Danielle Dorris
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 22, 2002 Fredericton, New Brunswick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Moncton, New Brunswick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | S7, SB7, SM7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Danielle Dorris (born September 22, 2002)[1] is a Canadian Paralympic swimmer. She won a silver medal in the S7 100m backstroke at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2] She won gold in the S7 50m butterfly in a world record time at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3][1]
Recognitions[edit]
Dorris was one of twelve recipients of the Senate of Canada's 2018 Sesquicentennial Medal in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. She received the award for her contributions to Paralympic Swimming and as a mentor to children with disabilities.[4] The Sesquicentennial medals commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Senate of Canada's first sitting on November 6, 1857.[5]
In 2021 & 2023, Sport New Brunswick named Dorris the "Female Athlete of the Year", awarding her the Konika Minolta Sports Award.[6] [7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Swimming - DORRIS Danielle". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "Canada's Danielle Dorris claims silver in 100m backstroke". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Canada's Dorris wins Paralympic gold and sets world record". The Sports Network. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ The Fiddlehead Magazine (January 23, 2018). "150th Senate Medals Given Out in Fredericton". Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Senate of Canada (July 19, 2017). "Medals in the making for Canada's unsung heroes". Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Two Paralympians are NB Athlete of the Year". Acadie Nouvelle. December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "2023 New Brunswick Sport Awards winners are revealed" (PDF). Sport New Brunswick. November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Danielle Dorris at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Danielle Dorris at the International Paralympic Committee
- Danielle Dorris at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Canadian female backstroke swimmers
- Canadian female butterfly swimmers
- Canadian female medley swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers for Canada
- Paralympic gold medalists for Canada
- Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Fredericton
- S7-classified para swimmers
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- 21st-century Canadian women