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Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Guelph, Ontario | September 12, 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rob Armstrong (born 12 September 1996 [1]) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.
He represented Canada at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics, and won silver medals. [2] after helping his team win Gold in 2017 at World Para Ice Hockey Championships. Armstrong is a three-time silver medalist at World Sledge Hockey Challenge. [3]
His disability is due to a childhood infection of the spine. He began playing para ice hockey a few years later after he fell in love with the sport while playing goaltender in road hockey with his friends. [3]