Rick Hansen

About Rick Hansen

A wheelchair-bound Canadian athlete who went on to win three Paralympic gold medals and was one of the final torchbearers at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Richard Marvin "Rick" Hansen is a Canadian athlete, activist and philanthropist. After a pickup accident at the age of 15, Hansen suffered a spinal cord injury and was half paralyzed. Hansen is best known for the Man in Motion World Tour. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He was one of the last torchbearers at the 1988 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics. He was presented and delivered at the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games in 2010

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In his career, he won 19 international wheelchair marathons.

Rick Hansen before fame

Hansen was paralyzed at the age of 15 when a friend's pickup truck collided with a tree, tossing him from the truck's bed.

Achievement of Rick Hansen

He won 19 international wheelchair marathons during his career.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Rick Hansen family life

Alana, Emma, and Rebecca, his three kids, were born to him and his former physiotherapist Amanda Reid.

Associations of Rick Hansen

Hansen circled the globe in his wheelchair and raised more than $26 million for spinal cord research, inspired by Terry Fox's marathon across Canada to raise awareness for cancer research.

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