Myden Makes Golden Return

The Prince George Citizen - Wednesday, August 4,1999 - 11 S p o r t s Pair of boxers Myden makes golden returnclinch medals b y JIM M O R R IS Owen von Richter of Mississauga, Ont., by PIERRE LEBRUN C anadian Press was third in the 400 individual medley Canadian Press , WINNIPEG — He achieved his goal while the Canadian team of Mark W INNIPEG — Troy Ross of Bramp ‘and won a gold medal, to boot. Johnston of St. Catharines, Ont., Brian ton, Ont., guaranteed himself at least a „ Curtis Myden, shaking off the rust Johns of Vancouver, Yannick Lupien of bronze medal in boxing after pounding from a year off to finish his university Aylmer, Que., and Rick Say of Victoria, Francisco Alvarez Ramos of Peru 17-3 degree, won the 400-metre individual was third in the 4x200-metre freestyle at the Pan Am Games on Tuesday jnedley at the Pan American Games relay. night. Tuesday in a blistering time that After two days of swimming, Canada Ross, a fashion designer by day, 'earned him a trip to next year’s has won 12 medals, includes she gold, showed some style and lots of sub Olympics in Sydney. two silver and four bronze. The team stance, landing several combinations. ' Myden’s time of four minutes 15.52 already has matched its gold medal But he was unable to knock out seconds was the fastest in the world production at the 1995 Pan Ams at Ramos. this year and set a Canadian and Pan Mar del Plata, Argentina. “Troy Ross means power but I can’t Am record. It also smashed the bench- In Myden’s race, he fell behind silver knock out everyone in my weight friark time of 4:17.76 set by Swim medallist Eric Donnelly in the back class,” Ross said. “I was very surprised. Canada to pre-qualify for next year’s stroke, but then overpowered the field. But they don’t come easy at this point. Games. As fast as he was, Myden thinks he can He wanted to win a gold as much as I ' “That was my main objective coming do better. did.” in,” said Myden, 25, of Calgary. “Now I “I’ve only been in full training for Ross, 24, a silver medallist at the know in a year’s time I w ill be on a about four months,” he said. “I know Commonwealth Games last Septem block at Sydney. It’s a good advantage there’s more room to go. I know when ber, won himself a semifinal date to know the whole training plan will it comes down to Sydney I’m going to with the 81-kilogram gold-medal be designed so I can peak in Sydney. have to swim faster.” favourite, Humberto Savigne Perez of “I’m really looking forward to next Deglau, 19, also battled from behind Cuba. year.” to overtake Jamaica’s Janella Atkinson “I know he’s got a lot of power,” Also winning gold TUesday was Lau in the final 50 metres. CP photo Ross said. “But I beat a Cuban in a ren van Oosten, of Nanaimo, in the “I wasn’t that far behind,” laughed the Curtis Myden of Calgary swims to a gold medal in the men’s 400-metre pre-Pan Am fight and I can do it 200-metre breaststroke and Vancou University of British Columbia student. individual medley at the Pan Am Games Tuesday in Winnipeg. again.” ver’s Jessica Deglau in the 200-metre ‘Tm used to being really far behind and Jeremy Molitor of Sarnia, Ont., also freestyle. Tm working on taking things out faster. comes down to the last 50 metres.” metre butterfly, but was beaten to the clinched himself a bronze Tuesday Shamek Pietucha of Edmonton took I think I did that a lot better than I have Pietucha, 22, of Edmonton, was a wall by Francisco Sanchez of night with an 8-3 quarter-final win silver in the men’s 100-metre butterfly. in the past. Often, in races like that, it fingernail away from gold in the 100- Venezuela. over Geovany Lorenzo of the Domini can Republic in the 67-kilogram class. Molitor, 21, whose younger brother Stephen was beaten in the first round This time drug test gives Canada a medalearlier this week, fought a patient and calculated match. W INNIPEG (CP) — A second posi ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. as clean, as super clean,” he said. bronze in the 52-kilogram class after “The way scoring is here, a tight de tive drug test at the Pan Am Games re At a news conference announcing Should the third positive drug test be beating Telitha Ellis of U.S. by ippon. fence works,” said Molitor, a gold placed Canada’s lost gold medal in the removal of Rosario Arrendal’s gold, Sotomayor’s, it would change Canada’s In a clash of the softball titans, the medallist at the ‘98 Commonwealth roller hockey with a bronze in high Pan American Sports Organization medal standings. Canadian men shut out the U.S. 3-0 in Games. “If I was to fight pro there’s no jump and swimmer Jessica Deglau was Mario Vazquez Rana confirmed anoth Kwaku Boateng of Montreal and a round-robin softball game, handing way I would fight like that.” golden again on Tliesday. er athlete’s A sample has returned a Mark Boswell of Brampton, Ont., both the Americans their first defeat while But it wasn’t easy. Lorenzo knocked High jumper Nicole Forrester of positive result, but until that’s con won silver medals in the men’s high improving to 5-0. Molitor down for an eight-count. Cookstown, Ont., inherited a bronze firmed with a test of a B sample, no jump. The two countries have met for gold “I was surprised at the eight-count,” medal after Dominican high jumper names are being released. Canada began Tuesday with 111 at every Pan Am Games since 1979, Molitor said. “I wasn’t hurt. He Juana Rosario Arrendel was stripped Radio Canada, citing an unidentified medals, 15 ahead of the Cubans but 77 with Canada prevailing each time. clocked me on the back of the head, of her gold for a positive drug test. member of the Cuban delegation, had behind the front-running Americans. “This is Round 1 of the heavy that’s all.” Rosario Arrendel won the event last reported earlier that Cuban high In judo, Nicolas Gill of Montreal won weight prize fight,” said Canadian Molitor will next face Charlie Navar .Wednesday with a jump of 1.93 me jumper Javier Sotomayor’s A sample the gold medal in the 100-kilogram manager Terry Baytor of Brampton, ro Salazar of Venezuela in a fight he tres. Solange Witteveen of Argentina was positive, but Vazquez Rana would class. Gill, an eight-time national Ont. “Tradition shows in the Pan Ams should win easily. The real test should jumped 1.88 and now receives the gold not confirm that. champion, defeated Y.T. Kessel Goire the U.S. and Canada will be there in come in the gold medal match, where followed by Brazil’s Luciane Dambach- Despite the two positive drug tests so of Cuba by ippon. the end.” Molitor will likely face Cuba’s Juan er and Forrester at 1.85. far and the possibility a third will be On the women’s side, Niki Jenkins of First baseman Kevin Bobroske of Vic Hernandez, the No. 1-rated boxer in .Canada’s roller hockey team had its announced today, Vazquez Rana de Selkirk, Man., settled for the silver af toria hit a solo home in the fourth in his class. gold stripped on Sunday because goal- fended the Games. ter losing by ippon to D. Luna Castel ning. Canada plays the Dominican Re Molitor remains confident of his tender Steve Vezina tested positive for “If out of 600 tests, we only get two lanos of Cuba in the 78-kilogram class. public today in their last round-robin chances. the steroid Nandrolone and stimulants positives we can qualify these Games Luce Baillargeon of Montreal won game. The semifinals are Friday. “Everyone is beatable,” he said. Teammates warn Vezina to ‘keep head up’Courier back - WINNIPEG (CP) — Steve Vezina, take face with him. He says he’s going to call all of Vezina said he did not know all the Games warning. us. I haven’t heard from him yet. rules concerning drugs. Several of Vezina’s roller hockey teammates, “I don’t know if Fm going to confront him or “He basically claims stupidity,” said Kerr. stripped of their gold medals because of his even give him the right to talk to me.” “ He’s claiming he didn’t know what drugs on right track positive drug test, are furious with their for Vezina held a news conference Monday af were illegal. That’s a crock. We knew. We had mer goaltender now that he’s tried to explain ter testing positive for two stimulants — our own orientation video. The head doctor MONTREAL (CP) — Jim Courier and Tim Henman have bis actions at the Pan American Games. ephedrine and pseudoephedrine — and a talked about what doping meant. played two epic matches this year, each winning a five-set battle. - “ It’s safe to say the guys aren’t too happy,” huge amount of die steroid Nandrolone. “As far as I’m concerned he’s an absolute They went the distance again Tliesday and Courier, un Kevin Kerr of North Bay, Ont., said from Ana The Montreal goalie apologized to his team liar.

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