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Posted: July 12, 2006

Athletics: Canada announces IPC Athletics Worlds team

Ottawa: Montreal’s Chantal Petitclerc heads to Assen following an impressive performance at the 2006 Canadian Paralympic Track and Field Championships, winning all four races she entered.  Also at nationals Dean Bergeron of Quebec City lowered his world record in the men’s 400m.  Bergeron improved on the record he set back in 1995 by clocking in at 1:00.16 on his way to winning the 400m.  Bergeron also took honours in the 200m, 800m and 1,500m races.

Petitclerc took home the gold medal in the women’s 800m at the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in March.  In the same race fellow IPC team member Diane Roy of Hatley, QC was 3rd.  Also at the Commonwealth Games Jacques Martin of St-Denis de Brompton, QC was the silver medalist in the men’s seated discus throw.

2006 IPC Athletics World Championships

Name

Hometown

Class

Event

Jeff

Adams

Brampton, ON

T54

400m, 1500m, 5000m

James

Baker

Ottawa, ON

T54

100m, 200m, 800m

Andre

Beaudoin

Montreal, QC

T52

100m, 400m, 800m

Dean

Bergeron

Quebec, QC

T52

100m, 200m 400m, 800m, 1500m, Marathon

Alan

Bergman

Cobble Hill, BC

T54

Marathon

Jacques

Bouchard

Alma, QC

T53

400m

Josh

Cassidy

Port Elgin, ON

T54

800m, 1500m, 10000m

Chelsea

Clark

Mississauga, ON

T34

100m

Sonny

Davis

Calgary, AB

T52

200m, 400m

Ilana

Duff

Saskatoon, SK

T53

100m, 200m, 400m, 800m

Jason

Dunkerley

Hamilton, ON

T11

800m, 1500m

Tracey

Ferguson

Toronto, ON

T54

200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m

Michel

Filteau

St. Jean Baptiste, QC

T54

5000m, 10000m, Marathon

Eric

Flemming

Oshawa, ON

T35

Javelin

Keira-Lyn

Frie

Saskatoon, SK

T54

100m, 200m, 1500m

France

Gagné

Quebec, QC

F13

Discus, Javelin

Éric

Gauthier

St. Faustin Lac Carré, QC

T53

100m, 400m, 800m

Clayton

Gerein

Regina, SK

T52

800m, 1500m, 5000m, Marathon

Monique

Hartin

Omemee, ON

F35/36

Discus, Shot Put

Andrea

Holmes

West Vancouver, BC

T/F44

100m, Long Jump

Robert

Hughes

Brampton, ON

F33

Shot Put

Courtney

Knight

Burnaby, BC

T13

Long Jump

Jason

Lachance

Ottawa, ON

T53

100m, 200m

Brent

Lakatos

Dorval, QC

T53

100m, 200m, 400m, 800m

Chelsea

Lariviére

Ottawa, ON

T34

100m

Mark

Ledo

Maple, ON

T54

5000m, 10000m

Carl

Marquis

Montreal, QC

T54

800m, 1500m

Jacques

Martin

St-Denis de Brompton, QC

F55

Discus, Javelin

Colin

Mathieson

Winnipeg, MB

T54

100m, 200m, 400m

Blair

Miller

Richmond, BC

T38

400m

Megan

Muscat

St. Thomas, ON

T37

100m, 200m

Barry

Patriquin

Oxford, NS

T53

200m, 800m

Chantal

Petitclerc

Montreal, QC

T54

100m, 200m, 400m, 800m

Kyle

Pettey

Oxford, NS

T53

200m, 800m

Barry

Phelan

Wingham, ON

T38

100m

Stefanie

Reid

Thornhill, ON

F44

100m, 200m, Long Jump

Shane

Risto

Niagara Falls, ON

F35

Discus

Diane

Roy

Hatley, QC

T54

400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, Marathon

Andy

Shaw

Wingham, ON

F37

Javelin

James

Shaw

Newcastle, ON

F38

Discus, Shot Put

Kelly

Smith

Kamloops, BC

T54

Marathon

William

Stanley

Calgary, AB

T13

100m, 200m

Michelle

Stilwell

Nanoose Bay, BC

T52

100m, 200m

Curtis

Thom

Mississauga, ON

T54

100m, 200m, 400m

Kris

Vriend

Edmonton, AB

F36

Discus, Shot Put

Katie

Wallace

Quesnel, BC

F35

Shot Put

Dustin

Walsh

Coquitlam, BC

T11

200m, 400m


STAFF

Name

Position

Danny

Daniels

Head of Delegation

Jean

Laroche

Head Coach

Scott

Ogilvie

Team Manager

Jean

Pouret

Staff Coach

Peter

Eriksson

Staff Coach

Amanda

Fader

Staff Coach

David

Greig

Staff Coach

Peter

Lawless

Staff Coach

Ron

Parker

Staff Coach

Rick

Reelie

Staff Coach

Robert

Schrader

Staff Coach

Don

Steen

Staff Coach

Susan

Labrecque

Team Doctor

John

Pradier

Athletic Therapist

Yvonne

Visser

Massage Therapist

Greg

Dailey

Guide ( Dunkerley)

Steve

Walters

Guide ( Walsh)

Marc

Deschenes

Technician

Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field, cross country running, road running and road racing.


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