Andrea Holmes (born 3 January 1982)[1] is a former Canadian Paralympic athlete, para-athlete in long jump, alpine ski, 100m run and high jump, and a Paralympic torchbearer.
She was born with fibular hemimelia and her parents chose to amputate her left foot, so that she could have a more active lifestyle.
[2] As an athlete, she represented Canada from 2002 to 2007, winning a bronze medal for long jump at the Para-Pan American Games in 2007.
[2] She is the subject of Coni Martin's short documentary My Favourite Leg, which was shown at the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival and Langara College's Just Film Festival.
[6][1] After the 2010 Paralympics, Holmes retired from competition and became a banker,[2] having taken part in the RBC Olympian program.