Jean Labonté

Jean Labonté
Jean Labonté
	File:Jean Labonte.jpg 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

Jean Labonté (born March 20, 1969) is a Canadian 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 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 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 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.

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Jean Labonté
File:Jean Labonte.jpg Labonte in 2015
Born	(1969-03-20) 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