Athletics Canada names World Championships staff
Friday, June 19, 2009
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada named today the coaching and support staff which will travel to Berlin, Germany for the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics August 15-23.
The Canadian Championships taking place in Toronto June 25 to 28 will serve as the Selection Trials for the World Championship team. Athletes must finish top three in their respective event at the Trials as one component of the selection criteria to be eligible for selection to the Worlds team. The full selection criteria can be viewed here.
The Canadian delegation at the 12th IAAF World Championships will be led by Gordon Orlikow, Chairman of the Board, of Winnipeg, MB and Athletics Canada Chief Executive Officer Joanne Mortimore of Ottawa, ON.
12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Staff
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Name |
Position |
Hometown |
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Coaching Staff |
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Alex Gardiner |
Head Coach |
Winnipeg, MB |
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Martin Goulet |
Chief High Performance Officer |
Brossard, QC |
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Hugh Cameron |
Event Coach – Marathon |
New market, ON |
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Brent Fougner |
Event Coach – Middle Distance |
Victoria, BC |
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Glenroy Gilbert |
Event Coach – Relays & Sprints |
Ottawa, ON |
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Les Gramantik |
Event Coach – Combined Events & Hurdles |
Calgary, AB |
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Molly Killingbeck |
Event Coach – Sprints, Relays & Hurdles |
Toronto, ON |
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Integrated Support Team |
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Dr. Alan Vernec |
Team Doctor |
Montreal, QC |
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Alvin Bodnarchuk |
Massage Therapist |
Saskatoon, SK |
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Gianni Mariani |
AthleticTherapist |
Laval, QC |
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Melissa Dowling |
Team Services Manager |
Ottawa, ON |
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Mathieu Gentès |
Media Attaché |
Ottawa, ON |
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Wilbour Kelsick |
Chiropractor |
Port Moody, BC |
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Scott MacDonald |
Technical Manager |
Ottawa, ON |
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Ron O’Hare |
Physiotherapist |
Aurora, ON |
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Carmen Stillo |
Chiropractor |
Toronto, ON |
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Perdita Felicien from Pickering, ON and Gary Reed from Victoria, BC both won silver medals at the last World Championships held two years ago in Osaka, Japan. Felicien won silver in the 100 metre hurdles and Reed in the 800 metres.
Toronto 2009
For information regarding the Worlds Selection Trials visit www.athletics.ca/toronto2009. Tickets are available for the Trials by going to www.ticketbreak.com or by calling 1-866-9-GET-TIX.
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For more information:
Emily Hooper
Coordinator, Public Relations & Corporate Services
Athletics Canada
ehooper@athletics.ca
Office 613-260-5580 ext. 3332
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