STEWART Greg

Canada

Athletics

Date of Birth: 13 Jul 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F46

Place of birth: VICTORIA, BC

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : CANADA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F46	1

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put	Men's Shot Put - F46 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
2	Shot Put - F46	2019	Dubai, UAE	16.30

Occupation:

Athlete, Motivational Speaker

Education:

Business Administration, Human Resources - Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, CAN

Family:

Partner Taylor

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Kamloops Track and Field Club [Canada]

Coach:

Dylan Armstrong [club], CAN

Other sports:

He was part of the Canadian national sitting volleyball teams that won bronze at the Parapan American Games in 2007 and 2011. He also won three world titles with the Canadian national Para standing volleyball team, and played basketball for Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC, Canada. (paralympic.ca, 2011)

Injuries:

The day before leaving for the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru, he pulled his back while lifting. He was left with reduced mobility and considerable pain. He still competed, and won a silver medal. (cfjctoday.com, 20 Dec 2019; infotel.ca, 10 Sep 2019)

Start:

He began training in shot put in September 2017. (truomega.ca, 22 Jan 2020; cbc.ca, 22 Nov 2019)

Reason:

He was already a sportsperson, having competed in basketball and volleyball, but had a chance meeting with a wheelchair sports coach at a Christmas party in 2016. The coach encouraged him to attend a development camp for Para sports, where he began training in throwing. "After ending my volleyball and basketball careers, I found the longer I was away from sport, the more I missed it. I always had a spidey sense that I was meant to get back into sport. Then one day I ran into a wheelchair athletics coach and we got chatting. He had asked if I ever thought about athletics, specifically, shot put. Being from Kamloops and knowing it was the National Throw Center at one point, I said, 'Ya, I've thought about it'." (csipacific.ca, 01 Jan 2020; burnabynow.com, 25 Jun 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (csipacific.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

Memorable:

Winning a silver medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (infotel.ca, 10 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"Trust in the process." (csipacific.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

Award:

He was awarded the International Excellence Award by the Kamloops Sports Council at the 2019 Kamloops Sports Awards in Canada. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jul 2020; gowolfpack.ca, 29 Jul 2019)

During his university basketball career he was named the Canada West Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011, and the 2011 Canadian Interuniversity Sport [CIS] Defensive Player of the Year. (athletics.inside.tru.ca, 04 Mar 2011; paralympic.ca, 2011)

General Interest

Classification
F46 (IPC, 09 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (paralympic.ca, 2011)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (paralympic.ca, 2011)

Impairment Details
He was born without the lower part of his left arm. (paralympic.ca, 2011)

General
ADAPTING TO ATHLETICS
He says that taking part in different sports like volleyball and basketball before he switched to Para athletics was significant in his personal development. "It's taught me how to become adaptive to your environment, how to work in a team, how to communicate effectively and efficiently, and has shown me that there is so much joy in everything we do. The transition [to athletics] at first was extremely challenging. What do you mean I need to book my own flight, find my own accommodations and register for the meet? All the years I was doing team sports, we had a manager, team assistants, coaches, administration, etc. We kind of just showed up, competed, then went home. Not only that, if I was having a poor day in competition, I could be subbed out, or have another player take the reins. The independence between the two [team sports and athletics] has been the major difference. If I have an off day or competition, it's all on me. There's no one to sub me out." (csipacific.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

PARALYMPIC DREAM
A two-time bronze medal winner in volleyball at the Parapan American Games, he never made a Paralympic Games with the Canadian volleyball teams. He says the opportunity to compete at the Paralympic Games in shot put is a strong source of motivation. "I'm definitely more committed than ever before. [It would] mean almost everything just to represent myself. And I'd be extremely grateful to represent the country. We as Canadians, we are good people. To represent a country that is loving, caring and connected, I'm very humbled by it." (burnabynow.com, 25 Jun 2018)

A BETTER LIFE
He says re-settling in Kamloops, BC, Canada, and with the help of his brother, who works in self-improvement, he has found a "better life" than before. Before moving back to Kamloops he competed in basketball and volleyball, moving from various cities and jobs in the process. "[I've found] a better life. I've done a lot of mental work, spent a lot of time on graphic integration. I do a lot with feelings and love and self. It's probably one of the biggest reasons I'm where I'm at. My connection to self, to love, it's changed my whole perspective in life." (burnabynow.com, 25 Jun 2018)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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