Tamara Steeves

Tamara Steeves (born September 23, 1989) is a Canadian 1.5 point wheelchair basketball player from Etobicoke, Ontario who won a gold medal in the 2009 Artland Open which was hosted in Quakenbruck, Germany and in 2011 bronze medal at Osaka Cup which was hosted in Osaka, Japan. She also won a silver medal at Canada Games in her home town Ontario the same year.[1]

Tamara Steeves
Team Canada - No 8 - Tamara Steeves
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1989-09-23) September 23, 1989
Etobicoke, Ontario
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class1.5
Event(s)Women's team

In 2013, she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal which was given to her by Minister of State Bal Gosal.[2]

In 2016 she was chosen to represent Canada at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] She was also ranked as top athlete with a disability by the Mississauga Sports Council in 2012.[3]

References

  1. "Tamara Steeves". Wheelchair basketball Canada. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  2. "Olympic and Paralympic athletes to receive Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal". Olympic.ca. December 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  3. Ian Colphis (May 31, 2016). "Mississauga's Tamara Steeves picked for Paralympic wheelchair basketball team". The Mississauga News. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
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