Institut national du sport du Québec  – Montreal, August 3, 2016 – The Institut national du sport du Québec (INS Québec) is proud to have supported 45 athletes from 16 different sports in their preparation for the Rio Olympic Games, accounting for 83% of the Quebec athletes who are part of the 314-member Canadian delegation. Thanks in large part to its experts, INS Québec has provided world-class support and training to Quebec’s high-performance athletes and their coaches.

Working closely with Olympic synchronized swimmers Jacqueline Simoneau and Karine Thomas, INS Québec’s scientific and medical teams deployed their experts in biomechanics, performance analysis, physiotherapy and sports medicine to support them throughout the Olympic cycle.

Our sports science experts also helped with Quebec fencer Joseph Polossifakis’ rehabilitation and conditioning. After suffering a severe concussion, Polossifakis returned to competition in 2015 and successfully qualified for his first Olympic Games.

Cyclist Hugo Houle worked closely with his coach and our teams of physical trainers and physiotherapists to not only qualify for the Olympics but to achieve an unprecedented level of fitness. Of course, this would not be possible without the state-of-the-art facilities at the Institut’s complex, in which judokas, fencers, gymnasts and divers participating in the XXXI Olympiad hone their talents on a daily basis.

INS Québec is also a member of the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute (COPSI) Network. This network, which includes four institutes and three centres, supports high-performance athletes and their coaches by providing essential services in the pursuit of athletic and personal excellence. More than 80% of Team Canada’s athletes participating in the Rio Olympic Games received support and training from the COPSI Network.

To learn more about INS Québec’s services or for media interviews, a list of experts is available on our website. 

Quebec athletes in Rio supported by INS Québec

First name	Last name	Sport
Farah	Jacques	Athletics
Lizanne	Murphy	Basketball
Nirra	Fields	Basketball
Ariane	Fortin	Boxing
Andréanne	Langlois	Canoeing/Kayaking
Hugues	Fournel	Canoeing/Kayaking
Ryan	Cochrane	Canoeing/Kayaking
Emilie	Fournel	Canoeing/Kayaking – Sprint
Antoine	Duchesne	Cycling – Road
Hugo	Houle	Cycling – Road
Léandre	Bouchard	Cycling – Mountain Bike
Raphaël	Gagné	Cycling – Mountain Bike
Colleen	Loach	Equestrian
Joseph	Polossifakis	Fencing
Maximilien	Van Haaster	Fencing
Rose-Kaying	Woo	Artistic Gymnastics
Marie-Eve	Beauchemin-Nadeau	Weightlifting
Pascal	Plamondon	Weightlifting
Antoine	Bouchard	Judo
Antoine	Valois-Fortier	Judo
Catherine	Beauchemin-Pinard	Judo
Ecaterina Antonia	Guica	Judo
Kelita	Zupancic	Judo
Sergio	Pessoa	Judo
Dorothy	Yeats	Freestyle Wrestling
Jacqueline	Simoneau	Synchronized Swimming
Karen	Thomas	Synchronized Swimming
Katerine	Savard	Swimming
Jennifer	Abel	Diving
Maxim	Bouchard	Diving
Meaghan	Benfeito	Diving
Pamela	Ware	Diving
Philippe	Gagné	Diving
Roseline	Filion	Diving
Vincent	Riendeau	Diving
Georcy-Stéphanie	Thiffeault Picard	Archery
Frederic	Winters	Volleyball
Graham	Vigrass	Volleyball
Jay	Blankenau	Volleyball
John Gordon	Perrin	Volleyball
Justin	Duff	Volleyball
Nicholas	Hoag	Volleyball
Rudy	Verhoeff	Volleyball
Steven	Marshall	Volleyball
Tyler James	Sanders	Volleyball

 

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INSPIRING EXCELLENCE!

Headquartered in Montreal’s Olympic Park, the Institut national du sport du Québec (INS Québec) is a private organization that aims to allow all high-performance athletes and coaches in Quebec to develop in a world-class training environment. A key partner of sport systems in Quebec and Canada, INS Québec serves over 500 athletes and 900 coaches in the high-performance community. A Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute (COPSI) Network member, INS Québec coordinates a network of eight regional multi-sport training centres and seven single-sport training centres across Quebec. INS Québec receives support from the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur, Sport Canada, Own the Podium, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Olympic Foundation, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Coaching Association of Canada, in addition to private partners such as CISCO, Bell, Mondo, Teknion | Roy & Breton, Côté Fleury, Inaxsys, B2dix and Sports Experts. | www.insquebec.org

 

 

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