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Austin Smeenk, PLY

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🇨🇦3x PLY
🥇🥉2024 Paralympics
🕰️ World Record Holder 800m
@canfund @grupponutrition
@rbc @cdnparalympics

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Returning to Canada as Paralympic champion was something I will never forget but have a hard time keeping straight.

Straight off the plane we threw a 120+ person party at my parents house, some teammates came & all were invited, the mayor spoke and some champagne was popped.

A few days later the @bluejays had me out to throw the first pitch and we had 60 friends and family in attendance.

A couple of days later the @mapleleafs invited me to the home opener where @jzesseu99 @mayameschkuleit and I were recognized by the whole stadium.

I spoke to students @ a few schools, chatted with a few hockey teams, met the PM, shook some hands, kissed some babies and got on more short notice flights than ever before.

2024, you certainly never disappointed and are clearly going out with a bang! by @austinsmeenk

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2 years ago

AUSTIN SMEENK BLAZES TO GOLD!!! 🇨🇦🥇🔥

Austin Smeenk wins his second Paralympic medal and its GOLD for Canada in the T34 800m final after an incredible performance (1:39.27). 🤩

AUSTIN SMEENK ÉCLATE EN OR !!! 🇨🇦🥇🔥

Austin Smeenk remporte sa deuxième médaille paralympique, et c’est de l’OR pour le Canada en finale du 800 m T34 après une performance incroyable (1:39,27). 🤩

📸: Marcus Hartmann / @seeyouatgate3 taken in Stade de France by @austinsmeenk

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We asked @austinsmeenk what memory from #Paris2024 still gives him chills 2 years later, this was his answer. 🇨🇦

On a demandé à @austinsmeenk quel souvenir de #Paris2024 lui donne encore des frissons deux ans plus tard, voici sa réponse. 🇨🇦 taken in Canada by @austinsmeenk

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🙌😍Being part of the 💪Power of Parasport🇨🇦Workshop with these incredible 🤩Paralympic Legends @austinsmeenk @collcam88 @jamesdunn4 at the Shine Foundation 💭Dreamers Summit-Creating a Brighter🌟 future for kids👧👦🏾🧒🏻💜 with disabilities, was an experience I’ll carry with me forever🥹.

With these 3 incredible 🇨🇦Canadian Paralympians, we shared our stories of tenacity, resilience, & strength, hoping to inspire the next generation & pay the courage to go after your dreams forward⏩.

🥹Watching these kids’ dreams💭🙌 come alive through this extraordinary organization filled my ❤️‍🔥🥰heart to the absolute top. Their 😄smiles, their 🎉excitement, their belief in what’s possible… it was pure 🪄🧞‍♂️magic.

Parasport is the 🧐lens that I teach through, but the @theshinefoundationcanada is what makes these dreams real.
🥹💜🙏What an absolute honour to be part of this unforgettable event. #morethanyousee #shineon #dreamers #powerofparasport by @austinsmeenk

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2 months ago

what if it’s not about what your body can’t do, but what it’s made for?

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et si c’était pas une question de ce que ton corps peut pas faire, mais de ce pour quoi il est fait?

#DisabilityPrideMonth by @austinsmeenk

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3 months ago

Another national title for @austinsmeenk in the 800m wheelchair race event👏🥇 by @austinsmeenk

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4 months ago

👀😎⛷️🤟🤷‍♂️✌️🍁

#training #garagegoals by @austinsmeenk

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6 months ago

World records. Paralympic gold. Relentless drive. 🏃‍♂️✨

We’re excited to welcome @AustinSmeenk to the 2026 @jccsportsdinner

🏅 Paris 2024 Paralympic Champion (800m)
🌍 400m & 800m World Record Holder
🇨🇦 3x Paralympian

Austin continues to chase greatness as he trains toward @LA28 — and helps lead the future of Canadian sport as a member of @athleticscanada ’s Board of Directors.
Join us as we celebrate an athlete who proves what’s possible. 💪🔥 by @austinsmeenk

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8 months ago

LFG Team Canada! 🇨🇦🍁Keeper locked in and stay dialled ya beauties! Job not done. 🫡🍁💥✊🤘🤘🤘🤘

Big shoutout and THANK YOU to the Athletes, staff, coaches, sponsors, craftsmen and women who build and maintain the infrastructure… The volunteers, organizers, facilitators, trainers….YOU name them- I want to thank them!!!

This is huge and it does not happen without you all! So thank you again and again! This is a spectacle the world needs and you represent the good, the great & the incredible to us all.

#canadian #olympics #milanocortina2026 #thankyou #athlete taken in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by @austinsmeenk

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8 months ago

Big News!! 🔔‼️🚨
The 2025 RBC Olympians roster is out and I’m beyond proud and incredibly stoked to be apart of this team and take what I’ve learned through sport into the corporate world.

Not only that, but I LOVE BEING ON TEAMS and this one is truly stacked with unreal individuals and so many true Canadian sport legends 🥶🍁🤟

@rbc @rbctrainingground
#ad #sponsored by @austinsmeenk

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a year ago

2025 World Champs….Two bronze medals…For what it’s worth- It’s a ride in circles going Mach Jesus the best ya can… #olympian #paralympian #sports #excellence #saveahorserideacowboy by @austinsmeenk

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a year ago

Driving in India is an experience.
800m Semifinal ✅

#paralympics #paraathletics #learntodrive by @austinsmeenk

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a year ago