Arnold Boldt

Canadian Paralympic athlete

Arnold Boldt
Personal information
Full nameArnold William Boldt
NationalityCanadian
Born (1957-09-16) 16 September 1957 (age 66)
Osler, Saskatchewan, Canada[1]
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
Para-cycling
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Athletics
Gold medal – first place 1976 Toronto Men's High Jump D
Gold medal – first place 1976 Toronto Men's Long Jump D
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem Men's High Jump D
Gold medal – first place 1980 Arnhem Men's Long Jump D
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Men's High Jump A2
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Men's High Jump A2A9
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Men's High Jump J1
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Men's Long Jump A2A9

Arnold William Boldt, OC (born September 16, 1957) is a Paralympics athlete from Canada. A leg amputee, he won seven gold medals in the Paralympic Games in the high jump and long jump. Boldt was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1977 and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.[2]

In 1979, a fictionalized account of Boldt's athletic career aired on CBC Television as the film Crossbar.[3]

He returned to the Paralympic Games for the first time since 1992 by competing in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in para-cycling.

Awards and honours

In 1994, Boldt was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame.[4]

References

  1. ^ Arnold Boldt Archived 2017-06-24 at the Wayback Machine paralympic.ca
  2. ^ Boldt, Arnold (1957–) - The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
  3. ^ "New high reached by CBC's Crossbar". Ottawa Journal, July 23, 1979.
  4. ^ "Previous Hall of Fame Inductees". Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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