Athletics Canada names 2009 Summer Universiade Team
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the team that will compete at the 25th Summer Universiade (FISU) taking place July 6-12 in Belgrade, Serbia. The games are scheduled at ‘Red Star’ Stadium which seats 55,000 spectators.
The team features five athletes who were on the 2008 Olympic Games team last summer. Ruky Abdulai of Coquitlam, BC, Richard Adu-Bobie of Ottawa, ON, Mike Mason of Nanoose Bay, BC, Carline Muir of Edmonton, AB and James Steacy of Lethbridge, AB were all 2008 Olympians and will be looked at to provide strong leadership on the FISU team.
“The World Universiade Games are an integral part of Athletics Canada’s quadrennial plan leading to the London Olympics”, comments FISU Head Coach Les Gramantik. “We have selected 29 athletes who will be facing a very competitive international field. This is a great opportunity for the selected athletes, all of whom have Olympic aspirations, to gain big game experience and learn to perform on demand.”
2009 Summer Universiade (FISU) Team
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Name |
Event |
Hometown |
Personal Coach |
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Ruky Abdulai* |
Long Jump |
Coquitlam, BC |
Jerrold Jones |
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Jamie Adjetey-Nelson |
Decathlon |
Windsor, ON |
Brett Lumley |
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Esther Akinsulie |
400m, 4x400m |
Ottawa, ON |
Hugh Conlin |
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Alex Becker |
10,000m |
Guelph, ON |
Steve Gulley / Albert Tschirhart |
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Lindsey Bergevin |
High Jump |
Leduc, AB |
Rob Pike |
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Kyle Boorsma |
1500m |
Guelph, ON |
Dave Scott-Thomas |
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Mark Dillon |
High Jump |
Bowmanville, ON |
David Hay |
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Gabriella Duclos-Lasnier |
Pole Vault |
Quebec, QC |
Sheldon Blockbuger |
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Sam Effah |
200m, 4x100m |
Calgary, AB |
Brenda Van Tighem |
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Alex Genest |
3000m SC |
Sherbrooke, QC |
Dave Scott-Thomas |
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Elizabeth Gleadle |
Javelin Throw |
Vancouver, BC |
Laurier Primeau |
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Inaki Gomez |
20km Racewalk |
Vancouver, BC |
Gerry Dragomir |
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Daniel Harper |
400m |
Brampton, ON |
Frank Bucca |
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Julia Howard |
1500m |
St. Johns, NL |
Brit Townsend |
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Kimberly Hyacinthe |
200m, 4x400m |
Lachenaie, QC |
Daniel St-Hilaire |
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Rebecca Johnstone |
800m |
Bowen Island, BC |
Brit Townsend |
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Tim Konoval |
1500m |
Parry Sound, ON |
Dave Scott-Thomas |
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Rachel Lavallée |
20km Racewalk |
Peterborough, ON |
Tim Seaman |
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Mike Mason* |
High Jump |
Nanoose Bay, BC |
Larry Blaschuk |
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Meredith McGregor |
3000m SC |
Surrey, BC |
Brit Townsend |
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Carline Muir* |
400m, 4x400m |
Edmonton, AB |
Derek Evely |
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Amonn Nelson |
4x400m |
Calgary, AB |
Brenda Van Tighem |
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Gavin Smellie |
200m, 4x100m |
Etobicoke, ON |
Erik Jenkins |
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Oluseyi Smith |
100m, 4x100m |
Ottawa, ON |
Glenroy Gilbert |
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James Steacy* |
Hammer Throw |
Lethbridge, AB |
Larry Steinke |
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Nathan Vadeboncoeur |
400m |
Winnipeg, MB |
Independent |
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Jason Wurster |
Pole Vault |
Stevensville, ON |
Arye Rosenoer |
Team Staff
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Position |
Hometown |
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Les Gramantik |
Head Coach |
Calgary, AB |
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Ingrid Ruys |
Team Manager |
Sherwood, AB |
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Richard Crevier |
Event Coach |
Sherbrooke, QC |
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Brett Lumley |
Event Coach |
Windsor, ON |
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Carla Nicholls |
Event Coach |
Regina, SK |
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David Scott-Thomas |
Event Coach |
Guelph, ON |
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Jim Wardle |
Event Coach |
Guelph, ON |
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Ghislaine Robert |
Team Physician |
Victoria, BC |
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Scott Simpson |
Physiotherapist |
Victoria, BC |
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For more information visit: http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=328
-AC-
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