2005

Regina

Summer Games

Saskatchewan turned one hundred years young in 2005. It celebrated by becoming the first province to host Canada Games three times. These Summer Games in Regina marked a few other breakthroughs: athletes were given permission to compete in two different sports for the first time, women’s wrestling made its debut, and the addition of diversity ambassadors rounded out another important stage of growth for the Canada Games.

Sports

Team NB participated in 15 Sports.

In total, there were 1,644 medals handed out during the 15-day event, which showcased the very best of Canadian sport and spirit.

Introduction

15 days. 16 sports. 1 unforgettable event.

A Centennial Birthday Bash: In 2005, Saskatchewan celebrated their centennial anniversary by welcoming the Canada Games to Regina.

Team NB

Team NB had 410 athletes participate in the 2005 Canada Games.

Total Athletes:

410

Athlete

Melanie Doucette

Volleyball

Athlete

Rachel Jaillet

Athletics

Manager

Greg Doyle

Basketball

Athlete

Jonathan Nason

Athletics

Athlete

Denis Chenard

Soccer

Athlete

Emma Russell

Basketball

Athlete

Natalie Riley

Athletics

Coach

Claudine Dionne

Softball

Athlete

Giuseppe Scichilone

Soccer

Athlete

Mark Flynn

Rugby

Athlete

Michael Sparkes

Volleyball

Athlete

Jean-François Beaulieu

Wrestling

Chef de mission adjoint

Jennifer Bent-Richard

Athlete

Shane Benjamin

Softball

Athlete

Quinn Horochuk

Athletics

Athlete

Brian Laidlaw

Canoe Kayak

Athlete

Shamus Griffith

Baseball

Athlete

Andrew Ryan

Volleyball

Athlete

Jessica Dahn

Cycling

Athlete

Mike Burns

Baseball

Athlete

Matthew Lally

Soccer

Athlete

Elaine Fancy

Soccer

Athlete

Steven Wetmore

Volleyball

Coach

Dwight Dickinson

Basketball

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Melanie Doucette

Volleyball

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Rachel Jaillet

Athletics

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Greg Doyle

Basketball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Jonathan Nason

Athletics

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Denis Chenard

Soccer

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Emma Russell

Basketball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Natalie Riley

Athletics

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Claudine Dionne

Softball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Giuseppe Scichilone

Soccer

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Mark Flynn

Rugby

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Michael Sparkes

Volleyball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Jean-François Beaulieu

Wrestling

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Jennifer Bent-Richard

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Shane Benjamin

Softball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Quinn Horochuk

Athletics

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Brian Laidlaw

Canoe Kayak

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Shamus Griffith

Baseball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Andrew Ryan

Volleyball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Jessica Dahn

Cycling

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Mike Burns

Baseball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Matthew Lally

Soccer

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Elaine Fancy

Soccer

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Steven Wetmore

Volleyball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

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Dwight Dickinson

Basketball

2005 Regina, Saskatchewan

YEAR

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

GAMES

Athletics

Baseball

Basketball

Canoe Kayak

Cycling

Field Hockey

Rowing

Rugby

Sailing

Soccer

Softball

Swimming

Tennis

Volleyball

Wrestling

2005

The Games At A Glance

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S

B

Total Medals Earned:

RESULTS

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

EVENT

Soccer

S

TEAM NB: Denis Chenard, Eric Cormier, Sebastien Dube, Eric Gaudet, Mathieu Giroux, Mathew Lally, Travis Moore, Kenneth Morrison, Peter Tryphonopolous, Olivier Babineau, Scott Brown, Philippe Demers, Maxime Ferlatte,cMathieu Mallet, Antonio Mekari, Giuseppe Scichilone, David Smith

Wrestling

Women’s 36-40 kg

G

Krista Betts

Wrestling

Men’s 43-46 kg

S

Chris Deering

Rowing

S

TEAM NB: Alex Hall, Daniel Guest, Benjamin Mills, Mike Stockford

Rowing

Men’s Four

B

TEAM NB: Alex Hall, Daniel Guest, Joshua Fowler, Mike Stockford

Wrestling

Men’s up to 63 kg

S

Shawn LeBlanc

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By the Numbers

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