Ina Forrest
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| Ina Forrest | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1962 Canada |
| Paralympic appearances | 4 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) |
Medal record | |
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Ina Forrest (born 25 May 1962) is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team[n 1] at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal on both occasions.[1] She has also won a gold medal 3 times in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships, in 2009, 2011, and 2013.[2] She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in February 2016.[2] She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.[3]
Early curling career
[edit | edit source]She started wheelchair curling in 2004, and won silver in both the 2004 and 2005 Canadian National Wheelchair Curling Championships as a member of the British Columbia wheelchair curling team, before being named in 2006 to the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Team[n 1] for whom she has since competed, as of 2018[update], in the next 9 World Wheelchair Curling Championships (starting in 2007) and the next 3 Winter Paralympics (starting in 2010).[2]
Results
[edit | edit source]| Winter Paralympics[2][5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2010 | Canada Vancouver, Canada |
| Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2014 | Russia Sochi, Russia |
| Bronze | Wheelchair curling | 2018 | South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea |
| Bronze | Wheelchair curling | 2022 | China Beijing, China |
| File:Wheelchair curling pictogram (Paralympics).svg World Wheelchair Curling Championships[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Event | Year | Place |
| 4 | Wheelchair curling | 2007 | Sweden Sollefteå, Sweden |
| 4 | Wheelchair curling | 2008 | Switzerland Sursee, Switzerland |
| Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2009 | Canada Vancouver, Canada |
| Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2011 | Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic |
| 7[6] | Wheelchair curling | 2012 | South Korea Chuncheon, South Korea |
| Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2013 | Russia Sochi, Russia |
| 6[7] | Wheelchair curling | 2015 | Finland Lohja, Finland |
| 7 | Wheelchair curling | 2016 | Switzerland Lucerne, Switzerland |
| 5 | Wheelchair curling | 2017 | South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea |
| 10 | Wheelchair curling | 2019 | Scotland Stirling, Scotland |
| Silver | Wheelchair curling | 2020 | Switzerland Wetzikon, Switzerland |
| 5 | Wheelchair curling | 2021 | China Beijing, China |
| Silver | Wheelchair curling | 2023 | Canada Richmond, Canada |
| Silver | Wheelchair curling | 2024 | South Korea Gangneung, South Korea |
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Family
[edit | edit source]She and her husband Curtis are small business owners. They have three children: Evany, Marlon and Connor.[2]
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b The team is mixed gender, as mandated by the World Curling Federation's rules for wheelchair curling.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ CTV
- ^ a b c d e f Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Vernon Morning Star[permanent dead link]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ina Forrest at World CurlingLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ina Forrest at the International Paralympic CommitteeLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ina Forrest at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ina Forrest at the Canadian Paralympic CommitteeLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ina Forrest at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics (archived)
- Ina Forrest at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics (archived)
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Canadian women curlers
- Canadian wheelchair curlers
- Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Canada
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling
- Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Wheelchair curlers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Wheelchair curlers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Wheelchair curlers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Curlers from British Columbia
- Sportswomen from British Columbia
- World wheelchair curling champions
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian curling biography stubs
- Canadian Paralympic medalist stubs