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Jean Labonté
Jean Labonté
	Labonte in 2015
Born	March 20, 1969 (age 55); 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
Men's para ice hockey
Representing Canada
Paralympic Games
World Championships

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Jean Labonté (born March 20, 1969) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.

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.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Labonté was named on the Canadian men's national ice sledge hockey team for the first time in 1996, at the age of 26. His first international tournament was the 1996 IPC World Championships held in Nynäshamn, Sweden. Labonté was team Canada's captain from the 2007–2008 season until his retirement after the 2009–2010 season.

Labonté was the flag bearer for Canada at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver.

Career statistics

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Canada	ISHWC	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Canada	PARA	5	0	1	1	4
2000	Canada	ISHWC	6	1	2	3	4
2002	Canada	PARA	6	2	2	4	6
2004	Canada	ISHWC	5	0	0	0	0
2006	Canada	PARA	5	1	1	2	4
2008	Canada	ISHWC	6	1	2	3	6
2009	Canada	ISHWC	5	1	3	4	0
2010	Canada	PARA	5	1	2	3	2
TOTALS		ISHWC	22	3	7	10	10
TOTALS		PARA	21	4	6	10	16

External links

Player profile - Hockey Canada
Jean Labonte at the International Paralympic Committee
Jean Labonte at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)

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+| image        = Jean Labonte.jpg
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+| caption      = Labonte in 2015
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+| birth_place  = [[Hull, Quebec|Hull]], [[Québec|QC]], [[Canada|CA]]
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-| birth_place  = [[Hull, Quebec|Hull]], [[Québec|QC]], [[Canada|CA]]
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+| career_end   = 2010
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+| show-medals  = yes
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+{{MedalSport | Men's [[para ice hockey]]}}
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+{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
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+{{MedalCompetition | [[Paralympic Games]]}}
+{{MedalSilver | [[1998 Winter Paralympics|1998 Nagano]] | [[Ice sledge hockey at the 1998 Winter Paralympics|Team]]}}
+{{MedalGold | [[2006 Winter Paralympics|2006 Torino]] | [[Ice sledge hockey at the 2006 Winter Paralympics|Team]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition | [[IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
+{{MedalBronze | [[1996 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships|1996 Nynäshamn]] | Team}}
+{{MedalGold | [[2000 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships|2000 Salt Lake City]] | Team}}
+{{MedalGold | [[2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships|2008 Marlborough]] | Team}}
+{{MedalBronze | [[2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships|2009 Ostrava]] | Team}}
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-'''Jean Labonté''' (born on March 20, 1969 in [[Hull, Québec]]) is a [[Canadian]] [[sledge hockey]] player.
+'''Jean Labonté''' (born March 20, 1969) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice sledge hockey]] player.
-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 [[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 is the captain of the Canadian Team since the 2007-08 season.  He currently works at Alcatel-Lucent as a software engineer.
+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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}
 ==International career==
-Labonté was named on the [[Canadian National Sledge hockey team]] for the first time in 1996, at the age of 26. His first international tournament was the 1996 IPC World Championships held in Nynäshamn, Sweden. Labonté is team Canada's current captain and has been since the 2007-2008 season
+Labonté was named on the [[Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team|Canadian men's national ice sledge hockey team]] for the first time in 1996, at the age of 26. His first international tournament was the [[1996 IPC World Championships]] held in [[Nynäshamn, Sweden]]. Labonté was team Canada's captain from the 2007–2008 season until his retirement after the 2009–2010 season.
-Labonté was given the honour of being selected as flag bearer for Canada at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver.
+Labonté was the flag bearer for Canada at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver.
 ==Career statistics==
 ===International===
-{{MedalTableTop}}
-{{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] }}
-{{MedalSport | Men's Ice [[sledge hockey]]}}
-{{MedalCompetition | [[Paralympic games]]}}
-{{MedalGold| [[2006 Winter Paralympics|2006 - Torino, Italy]] | [[Ice sledge hockey at the 2006 Winter Paralympics|Tournament]]}}
-{{MedalSilver| [[1998 Winter Paralympics|1998 - Nagano, Japan]] |[[Ice sledge hockey at the 1998 Winter Paralympics|Tournament]]}}
-{{MedalCompetition | [[IPC World Men Championships]]}}
-{{MedalBronze | 1996 - Nynäshamn, Sweden | [[1996 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships| Tournament]]}}
-{{MedalGold | 2000 - Salt Lake City, USA | [[2000 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships| Tournament]]}}
-{{MedalGold | 2008 - Marlborough, USA | [[2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships| Tournament]]}}
-{{MedalBronze | 2009 - Ostrava, Czech Republic | [[2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships| Tournament]]}}
-{{MedalBottom}}
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 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
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 ! Pts
 ! PIM
 |- ALIGN="center"
 | 1996
 | Canada
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 | 1
 | 4
 |- ALIGN="center"
 | 2000
 | Canada
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 | 4
 | 6
 |- ALIGN="center"
 | 2004
 | Canada
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 | 2
 | 4
 |- ALIGN="center"
 | 2008
 | Canada
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 | 4
 | 0
+|- ALIGN="center"
+| 2010
+| Canada
+| [[2010 Winter Paralympics|PARA]]
+| 5
+| 1
+| 2
+| 3
+| 2
 |- ALIGN="center"  bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 | '''TOTALS'''
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 | ISHWC
 | 22
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 | PARA
-| 16
+| 21
-| 3
 | 4
-| 7
+| 6
-| 14
+| 10
+| 16
 |}
 ==External links==
 * [https://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/11737/la_id/1/ss_id/21749/player_id/8847.htm Player profile - Hockey Canada]
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-[[Category:Sportspeople from Quebec|Labonte, Jean]]
+[[Category:Ice hockey people from Gatineau]]
-[[Category:Paralympic ice sledge hockey players of Canada]]
+[[Category:Canadian sledge hockey players]]
+[[Category:Paralympic sledge hockey players for Canada]]
+[[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Canada]]
+[[Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Canada]]
 [[Category:Ice sledge hockey players at the 1998 Winter Paralympics]]
 [[Category:Ice sledge hockey players at the 2002 Winter Paralympics]]
 [[Category:Ice sledge hockey players at the 2006 Winter Paralympics]]
-[[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Canada]]
+[[Category:Ice sledge hockey players at the 2010 Winter Paralympics]]
-[[Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Canada]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Paralympics]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics]]
+[[Category:Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey]]
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