Julia Hanes

Julia Hanes (born May 19, 1995) is a Canadian para-athletics athlete who competes in throwing events.

Early life and education Hanes is from LaSalle, Ontario. She acquired hemiplegia when she was 17 in January 2013.

In 2017, she graduated from McMaster University's health sciences program with a specialization biomedical sciences. She entered the University of Ottawa School of Medicine's MD program shortly after.

Career

After acquiring her disability, Hanes was introduced to para-sport through para ice hockey. In 2018, she won a silver medal in shot put at the World Cerebral Palsy Games. In 2023, Hanes competed at the Wheelchair Rugby Women's Cup in Paris as a member of the Canadian women's wheelchair rugby team. The team won bronze at the competition. At the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, Hanes won a bronze medal in the women's F33 shot put, with a throw of 7.51 metres.

Personal life Hanes lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.