Mel Fitzgerald

{{Short description|Canadian Paralympic athlete (1953–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

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| name = Mel Fitzgerald

| honorific_suffix = CM

| image = Olympische Spelen voor gehandicapten Canadees Fitzgerald wordt gefeliciteerd na, Bestanddeelnr 930-9033.jpg

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| caption = Fitzgerald (right) is congratulated after winning the 800 meters, 1980

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|7|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Trepassey, Newfoundland, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|10|02|1953|07|20|df=y}}

| death_place = New Zealand

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| country = Canada

| sport = Athletics, Wheelchair racing

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Athletics at the Summer Paralympics|Athletics]]}}

{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Paralympics}}

{{MedalGold|1980 Arnhem|Men's 800m 5}}

{{MedalGold|1980 Arnhem|Men's 1500m 5}}

{{MedalSilver|1980 Arnhem|Men's 100m 5}}

{{MedalBronze|1980 Arnhem|Men's 4x100m relay 2-5}}

{{MedalGold|1984 Stoke Mandeville
/ New York|Men's marathon 5}}

{{MedalSilver|1984 Stoke Mandeville
/ New York|Men's 1500m 5}}

{{MedalSilver|1984 Stoke Mandeville
/ New York|Men's 5000m 5}}

{{MedalBronze|1984 Stoke Mandeville
/ New York|Men's 800m 5}}

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Melvin Leo Fitzgerald CM (20 July 1953 – 2 October 2023) was a Canadian Paralympic athlete.{{cite web|title=Champion wheelchair racer Mel Fitzgerald advocated for people with disabilities|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-champion-wheelchair-racer-mel-fitzgerald-advocated-for-people-with/|publisher=The Globe and Mail|last=Hawthorn|first=Tom|date=12 October 2023|access-date=12 October 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Sheppard |first=Noah |title=Gold Medal-Winning Paralympian, Mel Fitzgerald, Passes Away |url=https://vocm.com/2023/10/03/gold-medal-winning-paralympian/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |website=VOCM |language=en}}