Jump to content

Rob Armstrong

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Smasongarrison (talk | contribs) at 23:31, 18 March 2023 (General fixes + copy editing, replaced: confined him to a wheelchair → confined him to a wheelchair<!-- ! check for tone !!WP:MEDLANG!WP:EUPH!MOS:DISABILITIES-->, typo(s) fixed: silver medal winning → silve). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Rob Armstrong
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1996-09-12) September 12, 1996 (age 28)
Guelph, Ontario
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gangneung Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ostrava Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2021 Ostrava Team competition

Rob Armstrong (born 12 September 1996[1]) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He was on his nation's silver medal-winning team in para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics[2] after helping his team win Gold in 2017 at World Para Ice Hockey Championships. Armstrong is a three-time silver medalist at World Sledge Hockey Challenge.[3]

His disability is due to a childhood infection of the spine. This illness has made him reliant on a wheelchair.[4] He began playing para ice hockey a few years later after he fell in love with the sport while playing goaltender in road hockey with his friends.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Rob Armstrong". PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "USA tops Canada in OT to Take Sled Hockey Gold". WGRZ. 2018-03-18.
  3. ^ a b "Armstrong". games.paralympic.ca. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  4. ^ "Erin's Rob Armstrong competes in the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games". thestar.com. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-07-21.