Name: Josh Cassidy
Sport: Wheelchair Athletics 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, Marathon
Hometown: Port Elgin, ON
Favorite Sport Memory:
Patrick Roy’s Stanley Cup wins
Favorite Quote:
The motto I live by “Anything is possible with passion, hard work, and time.”
CAN Fund Testimonial:
As a determined individual, I’ve done everything it takes to get to where I am, but of course, it also takes money. I put myself into a fair amount of debt in order to go the places I needed to go and do the things I needed to do in order to fulfill my dreams. That could only take me so far. Now for the second time, the CAN Fund is contributing a huge amount of $6000 to relieve a huge amount of stress, and allow me to focus on training and competing for our country.
Best Result:
3 Canadian Records – 1500m: 2:55.72, 5000m: 9:55.73, 10000m- 19:51.54. Winner of 2010 Virgin London Marathon
Fun Facts:
I am the oldest of 10 kids, I have a BAA in illustration, I love to paint, draw, create! and I love comic books! I play guitar though I feel I am forgetting how with all of this travel! I am happy to come home to cook! I can do one mean Cher impersonation (without autotune)
Website: www.joshcassidy.com & www.joshcassidy.com/blog