Paul Tingley

{{short description|Canadian Paralympic sailor}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|June 1, 1970}}

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{{MedalSport | Sailing }}

{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2000 Sydney | Sonar }}

{{MedalGold | 2008 Beijing | 2.4 Metre }}

{{MedalBronze | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Sonar }}

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Paul Tingley (born June 1, 1970) is a Canadian sailor who represented the country at the Paralympics, in sailing keelboat. He is a resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia who became disabled due to a skiing accident at 24. He became interested in sailing through the suggestion of a physiotherapist.{{cite web |url=http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-54000-Athlete-Paul-Tingley-speaks-to-students.html |title=Athlete Paul Tingley speaks to students |website=novanewsnow.com |publisher=Nova News Now |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209203350/http://www.novanewsnow.com/article-54000-Athlete-Paul-Tingley-speaks-to-students.html |archive-date=December 9, 2006}}

Results

=Paralympics=

Tingley completed at five Paralympic Games, winning three medals:{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/paul-tingley |title=Paul Tingley |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date= |archive-date=2021-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508123710/https://www.paralympic.org/paul-tingley |url-status=live }}

  1. Bronze medal in Sonar at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
  2. Competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics
  3. Gold medal in 2.4 Metre at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
  4. Competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics
  5. Bronze medal in Sonar at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

=World Championships=

He also won a bronze medal at the 2009 2.4m World Championships (Fort Myers, Florida) and a gold at the 2010 World Championship (Hoorn, Netherlands) competing against both able bodied and disabled sailors.{{cite web |url=http://www.sailing.org/biog?ID=CANPT1 |title=Paul Tingley |website=Sailing.org |publisher=World Sailing |access-date= |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114128/http://www.sailing.org/biog?ID=CANPT1 |url-status=live }}

References