{{short description|Canadian Paralympic athlete (born 1997)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Liam Stanley | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|06|12}} | birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia | height = | weight = | years_active = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Paralympic athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|1500m T37}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2017 London|1500m T37}} {{MedalCompetition|Parapan American Games}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Lima|1500m T37}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Santiago|1500m T38}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Lima|400m T37}} }}
'''Liam Stanley''' (born June 12, 1997) is a Canadian athlete in track & field and para soccer. He made his Canada national team debut at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where he won a silver medal in the Men's 1500 metres T37.
==Early life== Stanley was born on June 12, 1997, in Victoria, British Columbia. At birth, he suffered a stroke which left him weak on his right side.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liam Stanley |url=https://www.paralympic.org/liam-stanley |website=paralympic.org |access-date=December 15, 2019}}</ref> Growing up, he attended Glenlyon Norfolk School, where he played soccer.<ref>{{cite web |title=GNS Alumnus Liam Stanley '16 Wins Silver at Rio |url=https://www.mygns.ca/alumni/alumni-news/alumni-stories/~board/alumni-profiles/post/liam-stanley-16 |website=mygns.ca |access-date=December 15, 2019 |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216035302/https://www.mygns.ca/alumni/alumni-news/alumni-stories/~board/alumni-profiles/post/liam-stanley-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career== In 2013, Stanley was honoured as Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year after playing for the Canada national cerebral palsy football team in the Tournoi international and Intercontinental Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liam Stanley named 2013 Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/liam-stanley-named-2013-canadian-para-soccer-player-of-the-year-p155647 |website=canadasoccer.com |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=December 9, 2013 |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216035255/https://www.canadasoccer.com/liam-stanley-named-2013-canadian-para-soccer-player-of-the-year-p155647 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following year, Stanley qualified for the America Cup and was named Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year for the second consecutive time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liam Stanley named 2014 Canadian Para Soccer Player of the Year |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/liam-stanley-nomm-joueur-canadien-para-soccer-de-l-ann-e-2014-p157295&language=en |website=canadasoccer.com |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> He was later named to Team Canada's roster for the 2015 CP Football World Championships<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada's Para Soccer Team set for World Championships |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-s-para-soccer-team-set-for-world-championships-p157862 |website=canadasoccer.com |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=June 15, 2015}}</ref> and the 2015 Parapan American Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Football seven-a-side team selected for nomination to Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/football-seven-a-side-team-selected-for-nomination-to-toronto-2015-parapan-american-games-p157997 |website=canadasoccer.com |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=July 23, 2015}}</ref>
After Team Canada failed to qualify for Brazil, he began to start training for track. Stanley eventually made his Paralympic debut during the 2016 Summer Paralympics, earning a silver medal in the Men's 1500 metres T37.<ref>{{cite news |title=Canadian soccer player Liam Stanley makes Paralympic debut in track, surges from field for stunning silver |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/canadian-soccer-player-liam-stanley-makes-paralympic-debut-in-track-surges-by-field-for-stunning-silver |access-date=December 15, 2019 |publisher=National Post |date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> Stanley was later named to Canada's 2017 IFCPF CP Football World Championships team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada Para Soccer qualifies for World Championships |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-para-soccer-qualifies-for-world-championships-p159761 |website=canadasoccer.com |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=July 30, 2016}}</ref>
Upon qualifying for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships men's T38 800-metre final, Stanley set a new record for fastest time with 2 minutes and 5.89 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria's Liam Stanley qualifies for the men's T38 800-metre final |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/victorias-liam-stanley-qualifies-mens-t38-800-metre-final/ |website=sportsnet.ca |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=July 14, 2017}}</ref> During the finals, Stanley took home a silver medal with a time of 4 minutes and 37.96 seconds during the Men's 1500 metres.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada's Liam Stanley takes silver in world para athletics championships |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3617758/canadas-liam-stanley-takes-silver-in-world-para-athletics-championships/ |website=globalnews.ca |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=July 22, 2017}}</ref> On May 16, 2018, Stanley was named 2017 Ambulatory Athlete of the Year by Athletics Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics Canada reveals 2017 annual award winners |url=https://athletics.ca/athletics-canada-reveals-2017-annual-award-winners/ |website=athletics.ca |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=May 16, 2018}}</ref> He was also named Athlete of the Year with a disability by Sport BC.<ref>{{cite web |title=SPORT BC ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS AT THE 52ND AWARD GALA |url=https://www.viasport.ca/news/sport-bc-announces-award-winners-52nd-award-gala |website=viasport.ca |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=April 5, 2018 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195952/https://www.viasport.ca/news/sport-bc-announces-award-winners-52nd-award-gala |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On September 26, 2019, Stanley was named to Team Canada's roster for the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships,<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics Canada selects athletes to represent Canada at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships |url=https://athletics.ca/athletes-selected-for-wpa-championships/ |website=athletics.ca |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=September 26, 2019}}</ref> where he placed fifth in the men's 1500-metre T38 finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Riech, Stewart earn medals to conclude 2019 World Para Athletics Championships |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/riech-stewart-earn-medals-conclude-201049079.html |website=ca.sports.yahoo.com |access-date=December 15, 2019 |date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{CPC profile|liam-stanley}} * {{IPC profile|liam-stanley}}
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