Highly respected in Canadian sport Peter Lawless has devoted his life to the Olympic and Paralympic movement, helping athletes realize their potential and achieve their dreams. A former Vice President of the Canadian Olympic Committee, and current Director of the Canadian Paralympic Committee Peter has been responsible for helping to shape the strategy and direction for sport in Canada, ensuring continued podium success and the advancement of Olympic and Paralympic values throughout the Canadian sporting community. Deeply involved with the Canadian Forces’ program for ill and injured service personnel, SoldierOn, Peter has been a part of every Invictus Games since 2016 in roles from serving as the Head Coach of the Canadian Team to being a key member of the bid committee that was awarded the 2025 Invictus Games.
As an athlete, a Chartered Professional Coach and an administrator, Peter believes in using the power of sport to change lives. A recipient of BC’s Medal of Good Citizenship (2017) and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) Peter is a four-time winner of the National Coaching Excellence Award and was B.C.’s Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2012. Having worked with athletes and coaches at every level in sport from grassroots to high performance, Peter is one of the most respected coaches in Canadian sport. Peter’s athletes have broken 28 world records and won 15 Paralympic and World Championships medals.
As a lawyer, Peter has provided legal representation to sports organizations, athletes and coaches involved in doping, selection and other sports-related disputes and presently serves as an arbitrator for the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada. He has also appeared as counsel before the International Court of Arbitration for Sport centred in Lausanne, Switzerland. Additionally, Peter has published articles on harassment and morality in sports and taught post-secondary courses in dispute resolution, civil procedure & drafting and ethics in sports. He is also a frequent presenter at Continuing Legal Education seminars.
The Invictus Games will be held in Germany for the first time in 2023. The German Armed Forces and the City of Düsseldorf are proud to jointly host this unique international sports event from 9th – 16th September.
With the 6th Invictus Games in Düsseldorf, their goal is to give soldiers who are wounded, injured or ill in body and soul a greater awareness and recognition in society and to support their path in rehabilitation.
Under the motto “A HOME FOR RESPECT.” the city, together with the German Armed Forces, will welcome around 500 competitors from 21 nations as well as around 1,000 family members and friends to compete in ten disciplines.
Join us on our way to the INVICTUS GAMES DÜSSELDORF 2023 presented by Boeing as we look forward to the games in Düsseldorf, Germany!
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