Clayton Gerein was a Canadian wheelchair athlete from North Battleford, Saskatchewan, who lived from 24 May 1964 to 22 January 2010. A broken neck suffered in 1982 while he was training racehorses led him to wheelchair sport. He first competed as a swimmer at the 1984 Paralympics in Los Angeles but found his greatest success in racing events, winning fourteen Paralympic medals between 1984 and 2008, made up of seven gold, four silver and three bronze. He was named SaskSport male athlete of the year in 1987, 1996 and 2001, coached the Paralympic champion Lisa Franks, and died of a brain tumour in Regina at the age of 45.
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He first competed as a swimmer at the 1984 Paralympics in Los Angeles
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who won 14 medals in racing events at the Paralympic Games between 1984 and 2008
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winning seven gold, four silver and three bronze medals during his racing career
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was a Canadian wheelchair athlete
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was a Canadian wheelchair athlete, who won 14 medals in racing events
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who won 14 medals in racing events at the Paralympic Games between 1984 and 2008
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