James Enright (athlete)
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada[1] | 28 April 1964
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Sport | Athletics Wheelchair basketball |
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James Enright (born 28 April 1964) is a Canadian Paralympic athlete who competed in athletics and wheelchair basketball. In the 1988 Summer Paralympics he competed in athletics and received a silver medal for his loss in the men's javelin followed by a winning bronze medal performance in men's high jump. Quit 10 year athletics career after culmination of vision to experience growth of team dynamics in wheelchair basketball. Selected to National Team in 1990 and competed for fifth place finishes at both the 1992 Summer Paralympics (co-captain) and 1996 Summer Paralympics (captain) in the wheelchair basketball competitions. Attended 2000 Summer Paralympics as Team Manager with an undefeated record to win the gold medal. He was elected in 1995 as the Men's National Team Rep and held position until retiring in 2000,
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- 1964 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Living people
- Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Gatineau
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Canadian Paralympic medalist stubs
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs