January 31, 2011
OTTAWA - The Canadian team is on their way home today after the IPC Athletics World Championships came to an end on Saturday in Christchurch, New Zealand. Twelve medals will return to Canada following this 6th edition of the world competition.
Officially closing the championships was Bradwell, SK’s Alexandre Dupont as he carried the Canadian flag into the stadium. Dupont made his appearance at the championships in the T54 200, 400, and 800-metres and was a member of the 4x400-metre relay team that captured the bronze medal.
12 Medals for Canada
|
|
Name |
Event |
Hometown |
|
Gold |
Jason
Dunkerley & |
T11 800m |
Ottawa,
ON |
|
Gold |
Michelle Stilwell |
T52 100m |
Nanoose Bay, BC |
|
Gold |
Michelle Stilwell |
T52 200m |
Nanoose Bay, BC |
|
Gold |
Michelle Stilwell |
T52 400m |
Nanoose Bay, BC |
|
Silver |
Brent Lakatos |
T53 200m |
Dorval, QC |
|
Silver |
Diane Roy |
T54 400m |
Sherbrooke, QC |
|
Silver |
Diane Roy |
T54 1500m |
Sherbrooke, QC |
|
Silver |
Michelle Stilwell |
T52 800m |
Nanoose Bay, BC |
|
Bronze |
Braedon Dolfo |
F12/13 High Jump |
Langley, BC |
|
Bronze |
Brent Lakatos |
T53 100m |
Dorval, QC |
|
Bronze |
Diane Roy |
T54 800m |
Sherbrooke, QC |
|
Bronze |
Relay Team Colin Mathieson Eric Gauthier Jean-Paul Compaore Alexandre Dupont |
T53/54 4x400m |
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The Canadian team
pulled out of the wheelchair marathon along with the United Kingdom following
concerns over road closures.
For more from Christchurch visit http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=533.
Emily
Hooper
Coordinator, Public Relations and Corporate Services
Athletics
Canada
(613) 260-5580 x.3332
