MHsc (candidate) UOIT. University of Illinois Alumn and TeamCanada Wheelchair Basketball athlete, Sunrise Medical Athlete, Team Toyota
Joined May 2009
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Nik Goncin retweeted
Amazing Paralympic athletes like @WCBballCanada 5-time Paralympian with three gold medals Joey Johnson have paved the way for current athletes like @goncin 🏀 Joey is passing on the torch to Nik so he can help lead the men's wheelchair basketball team to victory in Tokyo
ALT Joey and Nik playing wheelchair basketball with a torch graphic
Competitiveness is contagious 🔥. Made a little wager at the end to increase the stakes a little. It’s wild how much you can miss that feeling...something on the line, it’s all you, nerves take over; missing… instagram.com/p/CEuKE-OJiBW/…
Sometimes I even shoot..in between hand stand sets of course 🤣...On a side note, while shooting I noticed even the rims were glistening; gyms looking hella tidy @tpascentre @ Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre instagram.com/p/CErZSMyJAM8/…
“If you don’t try, the result is always failure” ... I find this exercise particularly difficult while holding (attempting to) my legs in extension @ CSIO instagram.com/p/CEo3az4JR09/…
Nik Goncin retweeted
Ahead of #Tokyo2020 we are #STOKED to debut #TheTorchWeCarry a @simonwhitfield @vsmythe poem to celebrate 🇨🇦 athlete stories ⬇️
Please consider a donation to @AthletesCAN to directly support #CDNAthleteLeaders: bit.ly/359S3hk
Full Video: bit.ly/37KnCQj
Nik Goncin retweeted
2019 #CDNSportAward🏆People's Choice Award for Performance of the Year Award is now OPEN for public voting! @cbcsports
VOTE NOW➡️ bit.ly/2lREkKW
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@WCBballCanada
20 LINES LEFT! This poem describes what it means to be a Canadian athlete and the impact sport has had on my life and for Canada! Donate, watch, share, support!
What does it mean to wear the 🍁? How does sport impact our 🇨🇦 athletes & #NextGen?
Now is your chance to find out!
Donate $100 to🔓 1 of last 20 lines to launch 📽️ #TheTorchWeCarry a poem by @simonwhitfield @vsmythe recited by 25 🇨🇦 top athletes!
↪️ bit.ly/2Yh6Fc6
Nik Goncin retweeted
The #CDNSportAwards nomination deadline has been EXTENDED!!!
Nominate a 🇨🇦 #AthleteLeader, builder, or corporate sponsor deserving recognition today!
↪️ bit.ly/2KZrUeP
📅 Nominate by June 30th!
Nik Goncin retweeted
CHAMPIONS!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Tweeted this 7 months ago after @Raptors beat @Warriors in the first game of the season. Believed in the Raptors from day one! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE @NBA CHAMPS! #WeTheNorth #NBAFinals
WOW! WHAT. A. GAME. 👀@Raptors beat @warriors for the first time since 2014.
We’re just gonna say it, Raptors = best team in the @NBA this season. Congrats on your win tonight! 💪🏀 #WeTheNorth
Nik Goncin retweeted
Wheelchair basketball athletes Nik Goncin and Cindy Ouellet haven been named as members of #TeamToyota on the road to #Tokyo2020! Congratulations, @goncin and @SevenCan_CO! 🇨🇦
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Psyched to finally be able to announce I’ve partnered with Toyota moving towards #Tokyo2020 alongside 9 other Canadian athletes! #teamtoyota @ToyotaCanada
Nik Goncin retweeted
NATIONAL SAFE SPORT SUMMIT
📍Toronto, ON
📅 April 29-30, 2019
👥 Current and retired 🇨🇦 NT athletes
✈️ Travel + accommodations covered
✉️ Athletes: RSVP info@athletescan.com
#AthleteVoice
Nik Goncin retweeted
👏We applaud the federal government for its commitment to sport as an integral part of Canadian culture. This budget ⬆️ will play a critical role in building the capacity of 🇨🇦 sport organizations to deliver on a safe, equitable, ethical and inclusive sport experience for all.
Federal Budget Supports Canadian sports organizations with significant investment to promote accessible, ethical, equitable and safe sports: $30 million over five years, starting in 2019–20, with $6 million per year ongoing!
bit.ly/2TedQyo
Nik Goncin retweeted
📢ATTN 🇨🇦 Athletes:
IMPORTANT EMAIL #CheckYourInbox
The #SafeSport survey has been distributed! Please take the time to complete @ your earliest convenience.
If you did not receive it pls contact info@athletescan.com with your name, sport & nat’l team status.
#AthleteVoice
AthletesCAN is proud to announce w/ @UofT & support from @SportCanada_EN @KirstyDuncanMP the 1st baseline prevalence study in 20+ yrs to measure CDN HP athlete experience w/ all forms of maltreatment. bit.ly/2EUjjGE
#AthleteVoice #SafeSport
#ComingSoontoAthletesNearYou
Nik Goncin retweeted
Excellent advice from @rogerfederer on the importance of not specializing too early and the benefits of playing other sports in your teens. 👏👏👏
Today is #BellLetsTalkDay, if you are a bell customer, TEXT!! If not, use the hashtag and post something using any social media outlet. 5 cents for ever post/text will be donated for mental health initiatives in Canada. Let’s break the silence.
Nik Goncin retweeted
Sometimes, asking for help is the bravest thing you can do.
Tomorrow, on @Bell_LetsTalk Day, @francoisidulac shares his story #BellLetsTalk