The pair will also be in charge of medical affairs for Team Canada at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with their roles reversing for this event.

Both doctors bring a vast wealth of Games experience to the team having been involved in numerous Paralympic, Olympic, Commonwealth, World Championships, University and Canada Games.

Goudie was chief medical officer for Team Canada at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the 2011 Guadalajara Parapan American Games and the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. as well as a member of the medical team at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, the 2007 Rio de Janeiro Parapan American Games, the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and Winnipeg 1999 Pan Am Games.

He is a primary care sports medicine physician and emergency department staff at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie and been team physician for the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball Team since 2010.

"Being involved with Para-sport has been a highlight of my career in sport medicine," said Goudie.

"I am honoured to have been trusted with the responsibility of leading the Canadian Health Care Team, an exemplary group of professionals who will provide the best care to Team Canada athletes at the Parapan American Games in Toronto."

Dr Richard Goudie has been appointed chief medical officer for Team Canada at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games ©CPC



Marshall, on the other hand, is an orthopaedic surgeon at Montfort Hospital in Ottawa and Kemptville District Hospital in Kemptville.

He is also a consulting orthopaedic surgeon at the Carleton Sports Medicine Clinic in Ottawa.

He has been the lead physician for the National Para-triathlon team since 2013 following his roles as assistant chief medical officer for Team Canada at the London 2012 Olympic Games, chief medical officer at the 2011 Guadalajara Pan Am Games and a member of the medical team at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and 2007 Rio de Janeiro Pan Am Games.

"It's very exciting to be appointed to Team Canada for both Toronto and Rio, where Richard and I will be able to collaborate and share best practices over the longer term," said Marshall.

"It's going to be great to work with a new group of athletes and help Team Canada work towards success on both the medical side as well as the field of play."

Following the appointments, Team Canada's Chef de Mission for Toronto 2015, Elisabeth Walker-Young said: "I had the pleasure of working with Richard at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

"His passion for Paralympic sport mirrors his wonderful personal qualities and unsurpassed medical knowledge.

"Team Canada is also honoured to have Andrew Marshall as the assistant chief medical officer for Toronto and moving in to the chief medical officer role for Rio.

"Andrew's breadth of experience and recent work with Canada's Para-triathlon team and Team Canada on the Olympic side means we will have a medical team dedicated to performance, exactly like the athletes they'll be serving."

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