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IPC World Championships in 10 days; final preparation camp underway in Australia

11 January 2011

OTTAWA - The Canadian contingent headed to the 2011 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in Athletics has started the final leg of their journey arriving in Australia for the final preparation camp. Staged at Sydney Olympic Park, the camp’s objectives are to acclimatize to the time zone, focus on final performance preparation and on establishing a strong team atmosphere.

The camp will end with a Pre-Departure meet hosted by Australia on Friday January 14 with teams competing from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United States. Team Canada will then make the trip to New Zealand with competition at the 2011 IPC Worlds beginning on January 22nd and ending January 30th.

Team Canada placed 10th with 17 medals (6 Gold, 5 Silver, 6 Bronze) at the last IPC World Championships held in 2006 in Assen, Netherlands. A number of current team members stepped on the podium in 2006, notably three Canadian athletes enter the event as the defending World IPC champions. Diane Roy from Sherbrooke, QC is the reigning T54 wheelchair marathon champion. She also came away from the 2006 championships with silver in the 1500-metres and a bronze in the 5000-metres. Jason Dunkerley from Ottawa and his guide runner Greg Dailey of Toronto enter as the defending champions in the T11 800 and 1500-metres. Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, BC won gold in the T52 200-metres and silver in the 100-metres in 2006.

Team Canada - 2011 IPC World Championships

Name	Class	Event	Hometown	Coach
Richard Carr	T/F11	Javelin, 4x100m	Port Elgin, ON	Earl Farrell
Josh Cassidy	T54	1500m, 5000m, 10000m Marathon	Guelph, ON	Amanda Fader
Jean-Paul Compaore	T54	800m, 1500m, Marathon, 4x400m	Sherbrooke, QC	Jean Laroche
Braedon Dolfo	T/F13	High Jump, 4x100m	Langley, BC	Kim Chapdelaine / Dwayne Lotnick
Jason Dunkerley	T11	800m, 1500m, 4x100m	Ottawa, ON
Jon Dunkerley	T11	400m, 800m	Ottawa, ON	Ray Elrick
Alexandre Dupont	T54	200m, 400m, 800m, 4x400m	Bradwell, SK	Rick Reelie
Michel Filteau	T54	1500m, 5000m, Marathon	St. Jean Baptiste, QC	Jean Laroche
Renne Foessel	F37	Discus, Javelin, Shot Put	Mississauga, ON	Ken Hall
Keira-Lyn Frie	T54	100m, 200m	Saskatoon, SK	Rick Reelie
Eric Gauthier	T53	100m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m	St-Faustin Lac-Carré, QC	Jean Laroche
Martha S. Gustafson	F52	Discus, Shot Put	Toronto, ON	Ken Hall
Brandon King	T/F12	High Jump, 4x100m	Brampton, ON	Hugh Conlin / Jennifer O’Brien
Noella Klawitter	T12	400m, 1500m	Carleton Place, ON	Ray Elrick
Brent Lakatos	T53	100m, 200m	Dorval, QC
Colin Mathieson	T54	100m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m	Winnipeg, MB	Jean Laroche
Virginia McLachlan	F37	Long Jump	Windsor, ON	Ben Warnock
Kyle Pettey	F34	Discus, Shot Put	Brampton, ON	Ken Hall
Leah Robinson	T37	100m, 200m, 400m	Petersburg, ON	Bruce Glebe
Diane Roy	T54	400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, Marathon	Sherbrooke, QC	Jean Laroche
Kyle Shaw	T54	800m, 5000m, Marathon	Saskatoon, SK	Rick Reelie
Michelle Stilwell	T52	100m, 200m, 400m, 800m	Nanoose Bay, BC	Peter Lawless
Curtis Thom	T54	100m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m	Mississauga, ON	Ken Thom & Bob Schrader
Dustin Walsh	T11	400m, 4x100m	Coquitlam, BC	Don Steen
Kyle Whitehouse	T38	100m, 200m	St. Catharines, ON	Sue Bartol

Guide runners

Name	Guide for	Hometown	Coach
Greg Dailey	Jason Dunkerley	Toronto, ON
Mark Harris	Brandon King	Toronto, ON	Craig Blackman
Evan Porter	Richard Carr	Port Elgin, ON	Earl Farrell
Steve Walters	Dustin Walsh	New Westminster, BC	Don Steen
Sean Young	Jon Dunkerley	Ennismore, ON	Ray Elrick

Coach and Support Staff

Name	Position	Hometown
Ueli Albert	Wheelchair Racing Coach	Wolfville, NS
Valerie Beaulieu	Medical Staff	Maple Lane, ON
Remo Bucci	Medical Staff	Toronto, ON
Hugh Conlin	Ambulatory Coach	Ottawa, ON
Marc Deschenes	Equipment Manager	Trois-Rivieres, QC
Melissa Dowling	Team Manager	Ottawa, ON
Martin Goulet	Team Leader	Brossard, QC
David Greig	Technical Leader	Ottawa, ON
Rob Guy	Head of Delegation	Ottawa, ON
Ken Hall	Throwing Coach	Brampton, ON
Jean Laroche	Wheelchair Racing Coach	Sherbrooke, QC
Mario Mercier	Medical Staff	Sherbrooke, QC
Ozzie Sawicki	Head Coach	Calgary, AB