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Katarina Roxon

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Lisa Roxon, Leonard Roxon

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Canadian swimmer katarina roxon gold medal winner in paralympics


Katarina Roxon (born April 5, 1993) is Paralympic Swimming Champion from Canada.

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Roxon finished on top in the 100-metre breaststroke finals. Her father and coach Leonard Roxon left Vellore-India for Canada with his wife Lisa in 1990. She has bagged several medals in various championships. She represented Canada in the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the S9, SB8 and SM9 disability classifications.

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Achievements

  • 2016 Summer Paralympic Games 1st 100-m breaststroke
  • 2015 Parapan American Games 1st 100-m breaststroke
  • 2015 Parapan American Games 2nd 50-m freestyle
  • 2015 Parapan American Games 2nd 400-m freestyle
  • 2015 Parapan American Games 2nd 200-m individual medley
  • 2015 Parapan American Games 3rd 100-m freestyle
  • 2015 Parapan American Games 3rd 100-m backstroke
  • 2015 IPC World Championships 3rd 100-m breaststroke
  • 2014 Pan Pacific Para-swimming Championships 1st 100-m breaststroke
  • 2014 Pan Pacific Para-swimming Championships 2nd 200-m individual medley
  • 2014 Commonwealth Games 5th 100-m breaststroke and 200-m individual medley
  • 2013 IPC World Championships 2nd 4X100-m freestyle relay (34 points)
  • 2012 Paralympic Games 5th 100-m breaststroke
  • 2010 Commonwealth Games 6th 50-m freestyle, 5th 100-m freestyle and 100-m butterfly
  • 2008 Paralympic Games 12th 100-m breaststroke
  • 2007 Parapan American Games 1st 4X100-m medley relay
  • 2007 Parapan American Games 2nd 200-m individual medley
  • 2007 Parapan American Games 2nd 100-m breaststroke
  • 2007 Parapan American Games 3rd 50-m freestyle

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