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Michelle Stilwell wins 3rd gold; Brent Lakatos takes silver

26 January 2011

January 26, 2011
OTTAWA - Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, BC has won her third gold medal at the IPC World Championships in New Zealand. Her third victory of these games, along with her third championships record, came in the T52 400-metres clocking in at 1 minute 12.71 seconds.

“So far during these games I have been focusing on my performance in each event and not the outcome”, explains Stilwell. “When you focus on the performance the result will come”. Stilwell adds “I am so proud of my team that has backed me here at the games; from our coaches, manager, IST staff and mechanic…I share this with them.”

Dorval, QC’s Brent Lakatos won his second medal of the championships capturing the T53 200-metres silver medal in 26.93. Earlier this week he won the T53 100-metres bronze.

Others in action

Eric Gauthier of St-Faustin Lac-Carré placed 7th in the T53 200-metre final
Mississauga, ON’s Curtis Thom placed 7th in the 200-metre T54 classification final
Dustin Walsh of Coquitlam, BC and guide runner Steve Walters of New Westminster, BC advanced to the finals after they placed third in their heat in the T11 400-metres clocking in at 55.31; Jon Dunkerley of Ottawa, ON and guide runner Sean Young of Ennismore, ON did not advance with 56.20.
Noella Klawitter of Carleton Place, ON and guide runner Evan Porter of Port Elgin, ON did not advance to the T12 400-metre final
Mississauga, ON’s Renee Foessel placed 12th in the F37/38 Javelin throw registering 18.73 metres
In the T54 1500-metre final Jean-Paul Compaore of Sherbrooke, QC finished 8th in 3:18.99
Sherbrooke, QC’s Diane Roy advanced to the T54 1500-metre final

In action today

Name	Hometown	Event	Round	Local Time	Eastern Time
Dustin Walsh Steve Walters	Coquitlam, BC New Westminster, BC	T11 400m	FINAL	9:30	3:30pm
Curtis Thom	Mississauga, ON	T54 400m	Heat	9:47	3:47pm
Colin Mathieson	Sherbrooke, QC	T54 400m	Heat	9:59	3:59pm
Alexandre Dupont	Bradwell, SK	T54 400m	Heat	10:05	4:05pm
Richard Carr	Port Elgin, ON	F11 Javelin	FINAL	11:20	5:20pm
Virginia McLachlan	Windsor, ON	F38 Long Jump	FINAL	16:05	10:05pm
Eric Gauthier	St-Faustin Lac Carré, QC	T53 400m	Heat	17:06	11:06pm
Josh Cassidy	Guelph, ON	T54 5000m	FINAL	18:10	12:10am
Canadian Relay		T11-13 4x100m	FINAL	18:30	12:30am

The T54 classification wheelchair 400-metre semi-final is slated for 17:23 local time (11:23pm eastern) today. Expected to line up in that final are Alexandre Dupont, Colin Mathieson and Curtis Thom, pending they qualify out of the first round earlier in the day (9:47 local / 3:47pm eastern).

The Canadian team has won 6 medals so far during these World Championships; Michelle Stilwell has won three gold medals in the T52 100, 200 and 400-metres, Brent Lakatos has a silver in the T53 200-metres and bronze in the 100-metres, and Diane Roy has earned a bronze in the T54 800-metres.

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Emily Hooper
Coordinator, Public Relations and Corporate Services
Athletics Canada
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