James Dunn (sledge hockey)

James Dunn
Personal information
Born (2000-11-12) November 12, 2000 (age 24)
Wallacetown, Ontario, Canada
Years active2018–present
Sport
Country Canada
SportIce sledge hockey
PositionForward
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Calgary Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ostrava Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2021 Ostrava Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2023 Moose Jaw Team competition

James Dunn (born November 12, 2000) is a Canadian sledge hockey player. As the youngest member of Canada's national para ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, he won a silver medal. At the 2022 Winter Paralympics, he won a silver medal in Para ice hockey.[1]

Early life

Dunn was born on November 12, 2000, in Wallacetown, Ontario, Canada[2] to parents Jeremy and Coralee Dunn.[3] On December 2, 2011, at the age of 11, he had had a biopsy taken on his right femur bone and was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. He immediately underwent chemotherapy treatments and had his leg amputated in a surgical procedure that lasted almost 16 hours.[4] While recovering in the hospital, Dunn was encouraged by Tyler McGregor to try out sledge hockey.[3]

Career

On February 11, 2018, at the age of 17, Dunn became the youngest member named to Canada's national para ice hockey team to compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[5][6] With his assistance, Team Canada won a silver medal in an overtime loss to the United States.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Canada's Para ice hockey team clinches semifinal berth in rout over South Korea". cbc.
  2. ^ "James Dunn's Team Canada bio". Paralympics. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Pin, Louis (February 20, 2018). "Wallacetown teen, 17, youngest on Canada's Paralympic hockey team". St. Thomas Times Journal. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  4. ^ McKenzie, Bob (October 28, 2015). "Hockey can help save lives". The Sports Network. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sledge hockey opportunities for those with disabilities". CIXX-FM. November 5, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "SEVENTEEN PLAYERS NOMINATED TO CANADA'S PARA ICE HOCKEY TEAM FOR 2018 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES". Hockey Canada. February 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "National Para Hockey Team takes home Silver at World Para Ice Hockey Championships". Ontario Hockey Federation. April 27, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2021.