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Canadian cyclist
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Male
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Birth:
2 July 1964(Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Montreal Region, Canada)
Death:
2 July 2020
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The details
Biography
Gary Longhi (2 July 1964 - 2 July 2020) was a Canadian Paralympic cyclist who competed in road cycling elite events and took part in four Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2000. He was the first Canadian para-cyclist to be inducted into the Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame in 2017. In 1983, Longhi was involved in a serious motorcycle crash which resulted in a life changing brain injury and was severely disabled. He spent three months in a coma and had a tracheotomy.
Longhi died on his 56th birthday after going through euthanasia for two cancers, one of which was incurable.