Kris Vriend

Kris Vriend née Hodgins (born 23 June 1972) is a retired Paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category F35 discus throw events.

Kris Vriend

Personal information
Born	(1972-06-23) 23 June 1972 Edmonton, Canada
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability	Cerebral palsy
Disability class	F35
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing Canada Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta Discus throw F35-36 World Championships 1994 Berlin Shot put F35 2002 Lille Shot put F35-36 1994 Berlin Discus throw F35 1994 Berlin Javelin throw F35 2002 Lille Discus throw F35/36 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F35-38 2007 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F35-38

Kris competed in the discus in the 1996 Summer Paralympics winning the bronze medal. She competed in the shot put and discus at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics but she failed to win another medal. As well as competing at the Paralympics, she is also a two-time World champion in shot put including three World silver medals in the discus and javelin throw.