I met him in Ottawa, Ontario at Christmas Party 1986.
1. Are he born deaf and causes?
2. When did he attended Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf?
He was attended 1960.
3. When did he graduated Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf?
He was graduated 1974.
4. When did he graduated Galluedet University?
Nope, because of continued his athletic career and job at Canada Post.
5. When did he went to Deaf Olympic?
The World Summer Games for the Deaf in 1973 in Malmo, Sweden, 400 - metre 800 - metre and 4 x 100 - metre for 12th place.
Last November 1974 in Ottawa, Ontario at hearing track and field club. He trained under Bill Arnold, a hearing Canadian National Coach for 15 years (1974 - 1989).
Summer 1975 he travelled to Maracibo, Venezuela to complete with the Canadian team at the Pan American Games for the Deaf and won in the following events, 800 - metre (gold), 1500 - metre (silver) and 400 - metre (bronze).
His next challenge was at the 13th World Summer Games for the Deaf in Bucharest, Romania in Summer 1977. He broke a new world record (1:52,7) He missed winning a bronze in the 800 - metre event by 1/100 of a second and came in sixth 3:59.2) in the 1500 - metre category.
The media later awarded him in 1977 act from Sport Canada for his outstanding performance in Romania.
He went through three months of rigorous training before the 14th World Summer Games for the Deaf in Cologne West Germany in Summer 1981. His hard work paid off when he won a silver medal in the 1500 - metre race (3.56.7). He was just a few 100th of a second behind gold - medal - winner Tim Karvonen of Finland. He came in fifth (1:55,72) in the 800 - metre race.
In 1982 he was presented with the Ernest A. Marwick by the Canadian Deaf Sports Association in recognition of his outstanding performance in track and field.
Los Angeles, California was the site for the 15th World Summer Games for the Deaf in 1985. His long - held dream of winning a gold medal was realized in the 1500 - metre race (3:53,41). For the second time he was honored with the 1986 Act Award by Sport Canada in recognition of his outstanding track and field performance.
At the 16th World Summer Games for the Deaf in Chrischurch, New Zealand in 1989, he competed only in the 5000 - metre race, winning a bronze medal with a time of 15:09.52. Other examples of his track and field (non-deaf) competitions include the 1982 Ontario Cross Country Championships(12 - km) in Sudbury, Ontario (eighth place, 40:27); the 1983 Mitel 10 - km Road Race in Kanata, Ontario (fourth place ina field of 600, 30:43); the 1984 Montreal, Quebec Track and Field Championships (third place inthe1500 - metre race, 3:50.33); the 1985 All Comers Track and Field Meet in Ottawa, Ontario (personal best in the 5000 - metre race, 14:41.87); and the 1986 High Performance Track and Field Meet in Montreal, Quebec (third place in 1500 - metre race, 3:50.4).
Pauljob with Canada Post Corporation as Ottawa's first deaf letter carrier (a position he has had since 1975)
6. How old he start running?
When he was 22 years started running last Summer 1976 - 1986 for 10 years.
7. How old is he retired?
When he was 32 years old for retired.
Paul and his British Hearing Interpreter wife Pauline
8. Why did he pick at the Park with his name?
The Park on Uplands/Paul Anka was named in Paul's honour due to his athletic excellence and bring a postive role model in the Ottawa Deaf Community, like President of Ottawa Deaf Community and etc.
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