Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie has won a Paralympic gold medal. The 35-year-old from Victoria won the men’s 200 metres in his classification.
35-year-old from Victoria wins Canada’s 2nd gold of Paris Paralympics
The Canadian Press ·
Canada’s Cody Fournie celebrates after his victory in the men’s T51 200-metre final on Day 6 of the Paris Paralympics, winning the country’s second gold of the Games. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Canadian wheelchair racer Cody Fournie has won a Paralympic gold medal.
The 35-year-old from Victoria won the men’s 200 metres in his classification.
Fournie produced Canada’s second gold medal in Paris after Nicholas Bennett’s swimming gold.
Fournie won the wheelchair sprint in a time of 37.64 seconds.
Toni Piispanen of Finland took silver and Belgium’s Peter Genyn the bronze.
Fournie previously played for Canada’s wheelchair rugby before switching to track and field.
