Sheriauna Haase
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| Full name | Sheriauna Elaine Haase | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 1, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T47 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bob Westman | |||||||||||||||||
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Sheriauna Elaine Haase (born October 1, 2006)[1] is a Canadian para-athletics athlete, actor, and dancer. She won two bronze medals at the 2023 Parapan American Games. She played Adele in the ninth season of The Next Step.
Early life and education
[edit]Haase was born with a congenital limb reduction. She began running in elementary school.[2] Haase's mother, Sherylee Honeyghan, wrote the children's book, I am Sheriauna, about her daughter and her disability, published in 2017.[3] She attends the Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Toronto.[4]
Career
[edit]Para-athletics
[edit]Haase made her world championships debut in 2023 at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, placing fifth in the women's T47 100m. She set a Canadian record of 12.42 seconds in the final.[5][1] She competed in the women's T47 100m and 200m at the 2023 Parapan American Games and was the youngest Canadian athlete on the para-athletics team.[6] Haase won the bronze medal in both races.[7]
Haase competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and placed fourth in the T47 200 metres, with a new personal best time of 25.55 seconds.[8] She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in para-athletics,[9] placing fourth in women's T47 100-metre.[10]
Advocacy
[edit]Haase is an ambassador for Holland Bloorview Children's Rehabilitation Hospital.[4] She was a face of the hospital's seventh annual Capes for Kids campaign.[11]
Acting and dance
[edit]In 2023, it was announced that Haase would play Adele on the ninth season of the Canadian television series, The Next Step.[12][2] She also appeared in the series, Circuit Breakers.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2022 | Circuit Breakers | Tess | Episode: "Parental Controls" |
| 2023 | The Next Step | Adele | Main Character |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Paris 2023 Para Athletics World Championships - Women's 100m T47" (PDF). World Para Athletics.
- ^ a b Kinross, Louise (2023-12-11). "This teen is making a name for herself on the track and screen". Holland Bloorview. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ McGillivray, Kate (2017-09-08). "Toronto mom inspired to write children's book about daughter born without a hand". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Alley Wilson; Kayla, McLean (2023-12-28). "Toronto 'triple threat' teen inspires as world-class athlete, dancer and actress". Global News. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Denver, Riley (2023-07-11). "WPA Worlds Day 3: Smeenk and Lakatos Go Back-to-Back onto Paris Podium". Athletics Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Canadian Para athletics competitors excited about Parapan Am Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Heroux, Devin (2023-11-22). "Alison Levine lands long-awaited boccia gold medal at Parapan Am Games". CBC. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Denver, Riley (2024-05-25). "Three Canadians Compete to Close Out Kobe 2024". Athletics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Daignault, Louis (2024-06-29). "Nine Para athletes officially meet the standard to qualify for Paris 2024 on day 3 at Bell Track and Field Trials". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Daignault, Louis (2024-09-03). "Hope and heartache for Canada at Para athletics evening session". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Palamarchuk, Andrew (2023-03-03). "Toronto's Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital aims to raise $1 million in Capes for Kids campaign". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ The Next Step: NEW CAST MEMBER REVEAL | CBBC (YouTube video). CBBC. 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
External links
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- Female competitors in athletics with disabilities
- Sprinters with limb difference
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian female dancers
- Canadian child actresses
- Track and field athletes from Toronto
- Dancers from Toronto
- Actresses from Toronto
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics