Paralympian
Ian first gained national media attention in the fall of 1982 after completing the first ever Terry Fox Run in Port Coquitlam. Shortly thereafter, Ian began to focus on competing in disability sport events and in 1983 became Canada's top amputee athlete. In 1984 and 1988 Ian represented Canada at the Paralympics, in 1986 after receiving a 4th place at the World Championships in Sweden he became the first athlete with a disability in Canada to receive a post secondary athletic scholarship. In 1987 Ian received the Chevron Canada Award for Post Secondary Sports. After retirement Ian became Chair of the BC Disability Games, overseeing several successful events in his tenure. In 1998 Ian published his first book "Irresistible Force" A History of Disability Sport in Canada, via Raincoast Books in Vancouver.
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