Cory Harrower (born July 20, 1989) is a Canadian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.

Cory Harrower
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989 (age 34)
Regina, Saskatchewan
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Medal record
Athletics
World Junior Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 World Junior Athletics Championships Women's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place 2006 World Junior Athletics Championships Women's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place 2006 World Junior Athletics Championships Women's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place 2006 World Junior Athletics Championships Women's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Junior National Championships Women's wheelchair basketball
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Canada Games Women's wheelchair basketball

Biography edit

Harrower was born on July 20, 1989, in Regina, Saskatchewan with cerebral palsy.[1] Between 2006 and 2007 she got 6 bronze medals in total. She won 2 bronze medals in 2006 and 2007 respectively, one of which was from Canada Games, while the other was from Junior National Championships. She also got 4 more bronze medals from World Junior Athletics Championships in 2006. Besides basketball she also plays do track and wheelchair rugby. Aside from playing rugby, she is also a member of the Canadian national wheelchair rugby team. 2007 brought her a Saskatchewan Youth Award. Harrower also used to appear in certain TV episodes of Corner Gas and on Renegadepress.com site.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Harrower switches sports". Leader-Post. Postmedia News. October 17, 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cory Harrower". Wheelchair basketball Canada. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2013.