Windsor Paralympian Danielle Campo is one of two new inductees to Canada's Walk of Fame.
Following his past summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, France, and the upcoming Special Olympic World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, Canada's Walk of Fame is honouring two achievers, Campo and Doctor Frank J. Hayden, whose research ignited the Special Olympic movement.
They'll be honoured at a special celebration on Wednesday, November 20, in Toronto, where Paralympian and 2007 inductee Rick Hansen will present Campo with the National Hero Honour.
"This is a special year to be able to celebrate two remarkable Canadian achievers in the world of sport, and fitting to honour them both in this 2024 Olympic year," said Walk of Fame CEO Jeffrey Latimer. "Danielle Campo inspired generations with her record-breaking performances and multiple medals during her Paralympic years."
Campo was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at the age of two but discovered a passion for swimming. She represented Canada at the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, setting eight world records and winning 17 Paralympic and World Championship medals.
Since then, she's committed herself to advocacy and community engagement, serving on many boards of directors. For more than 15 years, she served as the ambassador for Muscular Dystrophy Canada and was instrumental in raising more than $5-million for research. Her other honours include the Order of Ontario and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals, the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award, and an Honourary Doctorate from the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor.
She recently published her memoir, "Resurrections: My Will to Survive is Olympian."