Rick Hansen

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Richard Marvin Hansen (born 26 August 1957) is a Canadian Paralympic track-and-field athlete, activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities. He represented Canada at 1980 and 1984 Summer Paralympics, and is a three-time Gold medalist. Paraplegic since the age of 15, he is also known for his Man In Motion World Tour, in which he circled the globe in a wheelchair to demonstrate the potential of people with disabilities if barriers were removed. It was also to raise money to support the removal of additional barriers for people with disabilities in the future. Hansen was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He was one of the final torchbearers in the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. He was profiled and spoke during the 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony.