Sheriauna Haase
Sheriauna Elaine Haase is a Canadian para-athletics athlete, actor, and dancer. She won two bronze medals at the 2023 Parapan American Games. She played Adele in the ninth and tenth seasons of The [Next Step (Canadian TV series)|The Next Step].
Early life and education
Haase was born with a congenital limb reduction. She began running in elementary school. Haase's mother, Sherylee Honeyghan, wrote the children's book, I am Sheriauna, about her daughter and her disability, published in 2017. She attends the Wexford [Collegiate School for the Arts] in Toronto.Career
Para-athletics
Haase made her world championships debut in 2023 at the 2023 [World Para Athletics Championships|World Para Athletics Championships] in Paris, placing fifth in the women's T47 100m. She set a Canadian record of 12.42 seconds in the final. She competed in the women's T47 100m and 200m at the 2023 Parapan American Games and was the youngest Canadian athlete on the para-athletics team. Haase won the bronze medal in both races.Haase competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and placed fourth in the T47 200 metres, with a new personal best time of 25.55 seconds. She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in para-athletics, placing fourth in Athletics at the [2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's 100 metres T47|women's T47 100-metre].