Canada Summer Games Athletics: Team Ontario Re-Cap

The 2013 Canada Summer games came to close on Saturday August 17th with Team Ontario achieving success with an overall winning points total against the rest of the Provinces.

Our Men’s team won their title with 3,697 points. They finished 497.5 points ahead of the 2^nd. place Team Quebec who finished with 3,199.5 points. British Columbia finished 3^rd. with 2,401.5 points.

Our Women’s team placed second with 2,903.5 points. They finished 374 points behind a very strong Alberta team who achieved 3,277.5 points. Team Quebec finished 3rd with 2,737.5 points.

Team Ontario athletes reached the podium 49 times with the medal breakdown totalling 21 Gold, 16 Silver and 12 Bronze. This medal tally includes our Para athletes and Special Olympians.

Team Ontario athletes also had 6 new CSG records in the Men’s category in the 400m, 800m, 4 x 100m & 4 x 400m Relay, as well in the 100m and 200 Special Olympics division.

Individual results are as follows:

Women’s Team:

100m: Shaina Harrison – Silver Amelia Brohman – Bronze
100m SO: Jasmyn Kersey – Bronze Jacqueline Gravel – 8^th.
200m: Amelia Brohman – Gold Brenna Thomson – Bronze
200m SO: Jasmyn Kersey – 4^th. Jacqueline Gravel – 8^th.
400m: Fiona Callender – 4^th. Brenna Thomson – 11^th.
800m: Vanesa McLeod – Bronze Emma Talman – 4^th.
1500m: Colleen Henessy – 4^th. Vanessa McLeod – 5^th.
5000m: Jamie Phellan – Silver Kathleen Wismer – 10^th.
100m H: Devyani Biswal – 6^th. Yanique Bennett: 8^th.
400mH: Yanique Bennett – Silver Chanel Marion – Bronze
2000m S/C: Kathleen Wismer – 8^th. Jordyn Visscer – 11^th.
4 x 100m Relay: DSQ
4 x 400m Relay: Brenna Thomson, Channel Marion, Yanique Bennet, Fiona Callender – Bronze
Pole Vault: Robin Bone – Gold Erika Fielder – Silver
Triple Jump: Caroline Ehrhardt – Gold Julia Wallace – Silver
Long Jump: Julia Wallace – 4^th. Caroline Ehrhardt – 8^th.
High Jump: Julia Wallace – 5^th. Alyssa Bickle – 12^th.
Hammer Throw: Jill Van Damme – 7^th. Celine Freeman-Gibb – 9^th.
Shot Put: Celine Freeman – Gibb – Silver Jill Van Damme – 12^th.
Shot Put Para: Renee Foessel – Silver
Discus: Kelly Gribbons – Silver Jill Van Damme – 9^th.
Discus Para: Renee Foessel – Gold
Javelin: Madi Johnston – Bronze Tiffany Hernandez – 7^th.
Heptathlon: Alyssa Bickle – 10^th.

Men’s Team:

100m: Andre DeGrasse – Gold Aaron Bowman – Silver
100m SO: Peter Snider – Gold – *NMR Anthony Johnson – 14^th.
200m: Andre DeGrasse – Gold Tyler McLeod – Silver
200m SO: Peter Snider – Gold – *NMR Anthony Johnson – 12^th.
400m: Brandon McBride – Gold -*NMR Devin Biochi – Bronze
800m: Brandon McBride – Gold -*NMR Yves Sikubwabo – 4^th.
1500m: Mohamed Souleiman – 5^th. Andrew Costelo – 13^th.
5000m: Connor Darlington – Gold Brandon Allen – 7^th.
110m H: Ingvar Moseley – Gold Gregory MacNeil – Bronze
400m H: Daniel Chan – Gold Saj Alhaddad – Silver
3000m S/C: Brandon Allen – 6^th. Alex Berhe – 11^th.
4 x 100m Relay: Aaron Bowman, Tyler McLeod, Gregory MacNeil, Andre Degrasse – Gold – *NMR
4 x 400m Relay: Saj Alhaddad, Brandon McBride, Tyler McLeod, Devin Biochi – Gold – *NMR
200m Wheelchair: Isaiah Christophe – Silver Austin Smeenk – 4^th.
400m Wheelchair: Michael Kahn – Gold Austin Smeenk – 8^th.
1500m Wheelchair: Michael Kahn – Silver Isaiah Christophe – 4^th.
Pole Vault: David McKay – Gold Dylan Golow – NH
Triple Jump: Jared Kerr – Gold Riley Bell – 5^th.
Long Jump: Jared Kerr – Gold Riley Bell – 6^th.
High Jump: Dylan Golow – 11^th. Jared Kerr – NH
Hammer: Chris Preece – Bronze Eric Brathwaite – 7^th.
Shot Put: Eric Brathwaite – Bronze Adam Karakolis – 10^th.
Shot Put Para: Ken Trudgeon – Gold Kevin Strybosch – Silver
Discus: Adam Karakolis – Bronze Chris Preece – 13^th.
Discus Para: Kevin Strybosch – Gold Ken Trudgeon – Silver
Javelin: John Krzyszkowski – Silver Evan Karakolis – 4^th.
Decathlon: – Dylan Golow – 6^th. Brandon Wilhelm – 11^th.