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2008 PARALYMPIC GAMES RESULTS

BC REPRESENTATION AT THE 2008 PARALYMPIC GAMES IN BEIJING, CHINA
Athletes who live or train in BC comprise 29% of Team Canada 2008


 

British Columbian athletes represented Canada in sports from Aquatics to Wheelchair Tennis as members of the Canadian Paralympic Games team competing in Beijing, China. Improving on the numbers from 2004, 29% of the Paralympic Team in 2008 was comprised of athletes who live or train in BC and won 12 of the 50 medals for Canada!

Athlete Name Discipline City Games Results
       
Aquatics - Swimming        
Drew Christensen* Men's Butterfly 100m (S8)
Heat
Final
Men's Freestyle 100m (S8)
Heat
Men's Backstroke 100m (S8)
Heat
Final
Men's 200m Individual Medley (SM8)
Heat
Final
Men's Freestyle 400m (S8)
Heat

Men's Freestyle 50m (S8)
Vancouver,BC 1 BC/CAN


4th (1:06.98)
6th (1:07.74)

7th (1:06.14)
Does not advance

5th (1:15.78)
8th (1:15.49)


3rd (2:37.86)
5th (2:36.67)


5th (5:18.13)
Do
es not advance

6th (29.30)
Does not advance

Stephanie Dixon*

Women's 100m Butterfly (S9)
Heat
Final
Women's 100m Freestyle (S9)
Heat
Final

Women's 200m Individual Medley (SM)
Heat
Final

Women's 400m Freestyle (S9)
Heat
Final


Women's 100m Backstroke (S9)                                      Heat                                      Final

Women's 50m Freestyle (S9)

Victoria,BC 3  


2nd (1:11.18)
4th (1:11.04)

3rd (1:06.03)
BRONZE (1:03.89)

2nd (2:40.01)
SILVER
(2:37.54)


2nd (4:47.78)
SILVER
(4:39.73)


1st (1:10.85)
GOLD 
(1:09.30) World Record

 

3rd (30.90) 
6th (tie 30.35)

Brian Hill Men's 100m Butterfly (S13)
Heat
Men's 100m Freestyle (S13)
Heat
Men's 100m Backstroke (S13)
Men's 50m Freestyle (S13)                             Heat
Duncan,BC 2 BC/CAN


5th (1:03.25)

8th (59.80) 
5th (26.84)

3rd (1:05.65) 
5th (1:05.52)

5th (26.84) 
Does not advance

Laura Jensen* Women's 200m Individual Medley (SM7)
Heat
Women's 100m Freestyle (S7)
Final
Women's 100m Breaststroke (SB7)
Final 
Women's 100m Backstroke (S7)
Heat
Final
Women's 400m Freestyle (S7)
Heat

Women's 50m Butterfly (S7) Heat
Women's 50m Freestyle (S7)
Vancouver,BC 1 BC/CAN



4th (3:30.98)

6th (1:18.65)


8th (1:56.33)


3rd (1:34.12)
7th (1:31.90)

5th (6:02.13)


6th (48.07) 
Does not advance                                          

3rd (36.70) 
6th (36.10)

 

Stephanie McDougall* Women's 200m Individual Medley (SM7)
Heat

Women's 100m Breaststroke (SB6)
Heat
Final
Maple Ridge,BC 1 CAN

6th (3:46.26)



4th (1:56.10)
8th (1:57.78)
Brianna Nelson* Women's 200m Individual Medley (SM7)
Heat
Women's 100m Freestyle (S7)
Final

Women's 100m Breaststroke (SB7)
Final

Women's 100m Backstroke (S7)
Heat
Final

Women's 400m Freestyle (S7)
Heat
Final

Women's 50m Freestyle (S7)                              Heat                                 Final
Victoria,BC 1  



DSQ

7th (1:19.11)


7th (1:54.35)




3rd (1:29.96)
6th (1:30.43)


2nd (4:57.54)
8th (6:00.99)

 

4th(37.76) 
7th (37.96)

Donovan Tildesley

Men's 100m Butterfly (S11)
Heat
Final
Men's 400m Freestyle (S11)
Heat
Final


Men's 100m Freestyle (S11)
Heat
Final
Men's 100m Backstroke (S11)                                Heat                                   Final
Men's 50m Freestyle (S11)                              Heat                                Final

Vancouver,BC 1  


3rd (1:11.03)
7th (1:09.53)

2nd (4:57.54)
BRONZE 
(
4:49.45)


1st (1:02.14)
4th (1:01.92)


2nd (1:12.62) 
5th (1:11.90)


2nd (28.13) 
7th (28.08)


       
Archery        
Kevin Evans Individual Compound (Open)
Ranking Round
Quarterfinal
vs Pavlo Nazar (UKR)
vs John Stubbs (GBR)
Jaffrey, BC 1  
9th (675)

W 110-109
L 110-111

       
Athletics        
Michelle Stilwell*

Wheelchair Racing
T52 100m

T52 200m

Nanoose Bay,BC 1 BC


GOLD
(36.18) Paralympic Record

GOLD
(19.97) World Record

Dustin Walsh* T11
200m
400m                                Heat
New Westminster, BC 1 BC



3rd (55.48) 
Does not advance

Steve Walters Guide Runner for Dustin Walsh Prince George, BC 1    

       
Boccia (Paralympic)        
Paul Gauthier* BC 3 Category
vs Maria Stavropolou (GRE)
vs Armando Costa (POR)
vs Yolanda Martin (ESP)
Quarterfinal
vs Grigorios Polychronidis (GRE)


BC 3 Mixed Pairs
vs ESP
vs KOR
vs CHN
Vancouver, BC 1  
W 9-1
L 3-5
W 5-1

L 3-6

5-8th place overall

L 1-9
L 1-9
W 8-2
4th in Pool
Monica Martino* BC 3 Category
vs Akarapol Punsnit (THA)
vs Keon-Woo Park (KOR)
vs Cong Shen (CHN)

BC 3 Mixed Pairs
vs ESP
vs KOR
vs CHN
Vancouver, BC 1  
W 3-2
L 2-7
L 4-5


L 1-9
L 1-9
Alison Kabush* BC 3 Category
vs Eunice Raimundo (POR)
vs Dimitrios Michos (GRE)
vs Santiago Pesquera (ESP)

BC 3 Mixed Pairs
vs ESP
vs KOR
vs CHN
Surrey, BC 1  
L 3-4
W 6-1
W 5-1


L 1-9
L 1-9
W 8-2
4th in Pool
Hanif Mawji* BC 1 & 2 Combined Category
vs TJ Hawker (USA)
vs Yi Wang (CHN)
vs Gabriela Villano (ARG)
vs Francisco Javier Beltran (ESP)

BC 1 & 2 Mixed Team
vs GBR
vs ARG
Burnaby, BC 1  
W 3-2
L 2-3
L 1-6
L 4-5



L 6-7
L 2-6
3rd in Pool

       
Cycling (Paralympic)        
Brian Cowie* B&VI1-3
Men's Individual Pursuit

Men's 1km Time Trial


Men's Sprint - Track
Qualifying
Quarterfinal vs Tatsuyuki Oshiro


Men's Individual Time Trial - Road


Men's Individual Road Race
Vancouver, BC 1 BC


5th (4:29.195)}
8th (1:07.721) +4.857

5th (11.373)
L (12.431)
5-8th place overall


15th (35:10.72) +3:09.60

 

15th (35:10.72) + 3:09.60

15th (2.29.27) +14:43


       
Equestrian (Paralympic)        
Lauren Barwick* Team Test (Grade II)

Team Test Overall

Individual Championship Test (Grade II)
Individual Freestyle Test (Grade II)
Aldergrove, BC 1   2nd - 67.619

7th - 19385.010

SILVER
(68.454)

GOLD
(72.776)
Karen Brain* Individual Championship Test (Grade IV)
Individual Freestyle Test (Grade IV)
Saanichton, BC 1   12th - 59.097
10th - 62.136
Ashley Gowanlock Team Test (Grade IB)

Team Test Overall

Individual Champinoship Test (Grade IB)
Individual Freestyle Test (Grade IB)
Vancouver, BC 1   4th - 63.059

7th - 193.035

7th - 63.714

8th - 64.221
Elenore Elstone Team Test (Grade IV)

Team Test Overall

Individual Championship Test (Grade IV)

Individual Freestyle Test (Grade IV)
Langley, BC 1   9th - 62.357

7th - 385.010

11th - 59.807
12th - 60.683
Jennifer McKenzie* Team Test (Grade II)

Team Test Overall

Individual Championship Test (Grade II)

Individual Freestyle Test (Grade II)
Maple Ridge,BC 1   11th - 57.047
7th - 385.010

16th - 56.818
16th - 56.389
         

       
Adaptive Rowing (Paralympic)        
Meghan Montgomery* LTA4+
Heat
Victoria, BC 1  
4th (3:43.72)
Anthony Theriault* LTA4+
Repechage

Final
Brentwood Bay, BC 1  
2nd (3:48.76)
6th (3:45.66)

       
Sailing (Paralympic)        
  Sonar Team
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Race 7
Race 8
Race 9                            Race 10                          Race 11                       Overall
   
10th
11th
14th
11th
9th
4th
14th
8th
11th 
10th 
13th
11th
Ken Kelly*   Victoria, BC 1    
Marc Shaw*   Victoria, BC 1    
Don Terlson*   Victoria, BC 1    
         
Stacie Louttit*   Victoria, BC 1    
John McRoberts* Skud 18
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Race 7
Race 8
Race 9
Race 10
Race 11
Victoria, BC 1  


3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
1st
3rd
2nd
8th 
4th
3rd
Cancelled 
BRONZE


       
Shooting (Paralympic)        
Chris Trifonidis* Men's 10m Air Rifle Prone (Mixed R3)
Qualification
Final


Men's 50m Free Rifle Prone (R6)
Qualification
Vancouver, BC 1 BC

5th (tied) 599
4th - 599 (shoot off - 10.6)


15th (584)

       
Wheelchair Basketball - Men
(Paralympic)

vs GER
vs RSA
vs SWE
vs JPN
vs IRI                                QF vs ISR                         Semifinal  vs USA           Final vs AUS

   

W 62 - 59
W 80-55
W 62-52
W 75-48  
L 93-62   
W 55-47  
W 69-62 (2 OT)
L 72-60
SILVER

Patrick Anderson*   Vancouver, BC 3    
Jaimie Borisoff*   Vancouver,BC CAN  
Robert Hedges*   Prince George,BC 1 BC/CAN  
Richard Peter*   Vancouver,BC 1 BC  
         
Wheelchair Basketball - Women (Paralympic) vs NED
vs JPN
vs CHN
vs MEX
Quarterfinal
 vs AUS                             5-8 Classification  vs CHN                                5th place Final vs NED
   

W 59-32
L 52-55
W 62-44
W 71-48

L 49-53

W 61-32

Jennifer Krempien*   St. Albert, AB 3    
Misty Thomas*   Vancouver, BC 1    
Janet McLachlan   Vancouver, BC 1    

       
Wheelchair Rugby (Paralympic) vs JPN
vs CHN
vs USA                             SF vs AUS                          Bronze vs GBR
    W 48-40
W 57-25 
L 32-37 
L 40-41
W 47-41
BRONZE
Ian Chan*   Surrey, BC 1 BC  
Garrett Hickling*   Kelowna, BC 1    
Trevor Hirschfield*   Parksville, BC 1 BC  
Say Luangkhamdeng*   Surrey, BC 1    

       
Wheelchair Tennis (Paralympic)        
Yuka Chokyu* Women's Singles R32
vs Korie Homan (NED)
Vancouver, BC 1  
L 1-6, 2-6
Does not Advance
Sarah Hunter* Women's Singles R16
vs David Wagner (USA)
White Rock, BC 1  
L 1-6, 2-6
Does not Advance
         

Canadian Paralympic Team Personnel and Mission Staff from BC


Name Area Position Hometown
       
Administration      
Jordan Bridal Mission Team Games Manager Vancouver, BC
Marylene Croteau Mission Team Team Coordinator Vancouver, BC
Judy Joseph-Black Mission Team Assistant Press Chief Gabriola Island, BC
Stacy Halonen Mission Team Team Services Officer Vancouver, BC
Rob Needham Mission Team Games Manager Vancouver, BC
Darren Stolz Mission Team Team Coordinator Vancouver, BC
Lindsay Thom Mission Team Media Attache Vancouver, BC
       
       
Medical      
Bruce Davidson Mission Team Physician Kamloops, BC
Jane LaBreche Wheelchair Basketball Physiologist Vancouver, BC
Paige Larson MIssion Team Physiotherapist North Vancouver, BC
Erin Maxymchuk Mission Team Massage Therapist Surrey, BC
Bruce Pinel Rowing Sport Psychology Consultant Victoria, BC
Deanna Schick Mission Team Athletic Therapist Surrey, BC
Liz Thompson Wheelchair Rugby Physiologist Victoria, BC
 Yvonne Visser  Athletics  Massage Therapist  Nanaimo, BC
       
Coaches and Technical      
Bonnie Brown Equestrian Groom Aldergrove, BC
Danny Daniels Athletics Head of Delagation Sidney, BC
Sarah Douglas Boccia Sport Assistant Vancouver, BC
Tim Frick Wheelchair Basketball Women's Head Coach Pender Island, BC
Adam Frost Wheelchair Rugby Coach Vancouver, BC
Laura Goertz Wheelchair Basketball Videographer Duncan, BC
Ron Jacks Swimming Coach Victoria, BC
Jan Jollymour Equestrian Groom Enderby, BC
Susan Lemke Archery Team Leader Abbotsford, BC
Stephen McBride Sailing Coach Victoria, BC
Craig McCord Swimming Head Coach Richmond, BC
Violet McKenzie Equestrian Groom Maple Ridge, BC
Don Martin Sailing Coach Vancouver, BC
Hussein Mawji Boccia Sport Assistant Burnaby, BC
Dalia Mykelaitiene Boccia Sport Assistant Vancouver, BC
Patricia Nicholson Wheelchair Basketball Coach Richmond, BC
Janet Petras Wheelchair Tennis Team Leader White Rock, BC
Shannon Sydorak Boccia Sport Assistant Surrey, BC
Andrea Taylor Equestiran Head Coach Langley, BC
Hugh Tildesley Swimming Tapper Vancouver, BC
Sandra Verda Equestrian Groom Langley, BC
Michelle Wyngaarden Wheelchair Rugby Performance Analyst Vancouver, BC
 

 


 NOTES:   *denotes those affiliated with CSC Pacific;
1 - denotes athletes with a BC hometown and also currently living and training in BC;
2 - denotes athletes with a BC hometown who are currently living and training outside BC;

3 - denotes athletes who are originally from outside BC but who are currently living
and training in BC.

BC or CAN denotes athletes who have followed the performance pathway through the BC Games and Canada Games.