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1997

Brandon

Summer Games

An August storm almost devastated event sites on the eve of the Canada Summer Games in Brandon, Manitoba. Thousands of volunteers and Canadian soldiers pitched in to clean up the venues so that the Games could proceed as scheduled.

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

Sports

Team NB participated in 18 Sports.

The 1997 Canada Summer Games in Brandon brought together 3,364 athletes to participate in 19 different sports.

Introduction

15 days. 19 sports. 1 unforgettable event.

Even a storm can’t slow these Games down as Brandon hosts the 1997 Canada Summer Games.

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

Team NB

Team NB had 385 athletes participate in the 1997 Canada Games.

Total Athletes:

385

Athlete

Jen Brown

Field Hockey

Coach

David Cripton

Sailing

Athlete

Kate Little

Basketball

Coach

Jennifer Clark

Basketball

Mission Staff

Blaine Hatt

Entraîneur

Marc-André Morais

Tennis

Athlete

Chantal Martin

Athletics

Athlete

Jason Dick

Archery

Athlete

Gillian Leblanc

Basketball

Athlète

Heidi Morrison

Natation

Assistant Chef de Mission

David McCrindle

Athlète

Tara Jackson

Soccer

Athlete

Kate Henheffer

Basketball

Athlete

Pascal Leblanc

Baseball

Athlete

Simon Bailey

Canoe Kayak

Athlète

Andy D. W. Roberts

Aviron

Coach

Karlene Bishop

Soccer

Mission Staff

Luc Bujold

Athlete

Stacey Goguen

Field Hockey

Athlete

Stéphane Comeau

Baseball

Athlete

Lyndsay Parlee

Archery

Athlete

David Petruska

Archery

Athlète

Cory Ryan

Softball

Athlète

Mark Bonham

Aviron

1997

Jen Brown

Field Hockey

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

David Cripton

Sailing

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Kate Little

Basketball

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Jennifer Clark

Basketball

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Blaine Hatt

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Marc-André Morais

Tennis

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Chantal Martin

Athletics

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Jason Dick

Archery

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Gillian Leblanc

Basketball

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Heidi Morrison

Natation

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

David McCrindle

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Tara Jackson

Soccer

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Kate Henheffer

Basketball

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Pascal Leblanc

Baseball

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Simon Bailey

Canoe Kayak

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Andy D. W. Roberts

Aviron

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Karlene Bishop

Soccer

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Luc Bujold

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Stacey Goguen

Field Hockey

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Stéphane Comeau

Baseball

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Lyndsay Parlee

Archery

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

David Petruska

Archery

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Cory Ryan

Softball

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

1997

Mark Bonham

Aviron

1997 Brandon, Manitoba

YEAR

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

GAMES

Archery
Athletics
Baseball
Basketball
Canoe Kayak
Cycling
Diving
Field Hockey
Gymnastics
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
Wrestling

1997

The Games At A Glance

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G

+2

S

+8

B

+7

Total Medals Earned:

17

RESULTS

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

EVENT

Athletics

10 km Race Walk

G

Gordon Mosher

Rowing

2x Female

B

TEAM NB: Cara Gillis, Katie Reynolds

Rowing

2x Male

S

TEAM NB: Ryan Kilfoil, Todd Carson

Rowing

8+ Male

S

TEAM NB: Ryan Kilfoil, Todd Carson, Chris Peters, Tony Daye, Mark Bonham, Andrew Steeves, Andy Roberts, Allen Crouse, Duncan Beattie

Rowing

4 Female

B

TEAM NB: Shannon McNutt, Anna Robak, Jane Thorton, Kaite Reynolds

Rowing

4x Female

B

TEAM NB: Cara Gillis, Anna Robak, Jane Thorton, Katie Reynolds

Wrestling

62 kg

S

Adam Valentiate

Athletics

High Jump

B

Jason Thomas

K1 Female

B

Kim Flood

Athletics

Triple Jump

S

Stephany Reid

Wrestling

54 kg

S

Chuck Mitchell

Rowing

1x Female

G

Cara Gillis

Archery

Olympic Male

B

Joey Cairns

Rowing

4 Male

S

TEAM NB: Mark Bonham, Andrew Steeves, Ryan Kilfoil, Todd Carson

Rowing

4+ Male

S

TEAM NB: Mark Bonham, Andrew Steeves, Andy Roberts, Allen Crouse, Duncan Beattie

Archery

Team Event Male

B

TEAM NB: Joey Cairns, Jason Dick

K2 Male

S

TEAM NB: Patrick Donahey, Shawn Murray

Photos

By the Numbers

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