Name: Josh Vander Vies
Age: 27
Height: 3’3″
Sport: Boccia (Singles and Doubles)
Best Result:
2011 Parapan American Games – Guadalajara, Mexico – Bronze (singles)
2011 World Cup – Belfast, Northern Ireland- 4th (doubles)
Biography
Born without arms and legs, Josh Vander Vies is an active Canadian national team boccia player who competed in the 2004 Athens Paralympics and holds silver and bronze medals from the Americas Cup. A powerful inspirational speaker, Josh brings to corporate, government and community audiences the message that any obstacle can be shattered.
In 2006, Josh was elected to the International Boccia Committee as Athlete Representative by the boccia players of the world. Josh acts as Athlete Council Representation on the Canadian Paralympic Committee Board of Directors. He holds an honours double major in Political Science and French from the University of Western Ontario. He is also a 2003 national Terry Fox Humanitarian Award recipient.
Past Results
| Competition | Doubles | Singles |
| 2011 Parapan American Games – Guadalajara, Mexico |
— | 3 |
| 2011 World Cup – Belfast, Northern Ireland | 4 | 25 |
| 2011 Cheshire International – Wigan, England | 2 | — |
| 2010 World Championship – Lisbon, Portugal | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 Americas Cup – Montreal QC | — | 2 |
| 2008 Cheshire International – Wigan, England | 5 | — |
| 2007 World Cup – Vancouver, BC | 9 | 27 |
| 2006 Croatia Boccia Open – Osijek, Croatia | 1 | — |
| 2006 World Championships – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8 | 18 |
| 2005 Americas Cup – Mar del Plata, Argentina | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 Paralympic Games – Athens, Greece | 6 | 10 |
| 2003 World Cup – Christchurch, New Zealand | 8 | 7 |
Canadian National Singles Champion
2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Education:
University of British Columbia
Juris Doctor Candidate
University of Western Ontario
Honours Double Major:
Political Science, French Language & Literature
