Sport: Bocce

PROVINCE: Ontario 

HOMETOWN: Brantford 

Biography: 

36-year-old Neil has been a Special Olympics athlete for 23 years. His sports include bocce, floor hockey, curling, baseball, 5-pin bowling and golf. Both of Neil’s parents are coaches for bocce, baseball and curling in the Brantford program. Neil’s proudest achievements are winning gold at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games, Antigonish 2018 and being selected to represent Canada at the Special Olympics World Summer Games, Abu Dhabi 2019. Neil enjoys woodworking and has a dream to become a Blacksmith.