Nathan Clement’s first medal at the Paralympics: Canadian Nathan Clement won a silver medal in the Paris Paralympic Games. He was second in the men’s T1-2 individual road time trial. He is 29 years old and from West Vancouver.
Clement had the second-fastest time throughout the race, just behind China’s Chen Jianxin, who was defending his gold medal. He finished the 14.1-kilometer run in 22 minutes 53.36 seconds, which was his first Paralympic medal.
| Position | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chen | — | 21:35.78 |
| 3rd | Tim Celen | Belgium | 23:27.64 |
Clement swam for Canada at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. After those games, he switched to cycling. This was his first Paralympics.
The Canadian is the current world winner in the T1-2 category, which is for athletes who ride stable bikes with three wheels. In Paris, he won Canada’s fourth bicycle medal. Before that, they had won three bronzes in track cycling.
Clement won silver in the time trial at his first road world title in 2022. He then won gold in the event at the Worlds and the Parapan American Games in 2023. He is also going to run in the men’s T1-2 road race on Saturday at 6:45 a.m. ET. CBC Gem, the Paris 2024 website, and the Paris 2024 mobile app will all have live coverage of the race.
Clement started swimming when he was 15 to help his left side move again after having a stroke from chicken pox when he was two years old. He set a new Canadian record in the 50-meter butterfly and came in seventh place in Rio.
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In the first game, Canada beat Germany 71–53 at Bercy Arena. They got ahead early and never looked back. With 33 points, Kady Dandeneau scored the most for Canada, who will now play the Netherlands in Friday’s semifinals. The Netherlands is the defending Paralympic winner. On Thursday, the men’s team plays the U.S. in their semi-final.
Dandeneau, who is from Pender Island, B.C., had 11 points, 10 boards, and 6 assists for the double-double. Arinn Young scored 18 points, and Elodie Tessier scored 10 points, making her the only Canadian in double figures. Germany was led by Mareike Miller, who scored 18 points.
“That win was the main goal to get out of fifth place for good.” He said, “It feels good to get Canada back to that top level.” “We did a good job and put a lot of pressure on them.” Our goal was to be five up as much as possible and make their sets very hard.
The last time the Canadian women made it to the top of the Paralympic podium was in 2004 when they won a bronze medal in Athens. Before that, they had won three golds in a row.
“Canada has lost in so many quarterfinals in the last 10 years, so it feels like a curse has been broken,” he said. “I’m so proud of my team and all the work we did this summer to make it to the quarterfinals. From here on out, things can only get better, right?” “I’m really excited about it.” We’re so happy about this win. It’s really a great win.”
