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

Manager

Greg Gould

Basketball

Athlete

Marty Patterson

Cross Country Skiing

Athlete

Annette Bonga

Alpine Skiing

Athlete

Claire Melanson

Volleyball

Athlete

Liette Albert

Volleyball

Athlete

Hector Chiasson

Hockey

Athlete

Lisa Newell

Alpine Skiing

Athlete

Susan Woods

Volleyball

Athlete

Paula Gaudet

Gymnastics

Athlete

John Shanks

Fencing

Athlete

James Laforest

Weightlifting

Athlete

Kelly White

Speed Skating

Athlete

Jeff Smith

Wrestling

Athlete

Rudy Stocek

Gymnastics

Coach

Ian Barry

Judo

Athlete

R. Paul Simmons

Wrestling

Athlete

Albert Gosselin

Volleyball

Athlete

Sheryl Melanson

Synchronized Swimming

Athlete

Bill Merrithew

Hockey

Manager

Edward Sandau

Synchronized Swimming

Athlete

Donald Pierce

Volleyball

Athlete

Stephen Smith

Alpine Skiing

Athlete

Philip Lowery

Speed Skating

Athlete

Darla Jo Diamond

Basketball

1979

Greg Gould

Basketball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Marty Patterson

Cross Country Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Annette Bonga

Alpine Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Claire Melanson

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Liette Albert

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Hector Chiasson

Hockey

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Lisa Newell

Alpine Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Susan Woods

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Paula Gaudet

Gymnastics

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

John Shanks

Fencing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

James Laforest

Weightlifting

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Kelly White

Speed Skating

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Jeff Smith

Wrestling

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Rudy Stocek

Gymnastics

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Ian Barry

Judo

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

R. Paul Simmons

Wrestling

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Albert Gosselin

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Sheryl Melanson

Synchronized Swimming

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Bill Merrithew

Hockey

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Edward Sandau

Synchronized Swimming

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Donald Pierce

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Stephen Smith

Alpine Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Philip Lowery

Speed Skating

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Darla Jo Diamond

Basketball

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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