadian Paralympic Committee)

Over the course of the 11-day London 2012 Paralympics, our Canadian athletes made our country proud by collecting 7 gold, 15 silver, and 9 bronze. We even had a 5-medal day on September 7th. Our medals came in Archery (1 bronze), Athletics (1 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze), Boccia (1 bronze), Cycling Road (1 gold, 1 bronze), Swimming (4 gold, 9 silver, 3 bronze), Wheelchair Basketball (1 gold), and Wheelchair Rugby (1 silver).

BC athletes will be flying home through Vancouver International Airport (“YVR”) on Monday, September 10, 2012 including athletics gold medallist Michelle Stilwell, boccia bronze medallist Josh Vander Vies and swimming silver medallist Nathan Stein. They will be arriving at 11:55am on Air Canada flight AC855.

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