11 Facts About Tracey Ferguson

Tracey Ferguson has won several gold medals including at three different Paralympic Games.

Tracey Ferguson was born on September 7,1974, in Holland Landing, Ontario.

Tracey Ferguson was the last of six children and her initial ambition was to be a swimmer.

Tracey Ferguson was left paralysed after an operation on her spine at the age of nine, but four years later she was being introduced to wheelchair basketball.

Tracey Ferguson's mother was unsure about this sport as she thought her five foot tall daughter was too small to compete.

In 1991, Ferguson got into a third place at Stoke Mandeville Games which were hosted in Buckinghamshire, England and in 1992 got into the first place at the Paralympic Games in Barcelona.

In 2004, Tracey Ferguson got a third place at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and a year later she was awarded a silver medal at the Qualifications of Americas Tournament in Colorado Springs.

Tracey Ferguson won a bronze medal in 2013 at the Osaka Cup which was held at Osaka.

Tracey Ferguson was part of the team that won a gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto in July 2014, and silver at the 2015 Parapan American Games in August 2015.

In 2012, Tracey Ferguson was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.

Tracey Ferguson was awarded with YMCA's Young Women of Distinction Award and the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award.