1979

Brandon

Winter Games

The fourth Canada Winter Games took place in Brandon, Manitoba. Remarkably, one out of every nine citizens from the small city of 38,000 volunteered to help make the undertaking a success. Brandon proved to the country—and to itself—that it was capable of hosting a memorable event worthy of the Canada Games tradition.

Sports

Team NB participated in 17 Sports.

The 1979 Canada Winter Games in Brandon brought together 1,962 athletes to participate in 17 different sports.

Introduction

13 days. 17 sports. 1 unforgettable event.

Small but Mighty!

Team NB

Team NB had 220 athletes participate in the 1979 Canada Games.

Total Athletes:

220

Athlete

James D. Hutchison

Badminton

Athlete

Ron McNeill

Racquetball

Athlete

Paula MacMillan

Synchronized Swimming

Athlete

Rick Weiler

Gymnastics

Athlete

Sharon O'Connor

Synchronized Swimming

Athlete

Leslie Harding

Alpine Skiing

Athlete

Bac Gia Phan

Fencing

Athlete

Philip Boldon

Volleyball

Athlete

Tony O'Hara

Wrestling

Manager

Maria Martenyi

Table Tennis

Athlete

Elizabeth Sirois

Gymnastics

Manager

Ellen Connelly

Badminton

Athlete

John Griffith

Wrestling

Athlete

Diane Theriault

Gymnastics

Athlete

Sandra Hill

Volleyball

Coach

Alexa Ketch

Synchronized Swimming

Athlete

Charles Gauvin

Hockey

Athlete

Carla Ann Ryder

Basketball

Athlete

Marleigh Moran

Basketball

Manager

Ron Graham

Speed Skating

Athlete

Perry Kukkonen

Wrestling

Athlete

Chris Melanson

Racquetball

Athlete

Cam Bryson

Cross Country Skiing

Athlete

Penny-Lynn A. Woods

Fencing

1979

James D. Hutchison

Badminton

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Ron McNeill

Racquetball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Paula MacMillan

Synchronized Swimming

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Rick Weiler

Gymnastics

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Sharon O'Connor

Synchronized Swimming

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Leslie Harding

Alpine Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Bac Gia Phan

Fencing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Philip Boldon

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Tony O'Hara

Wrestling

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Maria Martenyi

Table Tennis

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Elizabeth Sirois

Gymnastics

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Ellen Connelly

Badminton

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

John Griffith

Wrestling

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Diane Theriault

Gymnastics

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Sandra Hill

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Alexa Ketch

Synchronized Swimming

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Charles Gauvin

Hockey

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Carla Ann Ryder

Basketball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Marleigh Moran

Basketball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Ron Graham

Speed Skating

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Perry Kukkonen

Wrestling

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Chris Melanson

Racquetball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Cam Bryson

Cross Country Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Penny-Lynn A. Woods

Fencing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

YEAR

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

GAMES

Alpine Skiing

Badminton

Basketball

Boxing

Cross Country Skiing

Curling

Fencing

Figure Skating

Gymnastics

Hockey

Judo

Speed Skating

Synchronized Swimming

Table Tennis

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Wrestling

1979

The Games At A Glance

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G

S

B

Total Medals Earned:

RESULTS

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

EVENT

Curling

Women’s

G

TEAM NB: Denise Lavigne, Marie-Anne Vautour, Sandy Matheson, Barri Anne Rayworth, Amedee Cormier (Coach)

Boxing

Bantamweight

G

Kevin Watson

Weightlifting

100-110 kg

G

James LaForest

Figure Skating

Novice Dance

G

TEAM NB: Karen Ann Lord, Scott Young

Boxing

Heavyweight

G

Dan Goguen

Boxing

Featherweight

G

Mark Adams

Figure Skating

Novice Male

G

André Bourgeois

Judo

60-71 kg

G

Kevin Burchill

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By the Numbers

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