NLIS 6
July 7, 2000
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)
The following is being distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:
Canadian Junior Taekwondo Championships
Members of the NF WTF Taekwondo Association represented the province at this years Canadian National Junior Taekwondo Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick. The team was comprised of officials & athletes from 5 different regions of the province including St. John�s, Conception Bay, Stephenville, Port Aux Basques & Happy Valley Goose Bay. More than 600 young athletes participated in this event from all across the country.
Team Newfoundland Results
Six Gold Medalists in the Fighting Competition:
|
Athletes |
Community |
Coaches |
|
Chelsey Rideout |
Paradise |
Reg Cantwell & Judy Cantwell |
|
Kathleen Ring |
Quidi Vidi |
Reg Cantwell & Judy Cantwell |
|
Thomas Bailey |
Stephenville |
Wayne Simon & Leon Benoit |
|
Ty Bennett |
Stephenville |
Wayne Simon & Leon Benoit |
|
Keith Kettle |
Port Aux Basques |
Louis MacDonald |
|
Gina Keeping |
Port Aux Basques |
Louis MacDonald |
Seven Silver Medalists in the Fighting Competition:
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Athletes |
Community |
Coaches |
|
Randy Wheeler |
St. John�s |
Reg Cantwell & Judy Cantwell |
|
Jasmine Vokey |
Mount Pearl |
Reg Cantwell & Judy Cantwell |
|
Sandy Hamilton |
Torbay |
Reg Cantwell & Judy Cantwell |
|
Michael Prowse |
St. John�s |
Reg Cantwell & Judy Cantwell |
|
Terrance Bennett |
Stephenville |
Wayne Simon & Leon Benoit |
|
Amy Ingram |
Port Aux Basques |
Louis MacDonald |
|
Susan Billard |
Port Aux Basques |
Louis MacDonald |
Ten Bronze Medalists in the Fighting Competition:
|
Athletes |
Community |
Coaches |
|
Jamie Power |
St. John�s |
Reg Cantwell & Judy Cantwell |
|
John McCain |
St. John�s |
Reg Cantwell & Judy Cantwell |
|
Jonathon Warren |
Stephenville |
Wayne Simon & Leon Benoit |
|
Waylon Wiseman |
Stephenville |
Wayne Simon & Leon Benoit |
|
Jonathon Hann |
Port Aux Basque |
Louis MacDonald |
|
Janice Pearce |
Port Aux Basque |
Louis MacDonald |
|
Daniel Hiltz |
Port Aux Basque |
Louis MacDonald |
|
Jonathon Wells |
Conception Bay |
Byron Hierlihy & John Crosbie |
|
April Petten |
Conception Bay |
Byron Hierlihy & John Crosbie |
|
Marc Andre Vaughan |
Happy Valley Goose Bay |
Paul Boland |
Newfoundland also took seven medals in the Patterns Competition (Patterns are a per-arranged solo performance referred to by some as a type of war dance).
|
Athlete |
Result |
Community |
|
April Petten |
Gold |
Conception Bay |
|
Marc Andre Vaughan |
Gold |
Happy Valley Goose Bay |
|
Dayna Winters |
Silver |
Happy Valley Goose Bay |
|
Lois Lane |
Silver |
Port Aux Basques |
|
Stephanie Saunders |
Bronze |
Happy Valley Goose Bay |
|
Bryan Winters |
Bronze |
Happy Valley Goose Bay |
|
Micah Brown |
Bronze |
Happy Valley Goose Bay |
Our TOTAL medal tally was: 8 Gold / 9 Silver / 13 Bronze
This event marked the first time such a diverse group of athletes from our province participated in National Team trials in the Sport of Taekwondo. Taekwondo Canada hosts three National Championships a year, as part of the selection process for Team Canada. Athletes selected to be on Team Canada are qualified to participate in the World Taekwondo Championships, the Pan-Am Games & the most coveted sporting event of all, the Olympic Games. While the Olympic Team has already been selected, the gold medalists in the Junior Blackbelt division from this event will represent Canada at the World Junior Championships in Ireland this November. For more on this event & the latest information about Taekwondo in our Province, click on our web site, born2kick.com
Media contact: Reg or Judy Cantwell, (709) 754-5425.
2000 07 07 12:00 p.m.
