Paul Tingley
Paul Tingley (born June 1, 1970 ) is a Canadian sailor.
Tingley, who from Halifax native, began at the age of ten years in Flying Junior with the sailing . He suffered paralysis in a skiing accident when he was 24 years old. A year after the accident, he started racing. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics , he won a gold medal in the one-man keelboat . In 2000 he and his team had already achieved bronze in Sydney, in 2004 the sailors also took part in the Paralympics, but only achieved seventh place in Athens.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-54000-Athlete-Paul-Tingley-speaks-to-students.html
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Tingley, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1970 |