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Mark Arendz
OPEI
Mark Arendz (2014)
Personal information
Born (1990-03-03) March 3, 1990 (age 36)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportParalympic biathlon, Para-Nordic skiing
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Winter Paralympics 2 3 7
World Championships 3 1 4
Total 5 4 11
Men's para biathlon
Winter Paralympics
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang15km standing
Gold medal – first place2022 Beijing10km standing
Silver medal – second place2014 Sochi7.5km standing
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang7.5km standing
Silver medal – second place2022 Beijing12.5km standing
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano CortinaIndividual standing
Bronze medal – third place2014 Sochi12.5km standing
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang12.5km standing
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing6km standing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Solleftea7.5km standing
Gold medal – first place2017 Finsterau7.5km standing
Gold medal – first place2017 Finsterau12.5km standing
Gold medal – first place2023 Östersund10km standing
Gold medal – first place2023 Östersund12.5km standing
Silver medal – second place2017 Finsterau15km standing
Silver medal – second place2023 Östersund7.5km standing
Bronze medal – third place2013 Solleftea12.5km standing
Bronze medal – third place2013 Solleftea15km standing
Men's para cross-country skiing
Winter Paralympics
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang4 x 2.5km mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang1.5km sprint classic
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang10km classic
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing4 × 2.5km mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano Cortina10km classic
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Östersund10km freestyle standing
Bronze medal – third place2017 Finsterau10km freestyle standing
Bronze medal – third place2017 Finsterau4 x 2.5km open relay
Updated on 11 March 2026

Mark Arendz OPEI (born March 3, 1990) is a Canadian biathlon and Para-Nordic skier. He was disabled at the age of seven when his arm got caught in the blades of a grain auger. He is a five-time Paralympian, and is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist.[1][2]

Early life

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Arendz was born on 3 March 1990 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. At the age of seven, he lost his left arm when he lost his balance putting corn into a grain auger. His arm up to his shoulder was caught in the blades and later amputated in Halifax. After the accident, he worked as a junior counselor for the War Amps organization.[1] He also went to Nicaragua with the non-profit organization SchoolBOX to help build a school for the community who had to move.[3]

Career

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At his first Paralympics in Vancouver 2010, Arendz participated in six races but did not medal.[4]

During the 2014 Winter Paralympics, he received silver and bronze medals for the 7.5 kilometres standing and the 12.5 kilometres standing respectively.[5] Arendz entered the 7.5 km standing biathlon as the defending champion. He came second in the event, seven tenths of a second behind gold medalist Vladislav Lekomtcev of Russia. Azat Karachurin, also from Russia, took bronze in the event.[4][6] The weather conditions were not good as it rained with heavy fog for the 12.5 kilometre race. Arendz finished the race in 30:24:6 while the defending world champion Azat Karachurin of Russia took gold again. Arendz became the first Canadian to win two biathlon medals at the Winter Paralympics.[4][7] After the games, his former ski club, Brookvale Nordic Ski Centre, renamed a ski trail in Brookvale, P.E.I after him, boasting this is where he trained. Arendz hopes the new ski trail will encourage more people to give biathlon and cross country skiing a try.[8]

At the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea Arendz won a Canadian single Games record[9] 6 medals, 5 individual and a team relay medal, including biathlon gold, silver and bronze and his first cross-country medals, and was honoured as Canada's flag-bearer for the Games closing ceremony.[10]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 6 kilometres standing event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China.[11]

At the 2026 Winter Paralympics, Arendz won silver in the para biathlon and bronze in the 10 km interval start standing classic.[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Mark Arendz &#124 Canadian Paralympic Committee". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mark Arendz". Athlete's profile. Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Ross, Ryan (13 May 2014). "Mark Arendz continues to inspire". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Canada's Mark Arendz Battles To Biathlon Bronze At Paralympic Winter Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Paralympic Results & Historical Records". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Hicks, Brandon (8 March 2014). "Mark Arendz takes silver in Paralympic biathlon". CBC Sports. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Brandon, Hicks (11 March 2014). "Mark Arendz wins biathlon bronze at Paralympics". CBC news. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  8. ↑ CBC News. "Paralympian Mark Arendz honoured with ski trail". CBC. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Heroux, Devin (March 18, 2018). "Greatness abounds as Canadians smash country's Paralympic medal record". CBC Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mark Arendz named Canada's flag-bearer for Paralympics closing ceremony". CBC Sports. March 17, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ Lloyd, Owen (5 March 2022). "Ukraine top Beijing 2022 Paralympics medals table after opening day with three biathlon golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Canada's Hudak, Arendz each claim bronze in cross-country skiing at Milano-Cortina Paralympics". CBC Sports. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
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