Petitclerc, her nation’s Chef de Mission for next month’s Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, is one of four athletes who are set to be inducted at the Games.

She will be joined by Junichi Kawai of Japan and Switzerland’s Franz Nietlispach, while the late Neroli Susan Fairhall of New Zealand will be added to the Hall of Fame posthumously.

American coach Marsee Morse, who oversaw 52 Paralympic medallists when he led the University of Illinois Wheelchair Track and Road racing team from 1981 to 2004, is also due to be inducted at the ceremony on September 9.

Petitclerc has been chosen for the honour after she won 21 Paralympic medals during her career, including 14 golds.

The Canadian bowed out in style by sweeping the T54 track golds at Beijing 2008, claiming victory in every race from the 100 metres to the 1500m.

Japan’s Kawai is his nation’s most successful ever Para-swimmer as he earned 21 Paralympics medals during his time in the pool, including five golds.

He took two titles at Atlanta 1996 before clinching three golds four years later in Sydney.

Kawai has been integral to the development of Para-sport in the Asian nation as he founded the Paralympians Association of Japan in 2003.

The Japanese is also the vice-chairman of the Tokyo 2020 Athletes' Commission.

"Being inducted into the Hall of Fame means receiving honour with all the people who supported me, and also serve as a representative for Japan and Asia," Kawai said.

"All six Paralympic Games are unforgettable.

"But I clearly felt the passion of the Paralympics at my first Games in Barcelona.

"That experience and feeling of receiving each of my five gold medals are the driving force for me today to keep the Movement going [especially into Tokyo 2020]."

Switzerland’s Nietlispach competed across several disciplines, securing 14 gold medals in sports such as athletics, table tennis and hand cycling.

He competed at a total of nine Paralympic Games from 1976 to 2008 and is currently a motivational speaker, sports marketer and founder of "carbonbike", the world’s leading producer of handcycles.

Fairhall, who passed away in 2006 aged 61, won archery gold at Arnhem 1980 before she became the first athlete to take part in the Olympic Games with an impairment four years later in Los Angeles.

She was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II and the prestigious New Zealand Olympic Committee Lonsdale Cup in 1982.