At the age of 13, Petitclerc lost the use of both legs in an accident when at a friend's farm, a heavy barn door fell on her, fracturing her spine at the L1-T12 vertebra.
17 Facts About Chantal Petitclerc
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Chantal Petitclerc competed in the Paralympic Games for the first time in Barcelona in 1992, returning with two bronze medals, the start of collection that now includes twenty one Paralympic medals, fourteen of them gold.
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When she returned from Athens in 2004, Chantal Petitclerc told reporters the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing would be her last big international meeting but that she will continue training and road racing for a while.
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Chantal Petitclerc was awarded the Best Female award at the Paralympic Sport Awards.
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Chantal Petitclerc was chosen as the flagbearer of the Canadian team at the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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Chantal Petitclerc was appointed as a coach and mentor to the British athletics team ahead of the 2012 Summer Paralympics, working alongside her former coach and UK Athletics' Paralympic head coach Peter Eriksson.
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Chantal Petitclerc was named the Chef de Mission for Canada's 2014 Commonwealth Games team.
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Chantal Petitclerc was named Chef de Mission for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Chantal Petitclerc is married to electro-acoustic music composer James Duhamel and gave birth to son Elliot in December 2013.
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On March 18,2016, Chantal Petitclerc was named to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Chantal Petitclerc sits as a member of the Independent Senators Group.
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In June 2016, Senator Chantal Petitclerc delivered her first speech in the Chamber on Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts.
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In 2002, Chantal Petitclerc was awarded with the Meritorious Service Medal.
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In 2005, Chantal Petitclerc was invested as a Knight of the Order of Quebec That year, Chantal Petitclerc became part of the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.
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On June 16,2009, it was announced that Chantal Petitclerc would receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.
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Chantal Petitclerc has received both the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.
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In 2015, Chantal Petitclerc was inducted into the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame of the Canadian Paralympic Committee.