Debbie Willows

Deborah Willows (born 29 March 1961) is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category C1 events.

Debbie Willows

Personal information
Full name	Deborah Willows
Nickname	Debbie
Born	(1961-03-29) 29 March 1961 London, Ontario, Canada
Other interests	Wrote a novel about her journey with Cerebral Paisley in 2013 titled, "Living Beyond My Circumstances: The Deborah Willows Story"≥÷
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Wheelchair Soccer, Swimming, Slalom & Boccia
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Gold medal Paralympic Athlete and broke a world record in 50m Backstroke
Medal record Representing Canada Paralympic Games Women's para athletics 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Precision throw C1 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Distance throw C1 Women's boccia 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville Individual C1 Women's para swimming 1984 New York / Stoke Mandeville 25 m Freestyle with Aids C1

Career

Willows competed in the 1984 Summer Paralympics in athletics, boccia and swimming. Her best result came in swimming, winning a gold medal in the Women's 25 m Freestyle with Aids C1. Her other medals came when she won bronze in the women's C1 boccia, and in distance and precision throwing events, she won bronze and silver respectively. Willows also competed in the 1988 Summer Paralympics.

Awards and honours

Willows was inducted into the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association Hall of Fame in 2007.