Clayton Gerein
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| Born | 24 May 1964 North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 January 2010 (aged 45) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clayton Gerein (May 24, 1964 – January 22, 2010) was a Canadian wheelchair athlete, who won 14 medals in racing events at the Paralympic Games between 1984 and 2008.[1][2]
Born and raised in North Battleford, Saskatchewan,[3] While training racehorses, Gerein's neck broke in 1982 He first competed as a swimmer at the 1984 Paralympics in Los Angeles, but subsequently had his greatest success competing in racing events, winning seven gold, four silver and three bronze medals during his racing career.[4] He retired from competitive racing after the 2008 Paralympics.[4] Clayton lived in Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan for a long part of his lifetime and career and was seen all around town practicing.[5]
Clayton also coached and mentored Paralympic Champion Lisa Franks, after he met her while she was in the hospital recovering from a spinal cord injury.[6]
Gerein was named SaskSport's male athlete of the year in 1987, 1996 and 2001.[3][7]
Gerein died from a brain tumour in Regina on January 22, 2010. He was 45.[4]
References
- ^ "Clayton Gerein - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Clayton Gerein - Canadian Paralympic Committee". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b Clayton Gerein at the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.
- ^ a b c Rob Vanstone, "Seven-time Paralympian Clayton Gerein dies at age 45" Archived 2018-09-21 at the Wayback Machine. Regina Leader-Post, January 25, 2010.
- ^ "About Pilot Butte". Town of Pilot Butte. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ L Franks, "Lisa Franks Biography" Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. lisafranks.net, August 26, 2008.
- ^ "Clayton Gerein - Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame". Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. 20 August 2022.