Sabrina Durepos

Sabrina Durepos
Personal information
Birth nameSabrina Pettinicchi
Born (1972-08-09) August 9, 1972 (age 52)
Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight115 lb (52 kg)
SpouseDave Durepos
Sport
Country Canada
SportWheelchair basketball (1992–2008)
TeamCanada women's national wheelchair basketball team
Turned pro1991
Retired2008
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals

Sabrina Durepos (née Pettinicchi) (born August 9, 1972) is a Canadian retired wheelchair basketball player. As a member of Team Canada, she won three gold medals and one bronze during the Paralympic Games.

Early life

Durepos was born on August 9, 1972, in Quebec, Canada. After finishing her first year of CEGEP in June 1990, she was permanently injured in a car accident.[1]

Career

Durepos began playing wheelchair basketball in 1991 and eventually qualified for Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[2] She won gold medals with Team Canada at the 1996 and 2000 Paralympics, and a bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympics. She also earned 3 consecutive Wheelchair Basketball World Championship gold medals from 1998 to 2006.[3] In 2001, Durepos was sponsored by National Hockey League (NHL) player Vincent Damphousse, who helped her buy a new wheelchair.[4][5] She was also named a YWCA Montreal Women of Distinction.[6] Durepos was the fourth-best scorer on Team Canada during the 2006 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship with 8 points.[7] During the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where Team Canada finished fifth, Durepos recorded a team-leading 14 points and 6 rebounds.[8]

In 2010, Durepos took part in the first Canadian Paralympic Torch relay.[9]

Personal life

Durepos is married to wheelchair basketball player Dave Durepos.[10] From 1997 until 2004, Durepos also worked as an interior designer and project manager for Hydro-Québec.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b François Albert (November 2008). "Sabrina Pettinicchi-Durepos" (PDF). centre-sainte-anne.nb.ca. p. 4. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wellness minister salutes Olympic/Paralympic athletes". gnb.ca. July 8, 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "Basketball". parasportnb.ca. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Kostya (February 28, 2000). "INSIDE THE NHL". si.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Vincent Damphousse va parrainer l'athlète de taekwondo Roxane Forget". tvanouvelles.ca (in French). August 23, 2001. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARDS LAUREATES". fondation.ydesfemmesmtl.org. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "Basketball en fauteuil roulant: doublé canadien". rds.ca (in French). July 15, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "silver medal for canada at 2008 paralympics" (PDF). bcwbs.ca. Fall 2008. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "First-ever Canadian Paralympic Torch Relay Signals the Start of Vancouver/Whistler Games". cccski.com. March 3, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "Fredericton wheelchair basketball star to retire". cbc.ca. June 21, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2019.