Austin Smeenk

Print of a painting made using a baseball as a paintbrush.

Austin competed at his second Paralympic games in Tokyo, 2020. In 2019, Smeenk lowered Canadian records in the 100m, 400m, 800m and 1500m and capped the year with three top-five finishes at the IPC World Championships including fourth in the 800m.

Paralympics Canada page mentioned Austin believed having a disability shouldn’t deny anyone from playing sports or doing chores. Specifically, there needs to be an openness to trying and doing things differently.