Greg Stewart (athlete)

Greg Stewart

Personal information
Full name	Gregory Stewart
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1986-07-13) July 13, 1986 (age 38) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height	7 ft 2 in (218 cm)
Weight	350 lb (159 kg)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F46
Event	shot put
Club	Kamloops Track and Field Club
Coached by	Dylan Armstrong
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  Canada Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Shot put F46 2024 Paris Shot put F46 World Championships 2019 Dubai Shot put F46 2024 Kobe Shot put F46 Parapan American Games 2019 Lima Shot put F46 2007 Rio de Janeiro Sitting volleyball 2011 Guadalajara Sitting volleyball

Gregory Stewart (born July 13, 1986) is a Canadian para-athlete who specializes in shot put. He represented Canada at the 2020^[1] and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Stewart had a successful career in sitting volleyball before starting to train for shot put. In 2007 and 2011 Stewart received a bronze medal in the Parapan American Games for sitting volleyball.^[1] In 2017 Stewart began his shotput career.^[2] Soon after, Stewart won an able-bodied shot put event in the Harry Jerome Classic in 2018. In this same year, Stewart also came first in shot put for the Canadian Championships, World Para Athletics Challenge, and the Desert Challenge Games.^[1]

Stewart represented Canada at the 2019 Parapan American Games where he overcame a back injury and won a silver medal in the shot put F46 event with a Canadian record of 16.30-metres. He also represented Canada at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the shot put F46 event.^[1]

Stewart represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the shot put F46 event and won a gold medal with a Paralympic Games record of 16.75-metres.^[3] Stewart’s coach at the time was Dylan Armstrong, a bronze Medalist in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[1]

Personal life and Education

In 1986, Stewart was born in Victoria, British Columbia, without the lower part of his left arm.^[4] He spent most of his life in his hometown Kamloops, British Columbia. In 2012 Stewart obtained his Bachelor's of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Thompson Rivers University (TRU).^[5] While attending TRU, he played for varsity basketball playing five seasons, where in his final season he won CIS defensive player of the year.^[6]

Not only is Stewart a para-athlete, he is also an empowerment coach and motivational speaker, using his experiences to support others.^[5]

Stewart is currently retired from competitive sport but is still an advocate for Canadian high-performance athletes. He is a representative on the board of directors for Athletics Canada as well as AthletesCAN.^[5] Stewart works for and owns a company in the automotive recycling business.^[7]

References

1. "Greg Stewart". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
2. "BC Athletics - Track and Field, Road Running, Cross Country, Race Walking, Marathons, Ultras in British Columbia, Canada". www.bcathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
3. "Canada's Greg Stewart wins shot put gold at Paralympics". CBC.ca. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
4. "Canadian Paralympians bringing home medals and memories from Tokyo". The Globe and Mail. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
5. www.tru.ca, Thompson Rivers University. "Greg Stewart". Thompson Rivers University - Alumni. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
6. "Tokyo Paralympic Games on the horizon for Stewart". Thompson Rivers University. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
7. Norwell, Jennifer (June 19, 2022). "B.C. Paralympian calls it quits after multiple international wins". CBC.ca. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

External links

• Greg Stewart at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
• Greg Stewart at the International Paralympic Committee