BACKGROUNDER 2008OTP0177-001057 Office of the Premier July 8, 2008 Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport
B.C. MEMBERS OF TEAM CANADA FOR 2008 PARALYMPIC GAMES
(First location in brackets is athlete’s place of birth; second location is the current place of residence of the athlete)
Archery Kevin EVANS (Alberta / Jaffray, British Columbia)
Athletics Dustin WALSH (New Westminster, British Columbia / Coquitlam, British Columbia) Earle CONNOR (Castlegar, British Columbia / Calgary, Alberta) Michelle STILWELL (Winnipeg, Manitoba / Nanoose Bay, British Columbia) Steve WALTERS – Guide for Dustin Walsh (Prince George, British Columbia / Surrey, British Columbia)
Basketball – wheelchair (men’s) James BORISOFF (Surrey, British Columbia / Vancouver, British Columbia) Patrick ANDERSON (Edmonton, Alberta / Vancouver, British Columbia) Richard A. PETER (Duncan, British Columbia / Vancouver, British Columbia) Robert HEDGES (Fort St. John, British Columbia / Burnaby, British Columbia)
Basketball – wheelchair (women’s) Janet MCLACHLAN (North Vancouver, British Columbia / West Vancouver, British Columbia) Jennifer KREMPIEN (St. Albert, Alberta / Richmond, British Columbia) Misty THOMAS (Santa Monica, California / Vancouver, British Columbia)
Boccia Alison KABUSH (Vancouver, British Columbia / Surrey, British Columbia) Hanif MAWJI (Dar es salaam / Burnaby, British Columbia) Monica MARTINO (Edmonton, Alberta / Vancouver, British Columbia) Paul GAUTHIER (Vancouver, British Columbia / Vancouver, British Columbia)
Cycling Brian COWIE (Vancouver, British Columbia / Burnaby, British Columbia)
Equestrian Ashley GOWANLOCK (Vancouver British Columbia / Surrey, British Columbia) Eleonore ELSTONE (Duesseldorf, Germany / Langley, British Columbia) Jennifer MCKENZIE (Vancouver, British Columbia / Maple Ridge, British Columbia) Karen BRAIN (Saanichton, British Columbia / Saanichton, British Columbia) Lauren BARWICK (Langley, British Columbia / Aldergrove, British Columbia) -more- - 2 -
Rowing Anthony THERIAULT (Victoria, British Columbia / Brentwood Bay, British Columbia) Meghan MONTGOMERY (Winnipeg, Manitoba / Victoria, British Columbia)
Rugby – wheelchair Garett HICKLING (Mica Creek, British Columbia / Kelowna, British Columbia) Ian CHAN (Winnipeg, Manitoba / Surrey, British Columbia) Say LUANGKHAMDENG (Laos / Surrey, British Columbia) Trevor HIRSCHFIELD (Langley, British Columbia / Parksville, British Columbia)
Sailing Don TERLSON (Victoria, British Columbia / Victoria, British Columbia) John MCROBERTS (Scarborough, Ontario / Victoria, British Columbia) Kenneth G KELLY (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan / Victoria, British Columbia) Marc SHAW (Calgary, Alberta / Victoria, British Columbia) Stacie LOUTTIT (Great Falls, Montana / Victoria, British Columbia)
Shooting Christos TRIFONIDIS (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Swimming Brian HILL (Duncan, British Columbia / Montreal, Quebec) Brianna NELSON (Calgary, Alberta / Sidney, British Columbia) Donovan TILDESLEY (Vancouver, British Columbia / Vancouver, British Columbia) Drew CHRISTENSEN (Vancouver, British Columbia / New Westminster, British Columbia) Laura JENSEN (Fort St. John, British Columbia / North Vancouver, British Columbia) Stephanie DIXON (Brampton, Ontario / Victoria, British Columbia) Stephanie MCDOUGALL (New Westminster, British Columbia / Maple Ridge, British Columbia)
Tennis – wheelchair Sarah HUNTER (White Rock, British Columbia / White Rock, British Columbia) Yuka CHOKYU (Kashiwa-City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan / Vancouver, British Colombia)
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Media Bridgitte Anderson Anne McKinnon contact: Press Secretary Communications Director Office of the Premier Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport 604 307-7177 250 812-4012 (cell)
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