Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association

KEN  DOYLE

Canadian National Team
Powerlifting

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 Ken Doyle

 Born:  Toronto, ON  Division:   "Les Autres" (Men's -82.5 kg)
 Residence:  St. John's, NL  Started competing in:   1989
 Birth Date:  March 19, 1977  Team member since:   1994
 Height:  1.47m / 4'10"  Club:  Nubodys Gym, St. John's
 Weight:  82 kg / 180 lbs  Coach:  Jack Hatch
 Languages:  English  Occupation:   Full-time athlete
 Three word
 self description:		  ...  Hobbies:  Singing
 Nickname:  "Kenny"

 BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
  • Ken won the 1994 Junior World Championships and has been an integral member of the national team program ever since.  Ken has represented Canada at every world championship in the sport since that year, and has competed for Canada at three Paralympic Games.  His best result at Paralympics was his recent outstanding 4th place finish at the Athens Paralympics.

  • Ken is currently ranked 24th in the world in his weight class, and earned a personal-best lift at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, where he came within 2.5 kg of tying the American Zone record in his weight class.

  • Ken has a great voice, and is frequently called upon for encores at the karaoke bar.  Among his favourite sayings is "Why call me disabled when there's nothing I can't do"?


 COMPETITIVE HIGHLIGHTS — Powerlifting
 YEAR:   COMPETITION:  LOCATION:  RESULT / LIFT: 
 2006  Commonwealth Games (-82.5 kg div.)  Melbourne, AUS  5th, 185 kg
 2004  Paralympic Games (-82.5 kg div.)  Athens, GRE  4th, 197.50 kg (Cdn. Record)
 2004  British Championships (IPC sanctioned)  Aylesbury, UK  1st, 192.50 kg
 2003  IPC European Championships (-82.5 kg div.)  Piestany, SVK  5th, 177.50 kg
 2002  Commonwealth Games  Manchester, UK  190.00 kg
 2002  IPC World Championships (-82.5 kg div.)  Kuala Lumpur, MAL  5th, 190.00 kg
 2001  IPC European Championships (-75 kg div.)  Budapest, HUN  2nd, 185.00 kg
 2000  Paralympic Games (-75 kg div.)  Sydney, AUS  8th, 177.50 kg
 1998  IPC World Championships (-75 kg div.)  Dubai, UAE  4th, 175.00 kg
 1996  Paralympic Games (-67.5 kg div.)  Atlanta, USA  8th, 170.00 kg
 1994  IPC World Championships (-67.5 kg div.)  Uppsala, SWE  7th, 160.00 kg


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