Performances

An Extraordinary Record

Chantal Petitclerc is the only canadian athlete who won medals at the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games. She won her first Canadian championship in 1989 and to this day is the Canadian record holder in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m events.

During the Beijing games in September 2008, Chantal set two new world records, as well as one Paralympic record.

World Records:

• 200m, Beijing, China (2008) en 27,52s
• 400m, Athens, Greece (2004) en 51,91s
• 800m, Beijing, China (2008) en 1min. et 45,19s

Paralympic Records:

• 200m, en 27,52s
• 400m, en 51,91s
• 800m, en 1min. et 45,19s
• 1 500m, en 3min. et 26,89s
• 21 Paralympic medals, 14 gold medals

One of Chantal Petitclerc’s big wins was history in the making. In July 2002 at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, she won the gold medal in the 800m in a time of 1 minute 52.92 seconds. It was the first wheelchair event to be fully integrated into the program of a major international competition. In winning an “official” gold medal, Chantal became the first athlete in the history of sports for the disabled to register a result for her country’s team.