BLESSIN Doug

Canada
Shooting
26 Jun 1973
48
Male
SH2
NEW WESTMINSTER, BC
 
Canada
PORT COQUITLAM, BC
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SHO Shooting R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 28
R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 33
R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 28

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range
R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range
R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range
R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
6R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH22016Rio de Janeiro, BRA124.9
24R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH22012London, GBR590
25R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH22016Rio de Janeiro, BRA621.0
25R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH22012London, GBR595
World Championships
8Mixed R11 - 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Team2019Sydney, NSW, AUS822.3
19R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH22014Suhl, GER631.0
21R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH22010Zagreb, CRO
27R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH22018Cheongju, KOR623.3
27R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH22014Suhl, GER623.8
36R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH22019Sydney, NSW, AUS630.4
40R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH22019Sydney, NSW, AUS616.5
40R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH22010Zagreb, CRO
45R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH22018Cheongju, KOR624.0
51R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH22019Sydney, NSW, AUS577.4
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Droneography, photography, videography, fly fishing, hunting. (Instagram profile, 22 Aug 2021)
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Athlete
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Digital Media Productions - British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC, CAN
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Twin sons Jakob and Spencer
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English
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Gale Stewart [national], CAN
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He has played wheelchair rugby at national level. (thenownews.com, 03 Aug 2012)
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2010 for Canada, in France (Athlete, 04 Jan 2011)
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He had a broken leg in 2017. (Instagram profile, 19 Jun 2017)
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He began shooting at age 37 in New Westminster, BC, Canada. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2011)
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"I used to play wheelchair rugby and then the kids came along so I had to give that up through lack of time. I then began working from home and needed a reason to get out of the house, so I chose a sport I knew I could be competitive at." (Athlete, 04 Jan 2011)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tricitynews.com, 23 Aug 2021)
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Canadian Para shooter Chris Trifonidis. (Athlete, 04 Jan 2011)
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"Never worry about the things you have no control over and always take extra care over the things you do." (Athlete, 04 Jan 2011)
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He was named 2019 Male Athlete of the Year by the Shooting Federation of Canada. (sfc-ftc.ca, 01 Jan 2020)

He has received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in Canada. (paralympic.ca, 31 Dec 2016)

General Interest

Classification
SH2 (IPC, 24 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (thenownews.com, 03 Aug 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (thenownews.com, 03 Aug 2012)

Impairment Details
He has partial paralysis following a car accident in 1995. (thenownews.com, 03 Aug 2012)

General
HEARTBEAT CONTROL
He says he has developed a measured control of his heart rate and that he is at his best when he can slow his heart to around 50 to 58 beats per minute [bpm]. "Any lower than [50 bpm] and I tend to feel sleepy. Any higher [than 58 bpm] it can then affect your accuracy and you'll have to add in the focus of really shooting between heartbeats." (tricitynews.com, 23 Aug 2021)

ILLNESS
He took a six-month break from the sport after he was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2014. He recovered from the illness and was able to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (paralympic.ca, 04 Jul 2016)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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