Maude Jacques
Biography
Maude Jacques discovered wheelchair basketball in 2001 thanks to the encouragement of her physiotherapist. A strong competitor and teammate, she felt at ease on the court and embraced both the team dynamic of the sport and the opportunity to constantly push her limits.
Jacques worked hard to steadily make a name for herself within the wheelchair basketball community. She first started playing with a mini-team in her home province of Quebec, before moving on to local club teams. She later made the jump to the provincial team and represented Quebec at several national competitions, including the 2011 Canada Games, at which the squad from ‘La Belle Province’ earned a third consecutive gold medal.
The countless hours of hard work paid off in 2011, when Jacques made her National Team debut. She first earned a roster spot on Canada’s first-ever Women’s U25 National Team, and followed up by cracking the Senior Women’s National Team roster in the same year.
The Sherbrooke, Que. native competed for Team Canada at the 2011 Women’s U25 World Championships in St. Catharines, Ont., and represented her country again at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She competed at her first Paralympic Games in 2012.
Jacques captured the gold medal with Team Canada at the 2014 Women’s World Championship in Toronto, Ont.
To learn more about Maude, follow her on Twitter: @JacquesMaude
Interesting Facts
- Abides by the motto: “The best way for a team to succeed is to have respect for one another, on and off the court.”
Awards / Highlights
- Named to 2015 Women’s U25 World Championship tournament all-star team
- Named to 2014 CWBL Women’s National Championship All-Star team (Team Quebec)
- Received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2013)
- Named to the 2010 Junior Canadian Championships tournament all-star team (Team Quebec)
- One of 15 athletes sharing $43,000 in bursaries handed out as part of the 2012 Défi sportif
Major International Competition
Tournament | Other | |||
Paralympic Games: 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th (’12) |
World Championships: 2 | 1 (’14) | 0 | 0 | 5th (’18) |
World Junior Championships: 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th (’11, ’15) |
Statistics
Paralympic Games
Year | GP | Min | M/G | Field Goals | 3Pts | Free Throws | Rebounds | AS | TO | ST | BS | PF | FO | PTS | P/G | |||||
M/A | % | M/A | % | M/A | % | OR | DR | TOT | ||||||||||||
2012 | 5 | 26 | 5:16 | 1/8 | 13 | 0/0 | – | 0/0 | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 |
TOTAL | 5 | 26 | 5:16 | 1/8 | 13 | 0/0 | – | 0/0 | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 |
World Championships
Year | GP | Min | M/G | Field Goals | 3Pts | Free Throws | Rebounds | AS | TO | ST | BS | PF | FO | PTS | P/G | |||||
M/A | % | M/A | % | M/A | % | OR | DR | TOT | ||||||||||||
2018 | 6 | 53:32 | 8:55 | 4/15 | 27 | 0/0 | – | 1/1 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1.5 |
2014 | 8 | 93 | 11:38 | 5/16 | 31 | 0/0 | – | 0/2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1.3 |
TOTAL | 14 | 146:32 | 10:37 | 9/31 | 29 | 0/0 | – | 1/3 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 1.4 |
Legend: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes; M/G = Minutes per Game; M/A = Made / Attempted; OR = Offensive Rebounds; DR = Defensive Rebounds; TOT = Total; AS = Assists; TO = Turn Overs; ST = Steals; BS = Blocked Shots;PF = Personal Foul; FO = Foul On; PTS = Points; P/G = Points per Game
Competitive Experience
Level | Team | Location | Year(s) |
International | Canada (SWNT) | Canada | 2011-2020 |
International | Canada (JWNT) | Canada | 2011; 2015 |
Club | University of Alabama | USA | 2012-2015 |
Club | C.I.V.A. Montreal | Quebec | – |
Career Notes
2019:1st place at 2019 Lima Parapan American Games…1st place at the 2e open feminin handibasket international (Team Canada)…1st place at the Nations Cup (Team Canada)…1st place at the 2019 CWBL Women’s National Championship (domestic)
2018: 2nd place at CWBL Women’s National Championship (domestic)…3rd place at Continental Clash in Sheffield, GB (Team Canada)…2nd place at the Lyon Competition in Lyon, France (Team Canada)…5th place at the 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships (Team Canada)
2015: 2nd place at Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada (Team Canada)… 4th place at Women’s U25 World Championship and named all-star in Beijing, China (Team Canada)… 1st place at National Intercollegiate Championship (NIWBT) with the University of Alabama in Columbia, Missouri, USA (domestic)… 4th place at CWBL Women’s National Championship with Team Quebec in Calgary, Alta. (domestic)…
2014: 1st place at the World Championship in Toronto, Ont. (Team Canada)… 3rd place at Toronto Challenge in Toronto, Ont. (Team Canada)… 3rd place at CWBL Women’s National Championship with Team Quebec & named All-Star in Richmond, B.C. (domestic)… 2nd place at National Intercollegiate Championship (NIWBT) with the University of Alabama in Arlington, Texas, USA (domestic)…
2013: 2nd place at the National Intercollegiate Championship (NIWBT) with the University of Alabama in Birmingham, USA (domestic)… 3rd place at CWBL Women’s Championship with Quebec in Longueuil, QC (domestic)…
2012: 6th place at Paralympic Games in London, England (Team Canada)… 2nd place at Défi sportif with Team Quebec Women in Montreal, QC (domestic)… 3rd place at CWBL Women’s National Championships with Team Quebec in Richmond, BC (domestic)… 2nd place at Papendal Tournament in Arnhem, Netherlands (Team Canada)…
2011: 2nd place at Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico (Team Canada)… 3rd place at Osaka Cup in Osaka, Japan (Team Canada)… 4th place at BT Paralympic Cup in Manchester, UK (Team Canada)… 4th place at U25 Women’s World Championship in St. Catharines, ON (Team Canada)… 1st place at Artland Open in Quakenbruck, Germany (Team Canada)…1st place at CWBL Women’s National Championships with Team Quebec in Longueuil, QC (domestic)… 1st place at Canada Games with Team Quebec in Halifax, NS (domestic)…
2010: 1st place at the Junior National Championships in Quebec (domestic)… 3rd place at CWBL Women’s National Championships with Team Quebec in Saskatoon, SK (domestic)…
2007: 1st place at Canada Games with Team Quebec in Whitehorse, Yukon (domestic)…