Richard Marvin Hansen is a Canadian track and field athlete, activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities. When Rick was 15, he was riding in the back of a pickup truck after a fishing trip with his friend, when the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled over.
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Upright Hansen's statue, in honour of his Man in Motion World Tour, at the 700 block of West 10th Avenue, on the east side of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre in front of the Heather Annex Pavilion.
In UBC Biomechanics Lab, preparing for tour
Hansen carries the Olympic flame into BC Place Stadium during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Hansen speaks to the crowd at the BC Place Stadium during the 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
Hansen in 2008Awards 9
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Louis NirenbergAlso won honorary doctorate from McMaster University
Alanis ObomsawinAlso won honorary doctorate from the McGill University
Barbara Ann ScottAlso won Northern Star Award
Bill ReidAlso won honorary doctor of Simon Fraser University
Stockwell DayAlso won Canadian Newsmaker of the Year
Kenojuak AshevakAlso won Honorary doctorate from University of TorontoAbout this person
Richard Marvin Hansen is a Canadian track and field athlete, activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities. When Rick was 15, he was riding in the back of a pickup truck after a fishing trip with his friend, when the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled over. Hansen was trapped on the inside of the roll and thrown to the ground, along with the equipment from the truck. As a result of the crash, Hansen broke his back, sustained a spinal cord injury and became paralyzed from the waist down.
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