HAWTIN Melanie

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 20 Jul 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 1.0

Place of birth: HAMILTON, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : OAKVILLE, ON

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Women CAN Canada	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #03 GBR Great Britain 54 CAN Canada 73	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #18 CAN Canada 61 JPN Japan 35	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #33 GER Germany 59 CAN Canada 57	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #44 CAN Canada 76 AUS Australia 37	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #54 CAN Canada 48 USA United States 63	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Classification Playoff 5/6 #66 CAN Canada 68 JPN Japan 49	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
5	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1	Women	2014	Toronto, ON, CAN
5	Women	2018	Hamburg, GER

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Sheridan College, Oakville, ON, CAN

Languages spoken:

Marc Antoine Ducharme [national], CAN

Other sports:

She competed in three world junior championships in Para athletics. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 31 Dec 2019)

2014 for Canada, World Championships in Toronto, Canada (Athlete, 18 Jun 2016)

An injury forced her to miss the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (iwbf.org, 30 Jul 2019)

She began the sport at age 24 in Ontario, Canada. (Athlete, 18 Jun 2016)

Canadian wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc. (cg2009.gems.pro, 29 Aug 2009)

Philosophy:

"Allow yourself to be a beginner. No one starts off being excellent." [Barack Obama] (Facebook profile, 24 Feb 2020)

In 2015 she received the Wheelchair Basketball Canada True Sport Award and the Sport Oakville Special Recognition Award. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 31 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 18 Jun 2016)

Impairment Details
She was born with spina bifida. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 31 Dec 2019)

General
HIGHER EDUCATION
She studied medical terminology at Sheridan College in Oakville, ON, Canada. She has also studied at Seneca College in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Facebook profile, 01 Jun 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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