Rob Snoek (born 1969) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former athlete, who won the

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for Best Sports Play-by-Play at the

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in 2024 for his work with

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. He was previously nominated in the same category at the

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in 2022 for his work as a member of the CBC Sports broadcast team at the

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. A native of Orono,

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, Snoek's lower left leg was amputated at age one due to a congenital bone disease.Tom Jokic, "Disabled competitor wants to be treated like any other athlete". ''

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'', August 30, 1992. He was a competitor in amputee

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events, most notably at the

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, the

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and the

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. He was a bronze medalist at the paralympic edition of the

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in 1998. After his retirement from competitive sport he moved into broadcasting as a play-by-play announcer for

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games, first for the

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, and later for

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games on

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. He first joined the CBC's Olympic team in 2002, covering a variety of both main Olympic and Paralympic events. He was inducted into the

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in 2017."Clarington native Rob Snoek inducted into Canadian Disability Hall of Fame". ''Oshawa This Week'', October 27, 2017.

References

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