Chantal Petitclerc

Chantal Petitclerc This weekend I spoke Montreal at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Dietitians of Canada. The closing presentation of the conference was given by Chantal Petitclerc, Canada’s elite Paralympic wheel chair racing champion. In a moving presentation, Chantal spoke about how, after losing the use of her legs in a farm accident at age 13, she eventually discovered wheel chair racing, which set her off on a ride of Olympic proportions. Since winning her first bronze medals in...Read Full Story

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(Canadian Press) - Chantal Petitclerc won five gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Summer Paralympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham HughesRead Full Story

(Canadian Press) - Chantal Petitclerc, shows her five gold medals from the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz/ fileRead Full Story