January 22, 2011
OTTAWA - Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, BC won gold
late last night in Christchurch, New Zealand in the T52 wheelchair
classification 100-metres. Stilwell crossed the line first in a new Championship
record time of 20.35 seconds.
Still recovering from a leg injury, Brampton, ON native Kyle Pettey’s best throw of 10.21 metres placed him in fourth in the F34 classification shot put. Pettey established a new World Record at the 2010 Commonwealth Games with a performance of 11.44 metres but Thierry Cibone of France bettered that to capture gold setting a new world mark of 11.53 metres.
In other finals Josh Cassidy of Guelph, ON finished 4th in the T54 10000-metres; Sherbrooke, QC’s Diane Roy placed 5th in the T54 5000-metres.
Ozzie Sawicki, Head Coach on Canada’s first day at the IPC World Championships; “Michelle Stilwell continued to demonstrate her dominance and set the tone for a positive World Championships in her class. Our other athletes did not compete to the same level of expectation, but qualifying heats did see a number of our athletes move on to their respective finals. Although Diane Roy and Josh Cassidy did not reach the podium, they still hold opportunities in events later in the competition. Kyle Pettey, fighting through a leg injury sustained in a car accident late in 2010, still managed a fourth place and is recovering to a level of progression that will continue on track to London in 2012.”
More action from Day 1
- Eric Gauthier of St-Faustin Lac-Carre and Brent Lakatos of Dorval, QC both finished in the top three of their respective T53 100-metres heats; both advanced to today’s final.
- Colin Mathieson of Winnipeg, MB secured his spot in today’s T54 100-metres final; he qualified with a time of 14.96 seconds in the semi-final. Curtis Thom did not advance out of the qualification round.
- Saskatoon, SK’s Keira-Lyn Frie advanced in the T54 100-metres racing to a time of 18.12 seconds; this will be her first international final at a major competition.
- Jean-Paul Compaore of Sherbrooke, QC advanced in the T54 800-metres with a time of 1:40.62; Alex Dupont of Bradwell, SK and Kyle Shaw of Saskatoon, SK placed 5th and 7th in their respective heats and did not advance.
- Petersburg, ON’s Leah Robinson did not advance in the T37 200-metres.
In action today
|
Name |
Hometown |
Event |
Round |
Local Time |
Eastern Time |
|
Martha S. Gustafson |
Toronto, ON |
F52/53 Shot Put |
Non-Medal |
9:10 |
3:10pm |
|
Eric Gauthier |
St-Faustin Lac-Carré, QC |
T53 100m |
FINAL Lane 2 |
9:50 |
3:50pm |
|
Brent Lakatos |
Dorval, QC |
T53 100m |
FINAL Lane 6 |
|
|
|
Keira-Lyn Frie |
Saskatoon, SK |
T54 100m |
FINAL Lane 8 |
10:00 |
4:00pm |
|
Colin Mathieson |
Winnipeg, MB |
T54 100m |
FINAL Lane 8 |
10:05 |
4:05pm |
|
Kyle Whitehouse |
St. Catharines, ON |
T38 100m |
Heat 2 Lane 6 |
10:50 |
4:50pm |
|
Noella Klawitter |
Carleton Place, ON |
T12 1500m |
Heat 2 Lane 1 |
11:22 |
5:22pm |
|
Jean-Paul Compaore |
Sherbrooke, QC |
T54 800m |
FINAL Lane 6 |
18:50 |
12:50am |
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Hooper
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