Amateur International Sports Career
Medal Standing 1975 - 1983
|
Year
|
Country
& Event
|
Sport and Placing |
Record(s)
Set
|
|
1983
|
France:
World Cup Women’s Wheelchair Basketball
|
Basketball
- Bronze Medal
|
|
|
1982
|
Canada:
Pan American Wheelchair Games
|
Basketball
- Silver Medal Table Tennis -Gold Medal Slalom - Gold Medal |
World
& Canadian Records
|
|
1980
|
Holland:
Olympiad for Athletes with Disabilities
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
|
|
|
1979
|
England:
Stoke Mandville World Games
|
10
x 4 Relay - Gold Medal
400 M - Gold Medal 800 M - Gold Medal 1500 M - Gold Medal Slalom - Gold Medal |
2
Canadian Records
1 World Record |
|
1978
|
Montreal:
International Super Challenge
|
60M,
400 M, and Slalom
|
3
Canadian Records
2 World Records |
|
1978
|
Argentina:
International Basketball Tournament
|
Basketball
- Silver Medal
|
|
|
1978
|
Brazil:
Pan American Wheelchair Games
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
Table Tennis -Gold Medal 60M - Silver Medal 1500M - Silver Medal 60x4 Relay -Silver Medal Basketball - Silver Medal 800M - Bronze Medal |
Canadian
Records in
800M & 1500M |
|
1977
|
England:
Stoke Mandville World Games
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
Table Tennis - Silver Medal 60 x 4 Relay - Bronze Medal |
|
|
1976
|
Canada:
Olympiad for Athletes with Disabilities
|
Slalom
- Silver Medal
|
Canadian Record |
|
1975
|
Mexico:
Pan American Wheelchair Games
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
Basketball - Bronze Medal 60M - Bronze Medal Table Tennis - Bronze Medal |
Amateur National Sports Career
Medal Standings 1973 - 1979
|
Year
|
City
|
Sport
& Placing
|
Record(s)
Set
|
|
1979
|
Vancouver,
British Columbia
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
Track - 5 Gold Medals & 1 Silver Medal |
|
|
1978
|
St.
John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
60M - Gold Medal 200M - Gold Medal 400M - Gold Medal Table Tennis - Gold Medal |
Canadian
200M Record
|
|
1977
|
Edmonton,
Alberta
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
Track - 6 Gold Medals Table Tennis - Silver Medal Javelin - Bronze Medal |
6
Canadian Track Records
|
|
1976
|
Cambridge,
Ontario
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
Track - 7 Gold Medals |
6
Canadian Track Records
|
|
1975
|
Montreal,
Quebec
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
60M - Gold Medal 200M - Bronze Medal 400M - Bronze Medal |
|
|
1974
|
Winnipeg,
Manitoba
|
Slalom
- Gold Medal
|
|
|
1973
|
Vancouver,
British Columbia
|
Table
Tennis - Bronze Medal
|
|
COMPETITION
|
GOLD
MEDALS |
SILVER
MEDALS |
BRONZE
MEDALS |
TOTAL
MEDALS |
|
International
|
12
|
8
|
6
|
26
|
|
National
|
29
|
2
|
4
|
35
|
|
Sub-Total
|
41
GOLD
|
10
SILVER
|
10
BRONZE
|
61
MEDALS
|
|
Year
|
Institution
|
Award
|
| 2004 | Government of NL | Order of Newfoundland |
|
2002
|
Government
of Canada
|
Queen’s
Golden Jubilee Award
|
|
1993
|
Newfoundland
& Labrador Sports Federation
|
Inducted
into the Newfoundland & Labrador Sports Hall of Fame
|
|
1984
|
Canadian
Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
|
Most
Valuable Player
|
|
1980
|
Newfoundland
& Labrador Sports Federation
|
Newfoundland
& Labrador
Athlete of the Decade - 1970's |
|
1980
|
Sports
Federation of Canada
|
International
Achievement Award
|
|
1979
|
Government
of Canada
|
Vanier
Award
|
|
1979
|
Canadian
Wheelchair Sports Federation
|
Class
V Female Athlete of the Year
|
|
1978
|
Government
of Canada
|
Canadian
Merit Award
|
|
1978
|
Labatt’s
Award
|
Newfoundland
& Labrador Female Athlete of the Year
|
|
1978
|
City
of St. John’s
|
St.
John’s Female Athlete of the Year
|
|
1978
|
Canadian
Wheelchair Sports Association
|
Class
V Female Athlete of the Year
|
|
1977
|
Government
of Canada
|
Queen’s
Silver Jubilee Medal
|
|
1977
|
Canadian
Wheelchair Sports Association
|
Class
V Female Athlete of the Year
|
|
1976
|
Labatt’s
Award
|
Newfoundland
& Labrador Provincial Athlete of the Year*
|
|
1976
|
Canadian
Wheelchair Sports Association
|
Athlete
of the Year
|
|
1975
|
Wheelchair
Sports Association of Newfoundland & Labrador
|
James
Hallington Memorial Trophy
|
|
1973-1979
|
Wheelchair
Sports Association of Newfoundland & Labrador
|
Female
Athlete of the Year
|
From the private and personal collection of J.S. (Joe) Connors