Guadalajara 2011 News

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Archers Capture Gold & Silver at 2011 Parapan American Games

A small, strong team of three archers represented Canada at the recent Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Kevin Evans (Jaffray, BC) and Bob Hudson (Leoville, SK) each defeated strong opponents from the USA to advance to and face-off against one another in the gold match in the Men’s Open Compound category. Evans stood atop the podium while Hudson brought home the silver medal. Rounding out the Canadian Team was Lyne Tremblay (Magog, QC), a 2008 Paralympian. Although she finished out of the medals, Tremblay had a strong performance and in the process secured a quota spot for Canada in…
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23 November 2011

Perfect Games For Weldon And Bessette In Guadalajara As Canada Captures Five Medals On Last Day Of Cycling Competition Canadian Cyclists Conclude 2011 Parapan-American Games On A High Note, Winning A Total Of 13 Medals

Disponible en anglais seulement The Canadian Para-cycling Team concluded on a high note its participation at the 2011 Parapan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, winning a total of five medals, including two gold medals that concludes a perfect Games for the women’s tandem of Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette. The five medals collected on the last day of cycling competition brings the total medal tally to 13, with four on the track and nine on the road. The Canadian Women’s tandem of Robbi Weldon (Thunder Bay, ON) and Lyne Bessette (Knowlton, QC) concluded their perfect event with a fourth Gold medal…
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21 November 2011

Paralympic-Bound Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team Seizes Silver At Parapan American Games

The Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team seized the silver medal at the 2011 Parapan American Games after a 69-31 loss to rival USA in the championship game. Both teams guaranteed themselves a spot at the London 2012 Paralympic Summer Games courtesy of top three finishes in Guadalajara. It’s unfortunate that tonight we didn’t bring our A-game, but I think we are continuing to build and I think we have some pretty aggressive plans for the next year to build toward a gold medal in London,” said Team Canada Head Coach Bill Johnson. “We always said it’s a process and we…
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21 November 2011

Bronze Medal At Parapan American Games Qualifies Canadian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team For London 2012 Paralympics

The Canadian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will compete in London at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games following a 60-42 bronze medal victory over hometown Mexico at the 2011 Parapan American Games. “We had to feel pressure. It was a must win game. You don’t get a chance to replicate that too often in your career, in secondary tournaments. You do at Paralympics and at other major games, but to have this situation here is priceless, one that I don’t want to have to go through too often,” said Jerry Tonello Team Canada Head Coach. Patrick Anderson (Fergus, ON) was the…
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21 November 2011

Canadian athletics team wins 3 medals on final day of Parapan American Games competition

Canada’s track and field team added three more medals on the final day of competition at the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico bringing the tally to 16 (8 silver and 8 bronze). The tally matches Canada’s best medal haul at these Games; Canada also won 16 medals at the 2007 Parapan American Games. Day five of competition featured a number of great performances, notably Shayne Dobson of Campbellton, N.B., won the silver medal in the men’s T37 classification 1500-metres. Dobson shaved an amazing ten seconds off his personal best time of 5:04.77 to finish the race in 4:53.81. “It…
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21 November 2011

Canada wins the bronze medal in sitting volleyball at Parapan American Games

Austin Hinchey of Edmonton scored 14 points and Jose Rebelo of St-Hubert, Que., launched six service aces as Canada defeated Colombia 25-13, 25-12, 25-16 to win the bronze medal on Friday in men’s sitting volleyball at the Parapan American Games. Canada also won the bronze at the 2007 Games in Rio “This is my first international medal”, said Hinchey, the team captain. “I’m really pumped. The team has come a long way in the last while and I expect we will be in the hunt for gold in Toronto for the 2015 Games.” Strong serving and minimal errors helped Canada…
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21 November 2011

Young Canadian swim team caps strong performance with three fourth place finishes

Canada fielded a young developmental swimming team for the Parapan American Games this week and it paid off big time as the squad produced 17 medals and gained valuable international experience as the pool races concluded Saturday. The 20 member squad, which had an average age of 18, earned three gold, six silver and eight bronze over seven days to rank sixth in the swimming medal standings and was one of the highest medal producing sports for Canada at the Games with one day remaining for some sports on Sunday. The swimming team here are the prospects for the 2015…
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21 November 2011

Justin Karn Gets a Bronze Medal 'Souvenir' at the ParaPan Games

Canadian judoka Justin Karn gets to bring home a bronze medal as a souvenir after his win in the Under 60kg category at the ParaPan Games in Guadalajara, Mexico this Sunday. After having lost his first match against Columbia’s Juan P. Castellanos – who would eventually win the gold medal – Karn battled with renewed vigor in the repechage. Karn first bested Mexico’s Francisco N. Molina by way of ippon, prior to dispatching Argentina’s Eduardo Gauto in the same fashion. “The Mexican judoka was strong and really fast, I had to put in a good performance to beat him. The…
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21 November 2011

Statement by the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), on the Closing of the IV Parapan American Games

As the IV Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, officially come to an end, I would like to congratulate all of our Canadian competitors, as well as all the coaches, officials, and everyone who helped support Team Canada over the last two weeks. Our athletes demonstrated skill and determination, and many of their outstanding performances resulted in spectacular podium finishes. Their combined efforts allowed Canada to achieve a 5th place ranking in the final standings. This is a wonderful accomplishment of which we all can be proud. I would like to congratulate all our athletes on their tremendous performances. You…
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21 November 2011

Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette named Canada’s Flag Bearers for the Closing Ceremony of the Guadalajara 2011 Parapan American Games

GUADALAJARA, Nov. 20 – The two top-performing Canadian athletes at the Guadalajara Parapan American Games – cyclists Robbi Weldon (Thunder Bay, ON) and Lyne Bessette (Knowlton, QC) have been named Canada’s flag bearers for the closing ceremony tonight. The dominant duo won gold in all four races for women’s tandem cycling at these Games, with Bessette acting as pilot for Weldon, who has a visual impairment. Both athletes have exceptional athletic resumes, with Weldon having competed in cross country skiing at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games and Bessette a two-time Olympian in cycling. The announcement was made in the…
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20 November 2011

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