Category
Athlete
Sport
Wheelchair Sports
Hometown
Fredericton
Year Inducted
2014
athlete, paralympics
Dave Durepos
HONOURED MEMBER
Biography
Dave Durepos of Fredericton had an amazing 24-year wheelchair basketball career that netted him three Paralympic gold medals and one silver. He was the first New Brunswicker to win gold at the Paralympic Games. At age 20, he suffered a spinal cord injury from a motorcycle accident leaving him a paraplegic. He overcame his injury and went on to become captain of Team Canada and a medalist in the World Championships where he competed five times. He was the first Canadian MVP in the American Wheelchair Basketball League. Durepos is a three-time New Brunswick male athlete of the year and is a member of the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, June 7, 2014
Quick Facts
Competed at 5 Paralympic Games and 5 World Championships
Three-time Paralympic gold medalist (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, London 2012) and Silver medalist (Beijing 2008)
Captain of the Canadian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team 2000-2002
First Canadian MVP in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (USA League)
First New Brunswicker to win a gold medal at the Paralympics