Erica Gavel

Erica Gavel (born May 25, 1991) is a Canadian 4.5 point wheelchair basketball player who won a silver medal at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto. In 2016, she was selected as part of the team for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Biography Erica Gavel was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on May 25, 1991.

Gavel remembered that a classmate played wheelchair basketball, and decided to give it a try. She was classified as a 4.5 point player. That year she selected for the Canadian national team, which went on to win Silver at 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Ontario). In 2016, she was selected as part of the side for the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2023, Gavel was elected chair of Canadian Paralympic Athletes' Council.

Awards 2015 – Silver at 2015 Parapan American Games (Toronto, Ontario) 2023 - The Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan)