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Cindy New - Two-time Montreal Marathon Winner, Francophone Games Gold Medalist in Paris One of Montreal’s best-known runners, Cindy New’s passion for the sport continues today. She is a familiar, friendly face at many running events. Cindy won the Montreal Marathon in 1988 and again in1990 where she set a personal best of 2:41. She won the Vermont City Marathon in 1994 and 1996. Cindy has also had numerous podium finishes in marathons across North America. As part of the Canadian National Team competing in the marathon at the Francophone Games she won silver in 1989 in Morocco and struck gold in Paris in 1994. She won the Hamilton Around The Bay 30K in 1996 where she set a Canadian Masters Record. That same year, she also set the Master’s Record for the Toronto Half Marathon. She has won the Standard Life 10k in Montreal 11 times. In 2005, she accumulated the highest Guillaume Leblanc Three-time Olympian. points ever recorded by a man or woman in being named the Green Mountain Athletic Association 2005 Grand Prix Winner. 1992 Olympic silver medalist in the 20K walk in Barcelona. Guillaume Leblanc was inducted to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in April 2008. He is a Canadian athlete specializing in athletic walking. Born in 1962 in Sept-Îles, Guillaume has spent most of his life in the city of Rimouski He has earned several medals while competing at the international university level and during the Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal in 1982 and a silver medal in 1986. He earned the gold medal at the Francophone Games of 1989 and the 1990 Common- wealth Games. He was very successful during the 1984 Los Angeles Games where he earned a fourth place. He was10th at the Seoul Olympic games in 1988. His best results however were e recorded during the Barcelona Olympic games of 1992. Although he was disquali- fied for the 50km event, he earned a Silver Medal in the 20K event. It was the first time in 88 years that a Quebecker earned an Olympic medal in an athletic discipline Time results Brisbane Commonwealth Game, Australia 1982, 30K Walk. Bronze 2:14:56 World University Game, Edmonton 1983, 20K Walk: Gold Los Angeles Olympics 1984, 20K Walk: 4th 1:24:29 World University Game Kobe Japan 1985: 20K Walk : Bronze Commonwealth Game, Edinburg, Scotland 1986 30K walk: Silver 2:08:38 Francophone Games, Casablanca Morocco 1989, 29K Walk: Gold 1:27:27 Commonwealth Games, Auckland New Zealand 1990, 30K Walk: Gold 2:08:28 Barcelona Olympic Games, Spain 1982, 20K Walk :Silver 1:22:25 Competition in Sept-Iles: establish a World record for the 30K Walk in 2:04:55 Photo credit: Mike Ridewood , Canadian Olympic Committee.

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