BACKGROUNDER 2008OTP0177-001057 Office of the Premier July 8, 2008 Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport

B.C. MEMBERS OF TEAM CANADA FOR 2008

(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, )

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) (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) (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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