NELSON Andrea

Date of Birth: 15 Apr 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Sport Class: KL2

Place of residence : CANADA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Women's Kayak Single 200m - KL2	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Heat 1 #11	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Semi-final 2 #37	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Final A #45	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	Kayak Single 200m - KL2	2019	Szeged, HUN	53.45

Andy (Instagram profile, 03 Jan 2021)

Skydiving. (Instagram profile, 03 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Balmy Beach Canoe Club [Toronto, ON, CAN]

She took up the sport in 2018. (canoekayak.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

During her rehabilitation from her accident, she was recommended to try Para sports including handcycling and sledge hockey. She eventually took up Para canoe sprint after meeting coach Ryan Blair at a Paralympian Search event in Toronto, ON, Canada. "I knew that [sport] was something I needed to get right back into for my own happiness. He was like, 'Come out and try kayaking'. He was trying to build a Para programme to get more people involved. Sometimes it's nice to have someone say, 'Hey I think you'd be really good at this, come out and try it.'" (canoekayak.ca, 01 Jan 2020; paralympic.org, 05 Apr 2020)

General Interest

Classification
KL2 (ICF, 23 Sep 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (paralympic.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (paralympic.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

Impairment Details
She fractured her spine in a skydiving accident in 2017. (Instagram profile, 03 Jan 2021; paralympic.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

General
RETURN TO SKYDIVING
She returned to skydiving around a year after her accident. "It's definitely a mixture of adrenaline and this extreme feeling when you're jumping out of an airplane. But at the same time, especially when you've done it so many times it's also very peaceful. You can't really be thinking of anything else in life. You have to be in that moment. Fascinating is a good word for it. I think some people think it's a bit crazy. For me it wasn't really a question of whether I was going to go again or not. It was something I knew I had to go back and conquer." (paralympic.org, 05 Apr 2020)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/andreanels

Legend

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

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