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1981

Thunder Bay

Summer Games

The Thunder Bay Canada Summer Games were defined by an intense series of competitions that saw 18 records broken in track and field and swimming. Nova Scotia, for its part, dominated nearly every canoeing event. Overall, the 1981 Canada Summer Games were a testament to the significant potential of young Canadian athletes.

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

Sports

Team NB participated in 14 Sports.

The 1981 Canada Summer Games in Thunder Bay brought together 1,813 athletes to participate in 18 different sports.

Introduction

14 days. 18 sports. 1 unforgettable event.

Records broken at the 1981 Canada Summer Games!

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

Team NB

Team NB had 255 athletes participate in the 1981 Canada Games.

Total Athletes:

255

Athlete

David Bessey

Rugby

Athlete

Claude Gorman

Softball

Athlete

Timothy Boyd

Softball

Athlete

Kelly Ryan

Swimming

Athlete

David Rouse

Soccer

Athlete

Jeff Foeler

Tennis

Coach

Jerry Kelly

Lacrosse

Athlete

Roger Nason

Tennis

Athlete

Thomas Swift

Soccer

Athlete

Margaret MacDonald

Track & Field

Athlete

Kevin Richard

Lacrosse

Athlete

Todd Young

Lacrosse

Athlete

Roy Mills

Baseball

Athlete

Gilles Richard

Softball

Athlete

Gina Spear

Track & Field

Athlete

Michael Sweeney

Baseball

Athlete

David Wheaton

Basketball

Athlete

Sheri Seely

Water Skiing

Manager

George Lewis

Baseball

Athlete

Douglas Jones

Rugby

Athlete

Lisa Allain

Field Hockey

Athlete

Tarek Raafat

Swimming

Athlete

Kathleen Ryan

Tennis

Athlete

Michael Foley

Soccer

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David Bessey

Rugby

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Claude Gorman

Softball

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Timothy Boyd

Softball

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Kelly Ryan

Swimming

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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David Rouse

Soccer

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Jeff Foeler

Tennis

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Jerry Kelly

Lacrosse

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Roger Nason

Tennis

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Thomas Swift

Soccer

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Margaret MacDonald

Track & Field

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Kevin Richard

Lacrosse

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Todd Young

Lacrosse

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Roy Mills

Baseball

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Gilles Richard

Softball

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Gina Spear

Track & Field

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Michael Sweeney

Baseball

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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David Wheaton

Basketball

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Sheri Seely

Water Skiing

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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George Lewis

Baseball

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Douglas Jones

Rugby

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Lisa Allain

Field Hockey

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Tarek Raafat

Swimming

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Kathleen Ryan

Tennis

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Michael Foley

Soccer

1981 Thunder Bay, Ontario

YEAR

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

GAMES

Archery
Baseball
Basketball
Cycling
Field Hockey
Lacrosse
Rugby
Sailing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball

1981

The Games At A Glance

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G

+0

S

+2

B

+4

Total Medals Earned:

6

RESULTS

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

EVENT

Track and Field

800 m Male

B

Tom Walchuck

Archery

Male

S

Michel Gelinas

Sailing

Laser I (25 and under)

B

Fred Kennedy

Baseball

Male

S

TEAM NB: Harry Alderman, Mike Allen, John Breau, Kevin Estabrooks, Ronnie Grant, Kevin Harris, Glen Hawkins, Mark Healy, George Jamieson, Steve Kingston, Dale Leavitt, Allan Lewis, Dan Libby, Roy Mills, Bill Richards, Mike Sweeney, Eddie Thibault, Rod Wilson Jr., Rod Wilson, Sr. (Coach), George Lewis (Manager)

Track and Field

10,000 m Walk Male

B

Phil Meagher

Track and Field

High Jump Female

B

Dianna Prosser

Photos

By the Numbers

2025

St. John's

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Quebec

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2029

New Brunswick

Welcoming the best athletes from across Canada to New Brunswick in the Summer of 2029.

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Upcoming Games

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New Brunswick’s First Fifty Years

When the first Canada Games came to a close in Quebec City, even its most optimistic proponents couldn’t have imagined what lay ahead. And yet, fifty years later, the Canada Games are just getting started.


Check out the New Brunswick’s First 50 Years magazine.

2025

2025 St.John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Summer Games

2023

2023 Prince Edward Island

Winter Games

2022

2022 Niagara, Ontario

Summer Games

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