Athlete Profile - Sally Thomas, Canadian National Team

SALLY THOMAS

Canadian National Team
Powerlifting

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Born:	Toronto, ON	Classification:	"Les Autres" (Womens -44 kg)
Residence:	Ottawa, ON	Started competing in:	2000
Birth Date:	November 15, 1970	Team member since:	2001
Height:	1.22m	Clubs:	OCWSA, Top Shape Fitness
Weight:	42 kg	Coaches:	Donald Royer, Peter Morel
Languages:	English	Occupation:	Certified Personal Trainer
Three word self description:	"Committed, determined, and powerful"	Hobbies:	Public speaking, volunteering, basketball, jiu jitsu
Three word self description:	"Committed, determined, and powerful"	Nickname:	"Buckwheat"

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Sally is the only female certified personal trainer with a disability in the country. She also has an interest in coaching, and has worked with disabled athletes in a number of sports.
Classified as a T53 athlete in athletics, and as a Class 2 player in basketball, Sally was a 100 and 200 metre specialist with the Panthers Athletic Club, where she was coached by Amanda Fader and Bob Schrader. She is still the Canadian record holder for her classification in the 60m indoor event.
Her concentration these days is on powerlifting, and introducing the sport to new athletes. She established a new official Canadian record for her weight class at Stoke-Mandeville in June 2004, with a lift of 65 kg, which is all the more remarkable given her low body weight. She is currently ranked 24th in the world in the -40kg weight class.
Sally is one of six children and one of five adopted children in her family, four of whom have some sort of disability. She has 18 years of experience working with children and adults with disabilities. In her spare time, she enjoys public speaking, coaching athletics, and playing sports such as table tennis with the National Capital Wheelchair Tennis Association and basketball with the Ottawa Jazz, where she often participates in demos with the Tip-Off Program in local area schools.

COMPETITIVE HIGHLIGHTS — Powerlifting

YEAR:	COMPETITION:	LOCATION:	RESULT / LIFT:
2005	IPC European Powerlifting Championships	Quarteira, POR	2nd, 67.5 kg
2005	IPC US Nationals	Burbank, CA, USA	1st, 67.5 kg, Canadian record
2005	Windsor Classic Indoor Games	Windsor, ON	1st, 65.00 kg
2004	Paralympic Games	Athens, GRE	7th, 62.50 kg
2004	British Championships (IPC sanctioned)	Aylesbury, UK	1st, 65.00 kg, Canadian record
2004	Windsor Classic Indoor Games	Windsor, ON	1st, 67.50 kg (unofficial record)
2003	World Wheelchair Games	Christchurch, NZL	3rd, 60.00 kg
2003	IPC European Powerlifting Championships	Piestany, SVK	3rd, 60.00 kg
2003	National Sports Festival	Hartford, CN, USA	1st, 60.00 kg, Canadian record
2003	Windsor Classic Indoor Games	Windsor, ON	1st, 57.50 kg, Canadian record
2002	IPC World Championships	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	4th, 55.00 kg
2002	Michigan Victory Games	Lansing, MI, USA	1st, 125 lbs, Canadian Record
2002	Wheelchair Sports Athlete of the Year	Ottawa, ON	ACT Award
2001	IPC European Championships	Budapest, HUN	2nd, 55.00 kg
2001	Windsor Classic Indoor Games	Windsor, ON	1st, 50.00 kg

COMPETITIVE HIGHLIGHTS — Other Wheelchair Sports

YEAR:	COMPETITION:	LOCATION:	RESULT (SPORT):
1991	World Championships	N/A	1st Alternate to National Team (Sledge Hockey)
1991	Forrester Games	Brantford, ON	1st, (100m sprint – Athletics)
1991	Forrester Games	Brantford, ON	1st, (200m sprint – Athletics)
1991	Forrester Games	Brantford, ON	1st, (400m sprint – Athletics)
1990	Canadian National Championships		3rd, (Basketball)
1984	US Junior Nationals	Wilmington, DE, USA	1st, (Slalom – Athletics)

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