Jean Labonté
Jean Labonté (born March 20, 1969) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.
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| Born |
March 20, 1969 Hull, QC, CA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Labonté was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his left tibia in 1986 at the age of 17 and finally lost his leg at the age of 20, in 1990. After his amputation, Labonté turned his sights towards ice sledge hockey and made the Canadian National Sledge hockey team for the first time in 1996. He was on the Canadian team that won the 2006 sledge hockey gold medal at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino. He was the captain of the Canadian Team from the 2007–08 season until his retirement after the 2009–2010 season. He studied at l'Université du Québec en Outaouais and currently works at Alcatel-Lucent as a software designer.
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