Athletics Canada announced today a contingent of 33 athletes who will compete at the 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships. Held for the first time outside of Europe, the Championships will take place from January 21 to January 30 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
"This championship will see Canada field a team that has proven itself through solid qualifying performances in 2010," comments Head Coach Ozzie Sawicki. "The World Championships will provide key measures leading to London 2012." Sawicki adds, "We expect to see some key podium performances from a number of athletes and positive performances from key athletes including Diane Roy, Josh Cassidy, Kyle Pettey, Jason Dunkerley, and the 4x400m wheelchair relay team. We also have a number of talented up-and-coming athletes who earned their selection through quality performances; seeing their first major international experience will benefit our teams' progression towards London 2012."
Athlete representative and team member Jason Dunkerley also comments on the selection for the World Championships, "I think our athletes have met and exceeded the expectations of Athletics Canada in performing over and above this year. The bar has been raised and our athletes have responded in kind. The new standards and level of expectation now placed on our athletes makes this team one of the most difficult to make in the world. I think for this reason we are set up very well going into our world championships and leading into 2012."
2011 IPC World Championships Team
Name
Hometown
Coach
Richard Ball
Orillia, ON
Roger Deplancke
Richard Carr
Port Elgin, ON
Earl Farrell
Josh Cassidy
Ottawa, ON
Amanda Fader
Chelsea Clark
Mississauga, ON
Ken Thom / Bob Schrader
Jean-Paul Compaore
Sherbrooke, QC
Jean Laroche
Greg Dailey
Toronto, ON
Nathan Dewitt
Surrey, BC
James Hustvedt
Braedon Dolfo
Langley, BC
Kim Chapdelaine
Jason Dunkerley
Ottawa, ON
Jon Dunkerley
Ottawa, ON
Ray Elrick
Alexandre Dupont
Bradwell, SK
Rick Reelie
Michel Filteau
St-Jean Baptiste, QC
Jean Laroche
Renee Foessel
Mississauga, ON
Ken Hall
Keira-Lyn Frie
Saskatoon, SK
Rick Reelie
Eric Gauthier
St-Faustin Lac-Carré, QC
Jean Laroche
Mark Harris
Toronto, ON
Craig Blackman
Brandon King
Brampton, ON
Jennifer O'Brien
Noella Klawitter
Carleton Place, ON
Ray Elrick
Brent Lakatos
Dorval, QC
Colin Mathieson
Winnipeg, MB
Jean Laroche
Virginia McLachlan
Windsor, ON
Ben Warnock
Kyle Pettey
Brampton, ON
Ken Hall
Evan Porter
Port Elgin, ON
Earl Farrell
Leah Robinson
Petersburg, ON
Bruce Glebe
Diane Roy
Sherbrooke, QC
Jean Laroche
Martha Sandoval-Gustafson
Toronto, ON
Ken Hall
Kyle Shaw
Saskatoon, SK
Rick Reelie
Michelle Stilwell
Nanoose Bay, BC
Peter Lawless
Curtis Thom
Mississauga, ON
Ken Thom / Bob Schrader
Dustin Walsh
Coquitlam, BC
Don Steen
Steven Walters
Surrey, BC
Don Steen
Kyle Whitehouse
St. Catharines, ON
Sue Bartol
Sean Young
Ennismore, ON
Ray Elrick / Lyndon George
All athletics events will be staged at QEII Stadium. QEII Park was originally built in 1974 to house both the athletics and swimming portions of the Commonwealth Games. The athletics venue has a seating capacity of 15,000 spectators and a new Mondo 400 metre surface.
For more information: http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=533.
