Canada competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968.[1] The team finished twelfth in the medal table and won a total of nineteen medals; six gold, six silver and seven bronze.[2] The Canadian team contained twenty-five athletes; eighteen men and seven women.[3][n 1]
| Canada at the 1968 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CAN |
| NPC | Canadian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tel Aviv | |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
This was Canada's first appearance at a Paralympic Games.[4]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Gord Patterson | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash A |
| Gold | Doug Wilson[5] | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B |
| Gold | Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's club throw B |
| Gold | Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's discus throw B |
| Gold | Hilda Mae Binns | Athletics | Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash B |
| Gold | Hilda Mae Binns | Swimming | Women's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete |
 Silver | Walter Dann | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash C |
| Silver | Neault | Athletics | Men's club throw D |
| Silver | Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's javelin throw B |
| Silver | Hilda Mae Binns | Athletics | Women's slalom B |
| Silver | Karen McPherson[6] | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke class 3 incomplete |
| Silver | Miller | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke class 4 complete |
 Bronze | Bourne | Athletics | Men's novices 60m wheelchair dash B |
| Bronze | Glendine Seeley[5] | Athletics | Women's club throw C |
| Bronze | Glendine Seeley | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C |
| Bronze | Walter Schmid | Lawn bowls | Men's singles |
| Bronze | Gustav Schuster | Swimming | Men's 50m freestyle class 3 incomplete |
| Bronze | Karen McPherson | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke class 3 incomplete |
| Bronze | Karen McPherson | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke open |