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

Jack Campbell

Volleyball

Athlete

Timothy Griffin

Badminton

Coach

Benoit Clavette

Weightlifting

Athlete

Terence McRae

Cross Country Skiing

Athlete

Brian Dunham

Wrestling

Athlete

Maurice Belliveau

Table Tennis

Athlete

Carole Olscamp

Cross Country Skiing

Athlete

Susan L. Kenny

Racquetball

Athlete

David Welsh

Weightlifting

Athlete

John Hasson

Volleyball

Athlete

Emery Robidoux

Curling

Athlete

Keith Pellerin

Gymnastics

Athlete

Clyde MacLean

Weightlifting

Athlete

Mike Lekborg

Alpine Skiing

Athlete

Jean-Marie Allain

Boxing

Athlete

Therese Leger

Table Tennis

Athlete

Michael Matchett

Volleyball

Manager

Faye Horgan

Racquetball

Coach

Carlos Ferreira

Table Tennis

Athlete

Richard Doiron

Hockey

Athlete

David Joe Florian

Figure Skating

Athlete

David Ophel

Cross Country Skiing

Coach

Pierre Belliveau

Hockey

Athlete

Sandy Matheson

Curling

1979

Jack Campbell

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Timothy Griffin

Badminton

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Benoit Clavette

Weightlifting

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Terence McRae

Cross Country Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Brian Dunham

Wrestling

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Maurice Belliveau

Table Tennis

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Carole Olscamp

Cross Country Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Susan L. Kenny

Racquetball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

David Welsh

Weightlifting

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

John Hasson

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Emery Robidoux

Curling

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Keith Pellerin

Gymnastics

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Clyde MacLean

Weightlifting

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Mike Lekborg

Alpine Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Jean-Marie Allain

Boxing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Therese Leger

Table Tennis

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Michael Matchett

Volleyball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Faye Horgan

Racquetball

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Carlos Ferreira

Table Tennis

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Richard Doiron

Hockey

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

David Joe Florian

Figure Skating

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

David Ophel

Cross Country Skiing

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Pierre Belliveau

Hockey

1979 Brandon, Manitoba

1979

Sandy Matheson

Curling

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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