1969

Halifax-Dartmouth

Summer Games

The first Canada Summer Games took place in Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Several improvements were introduced, both to the events and to mechanisms that support them: the Friends of the Games Society and the Canada Games Council came into being, along with new protocols for the awards ceremonies. Significant, too, was the equal share formula for capital expenditures that emerged between federal, provincial, and municipal governments.

Sports

Team NB participated in 13 Sports.

The 1969 Canada Summer Games in Halifax and Darmouth brought together 715 athletes to participate in 15 different sports.

Introduction

9 days. 15 sports. 1 unforgettable event.

First ever Canada Summer Games held in Halifax!

Team NB

Team NB had 120 athletes participate in the 1969 Canada Games.

Total Athletes:

120

Athlete

Elizabeth Desjardins

Softball

Athlete

Janet McGeachy

Track & Field

Athlete

Francis J McHugh

Baseball

Athlete

Joanne Walpe

Track & Field

Athlete

Dana Cross

Canoe Kayak

Athlete

Heather McBeath

Field Hockey

Athlete

Ann Moore

Softball

Athlete

Frank Daglish

Lawn Bowling

Athlete

Angus Birse

Canoe Kayak

Athlete

Richard Carmichael

Track & Field

Athlete

Léo Blanchette

Cycling

Athlete

Kathy Broderick

Field Hockey

Athlete

Jane Henderson

Track & Field

Athlete

Brian J King

Baseball

Athlete

Richard Hodges

Track & Field

Athlete

William de Niverville

Sailing

Athlete

LeRoy Washburn

Track & Field

Athlete

Stephen Miller

Track & Field

Athlete

Joyce Douthwright

Field Hockey

Athlete

Ian Crawford

Track & Field

Athlete

Richard Stainsforth

Alpine Skiing

Athlete

Alan Potten

Soccer

Athlete

Jane Gillies

Swimming

Athlete

John Yauss

Track & Field

1969

Elizabeth Desjardins

Softball

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Janet McGeachy

Track & Field

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Francis J McHugh

Baseball

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Joanne Walpe

Track & Field

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Dana Cross

Canoe Kayak

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Heather McBeath

Field Hockey

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Ann Moore

Softball

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Frank Daglish

Lawn Bowling

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Angus Birse

Canoe Kayak

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Richard Carmichael

Track & Field

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Léo Blanchette

Cycling

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Kathy Broderick

Field Hockey

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Jane Henderson

Track & Field

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Brian J King

Baseball

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Richard Hodges

Track & Field

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

William de Niverville

Sailing

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

LeRoy Washburn

Track & Field

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Stephen Miller

Track & Field

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Joyce Douthwright

Field Hockey

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Ian Crawford

Track & Field

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Richard Stainsforth

Alpine Skiing

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Alan Potten

Soccer

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

Jane Gillies

Swimming

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

1969

John Yauss

Track & Field

1969 Halifax, Nova Scotia

YEAR

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

GAMES

Alpine Skiing

Baseball

Canoe Kayak

Cycling

Field Hockey

Lacrosse

Sailing

Soccer

Softball

Swimming

Tennis

Track and Field

Volleyball

1969

The Games At A Glance

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S

B

Total Medals Earned:

RESULTS

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

EVENT

Sailing

O.K. Dinghies

G

Bill de Niverville

Field Hockey

Women’s

S

TEAM NB: Joan Aalund, Anne Austen, Kathy Broderick, Nancy Buzzell, Joyce Douthwright, Nancy Grainger, Vera Kenney, Leckie Langley, Heather MacBeath, Pat MacDonald, Elizabeth MacNeil, Diane Schroder, Marilyn Watts

Threes (Men’s)

B

Team NB

Photos

By the Numbers

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