Kyle Pettey has competed at four Paralympic Games representing Canada, collecting three medals. Pettey won a silver medal in the shot put and discus at the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney. He added a shot put bronze in 2008 in Beijing. In addition, he is a three-time world record holder.

Growing up with cerebral palsy, in Campbellford, Ont., he started track and field at age 12. His parents built a throwing circle in the yard to help him practice.

Pettey made history when he became the first Canadian Paralympic thrower to win a gold medal in the shot put at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which includes some events for athletes with a disability. His throw broke his own world record at the time.