Clayton Gerein

Personal information
Born	(1964-05-24)24 May 1964 North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	22 January 2010(2010-01-22) (aged 45) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Paralympic athletics Paralympic swimming
Disability class	T52
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  Canada Paralympic Games 1988 Seoul 400m 1B 1988 Seoul 800m 1B 1988 Seoul 5000m 1B 1992 Barcelona 5000m TW2 1992 Barcelona Marathon TW2 1996 Atlanta 5000m T51 2000 Sydney Marathon T52 1988 Seoul 1500m 1B 1996 Atlanta Marathon T51 1988 Seoul Marathon 1B 1992 Barcelona 800m TW2 1992 Barcelona 1500m TW2 1996 Atlanta 1500m T51 2004 Athens Marathon T52 World Championships 1988 Birmingham 5000m T53]] 1998 Birmingham Marathon T52]] 2002 Lille 800m T52 2002 Lille 5000m T52 2002 Lille Marathon T52

Clayton Gerein (May 24, 1964 – January 22, 2010) was a Canadian wheelchair athlete, who won 14 medals in racing events at the Paralympic Games between 1984 and 2008.^[1][2]

Born and raised in North Battleford, Saskatchewan,^[3] While training racehorses, Gerein's neck broke in 1982 He first competed as a swimmer at the 1984 Paralympics in Los Angeles, but subsequently had his greatest success competing in racing events, winning seven gold, four silver and three bronze medals during his racing career.^[4] He retired from competitive racing after the 2008 Paralympics.^[4] Clayton lived in Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan for a long part of his lifetime and career and was seen all around town practicing.^[5]

Clayton also coached and mentored Paralympic Champion Lisa Franks, after he met her while she was in the hospital recovering from a spinal cord injury.^[6]

Gerein was named SaskSport's male athlete of the year in 1987, 1996 and 2001.^[3][7]

Gerein died from a brain tumour in Regina on January 22, 2010. He was 45.^[4]