October 28, 2016
Media Advisory: Team Canada’s Rio 2016 Athletes and Coaches in Ottawa and Gatineau for Celebration
Canadian Olympic Committee – Team Canada’s Rio 2016 Athletes and Coaches in Ottawa and Gatineau for Celebration
OTTAWA (October 28, 2016) – On behalf of 36 million Canadians from coast to coast to coast, the Government of Canada will be hosting more than 250 Canadian athletes and coaches in Ottawa and Gatineau for a one-day celebration, commemorating their success at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The celebration begins with morning community events with local students and will conclude with an official visit to Parliament Hill.
Media are invited for photo and interview opportunities. The lists of athletes and coaches attending are available below.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT – 2 EVENTS
What:
Team Canada athletes will share their Olympic and Paralympic experience with local students and encourage them to be active through various sport demonstrations.
Ottawa:
Where:
University of Ottawa – Montpetit Hall
75 Laurier Ave. E
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
When:
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
9:00 a.m. ET – 9:30 a.m. ET – Opening Ceremony at University Square
9:30 a.m. ET – 11:00 a.m. ET – Sport activations at Montpetit Hall
Gatineau:
Where:
Centre sportif de Gatineau – Gymnasium
850 Boulevard de la Gappe
Gatineau, QC J8T 7T7
When:
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
9:00 a.m. ET – 9:30 a.m. ET – Opening Ceremony
9:30 a.m. ET – 11:00 a.m. ET – Sport activations
Note: Media interested in interviewing French-speaking athletes are encouraged to attend the event in Gatineau.
HOUSE OF COMMONS RECOGNITION
What:
Athletes and coaches will be recognized for their accomplishments at the Rio 2016 Games by all Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. A reception to follow in the Reading Room (237-C).
Select athletes and coaches will be available for scrums following the tribute.
When:
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Approximately 3:00 p.m. ET – 4:30 p.m. ET
Where:
House of Commons
Parliament of Canada
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Note: Journalists who are not members of the National Press Gallery will require accreditation from the gallery in advance. For more information, contact marc.fortier@parl.gc.ca.
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Rio 2016 Athletes and Coaches in Attendance
Olympians
*denotes Rio 2016 medallist
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SPORT
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FIRST NAME
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LAST NAME
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Archery
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Crispin
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Duenas
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Archery
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Georcy-Stéphanie
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Thiffeault Picard
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Athletics
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Mathieu
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Bilodeau
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Athletics
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Aaron
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*Brown
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Athletics
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Alicia
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Brown
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Athletics
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Lucas
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Bruchet
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Athletics
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Brittany
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Crew
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Athletics
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Derek
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*Drouin
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Athletics
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Evan
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Dunfee
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Athletics
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Crystal
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Emmanuel
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Athletics
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Liz
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Gleadle
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Athletics
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Inaki
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Gomez
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Athletics
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Nikkita
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Holder
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Athletics
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Farah
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Jacques
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Athletics
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Sekou
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Kaba
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Athletics
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Segun
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Makinde
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Athletics
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Noelle
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Montcalm
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Athletics
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Carline
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Muir
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Athletics
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Tim
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Nedow
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Athletics
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Jessica
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O’Connell
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Athletics
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Charles
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Philibert-Thiboutot
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Athletics
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Anthony
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Romaniw
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Athletics
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Andrea
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Seccafien
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Athletics
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Gabriela
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Stafford
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Athletics
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Taryn
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Suttie
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Athletics
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Damian
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*Warner
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Athletics
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Sage
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Watson
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Athletics
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Chris
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Winter
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Athletics
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Natasha
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Wodak
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Beach Volleyball
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Heather
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Bansley
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Beach Volleyball
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Josh
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Binstock
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Beach Volleyball
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Jamie
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Broder
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Beach Volleyball
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Benjamin
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Saxton
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Beach Volleyball
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Chaim
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Schalk
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Beach Volleyball
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Kristina
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Valjas
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Boxing
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Arthur
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Biyarslanov
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Boxing
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Mandy
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Bujold
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Boxing
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Ariane
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Fortin
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CanoeKayak Slalom
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Cameron
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Smedley
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CanoeKayak Slalom
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Michael
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Tayler
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CanoeKayak Sprint
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Ryan
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Cochrane
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CanoeKayak Sprint
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Mark
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de Jonge
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CanoeKayak Sprint
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Hugues
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Fournel
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CanoeKayak Sprint
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Émilie
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Fournel
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CanoeKayak Sprint
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Kathleen
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Fraser
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CanoeKayak Sprint
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Mark
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Oldershaw
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CanoeKayak Sprint
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Genevieve
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Orton
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CanoeKayak Sprint
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Adam
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van Koeverden
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Cycling
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Hugo
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Barrette
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Cycling
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Allison
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*Beveridge
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Cycling
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Leandre
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Bouchard
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Cycling
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Laura
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*Brown
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Cycling
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Raphaël
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Gagné
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Cycling
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Jasmin
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*Glaesser
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Cycling
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Leah
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Kirchmann
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Cycling
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Kirsti
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*Lay
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Cycling
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Kate
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O’Brien
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Cycling
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Georgia
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*Simmerling
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Cycling
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Michael
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Woods
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Diving
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Jennifer
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Abel
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Diving
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Maxim
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Bouchard
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Diving
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Roseline
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*Filion
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Diving
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Philippe
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Gagné
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Diving
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Pamela
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Ware
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Fencing
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Joseph
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Polossifakis
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Field Hockey
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Brenden
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Bissett
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Field Hockey
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David
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Carter
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Field Hockey
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Taylor
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Curran
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Field Hockey
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Adam
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Froese
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Field Hockey
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Jagdish
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Gill
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Field Hockey
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Gordon
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Johnston
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Field Hockey
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Antoni
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Kindler
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Field Hockey
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Benjamin
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Martin
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Field Hockey
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Sukhi
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Panesar
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Field Hockey
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Mark
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Pearson
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Field Hockey
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Matthew
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Sarmento
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Field Hockey
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Iain
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Smythe
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Football (Soccer)
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Stephanie
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*Labbe
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Football (Soccer)
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Shelina
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*Zadorsky
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Gymnastics (Artistic)
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Ellie
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Black
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Gymnastics (Trampoline)
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Rosie
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*MacLennan
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Gymnastics (Artistic)
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Scott
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Morgan
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Gymnastics (Artistic)
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Shallon
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Olsen
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Modern Pentathlon
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Melanie
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McCann
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Rowing
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Julien
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Bahain
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Rowing
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Will
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Crothers
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Rowing
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Will
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Dean
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Rowing
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Robert
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Gibson
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Rowing
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Susanne
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Grainger
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Rowing
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Brendan
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Hodge
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Rowing
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Lindsay
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*Jennerich
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Rowing
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Maxwell
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Lattimer
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Rowing
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Jennifer
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Martins
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Rowing
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Natalie
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Mastracci
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Rowing
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Conlin
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McCabe
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Rowing
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Cristy
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Nurse
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Rowing
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Patricia
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*Obee
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Rowing
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Nicolas
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Pratt
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Rowing
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Lisa
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Roman
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Rowing
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Christine
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Roper
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Rowing
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Tim
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Schrijver
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Rowing
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Antje
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von Seydlitz
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Rowing
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Lauren
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Wilkinson
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Rowing
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Eric
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Woelfl
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Rowing
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Carling
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Zeeman
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Rugby Sevens
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Ghislaine
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*Landry
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Rugby Sevens
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Karen
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*Paquin
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Sailing
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Jacob
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Saunders
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Sailing
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Graeme
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Saunders
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Sailing
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Nikola
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Girke
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Sailing
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Lee
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Parkhill
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Sailing
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Erin
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Rafuse
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Sailing
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Luke
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Ramsay
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Sailing
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Tom
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Ramshaw
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Swimming
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Ryan
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Cochrane
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Swimming
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Stephanie
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Horner
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Swimming
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Yuri
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Kisil
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Swimming
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Audrey
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Lacroix
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Swimming
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Brittany
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*MacLean
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Swimming
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Sandrine
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*Mainville
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Swimming
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Kylie
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*Masse
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Swimming
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Martha
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McCabe
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Swimming
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Penny
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*Oleksiak
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Swimming
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Erika
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Seltenreich-Hodgson
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Swimming
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Kierra
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Smith
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Swimming
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Markus
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Thormeyer
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Swimming
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Michelle
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*Williams
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Synchronized Swimming
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Jacqueline
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Simoneau
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Synchronized Swimming
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Karine
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Thomas
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Triathlon
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Sarah-Anne
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Brault
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Triathlon
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Amelie
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Kretz
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Triathlon
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Tyler
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Mislawchuk
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Triathlon
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Andrew
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Yorke
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Weightlifting
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Marie-Ève
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Beauchemin-Nadeau
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Weightlifting
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Pascal
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Plamondon
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Wrestling
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Korey
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Jarvis
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Wrestling
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Jasmine
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Mian
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Wrestling
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Erica
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*Wiebe
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Wrestling
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Dorothy
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Yeats
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Paralympians
*denotes Rio 2016 medallist
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SPORT
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FIRST NAME
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LAST NAME
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Athletics
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Jennifer
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Brown
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Athletics
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Jason
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Dunkerley
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Athletics
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Renee
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Foessel
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Athletics (guide)
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Joshua
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Karanja
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Athletics
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Pamela
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LeJean
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Athletics
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Jean-Philippe
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Maranda
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Athletics
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Alister
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*McQueen
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Athletics
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Ness
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Murby
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Athletics
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Guillaume
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Ouellet
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Athletics
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Marissa
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Papaconstantinou
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Athletics
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Austin
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Smeenk
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Athletics
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Tristan
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Smyth
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Athletics
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Michelle
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*Stilwell
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Athletics
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Kevin
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Strybosch
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Athletics
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Curtis
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*Thom
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Boccia
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Eric
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Bussière
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Boccia
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Marco
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Dispaltro
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Boccia (competition partner)
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Francine
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Hébert
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Boccia
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Alison
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Levine
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Canoe
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Christine
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Gauthier
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Canoe
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Erica
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Scarff
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Cycling
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Tristen
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*Chernove
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Cycling
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Nicole
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Clermont
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Cycling
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Shelley
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*Gautier
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Cycling (pilot)
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Jean-Michel
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Lachance
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Cycling
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Charles
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*Moreau
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Cycling
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Michael
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*Sametz
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Cycling
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Robbi
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Weldon
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Cycling
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Ross
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*Wilson
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Goalball
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Whitney
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Bogart
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Goalball
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Amy
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Burk
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Goalball
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Bruno
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Haché
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Goalball
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Meghan
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Mahon
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Goalball
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Blair
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Nesbitt
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Goalball
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Douglas
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Ripley
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Goalball
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Ahmad
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Zeividavi
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Judo
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Priscilla
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Gagné
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Judo
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Tony
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Walby
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Rowing
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Curtis
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*Halladay
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Rowing (coxswain)
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Kristen
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*Kit
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Rowing
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Meghan
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*Montgomery
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Rowing
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Victoria
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*Nolan
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Sitting volleyball
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Chantal
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Beauchesne
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Sitting volleyball
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Angelena
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Dolezar
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Sitting volleyball
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Leanne
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Muldrew
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Sitting volleyball
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Shacarra
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Orr
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Sitting volleyball
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Tessa
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Popoff
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Sitting volleyball
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Amber
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Skyrpan
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Sitting volleyball
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Jolan
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Wong
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Sitting volleyball
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Katelyn
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Wright
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Swimming
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Camille
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Bérubé
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Swimming
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Morgan
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Bird
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Swimming
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Isaac
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Bouckley
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Swimming
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Tammy
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Cunnington
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Swimming
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Sabrina
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Duchesne
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Swimming
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Alexander
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Elliot
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Swimming
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Devin
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Gotell
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Swimming
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Benoît
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*Huot
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Swimming
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Nydia
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Langill
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Swimming
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Jean-Michel
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Lavallière
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Swimming
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James
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Leroux
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Swimming
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Danial
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Murphy
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Swimming
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Tess
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*Routliffe
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Swimming
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Katarina
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*Roxon
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Swimming
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Samantha
|
Ryan
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Swimming
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Abi
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Tripp
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Swimming
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Nicolas-Guy
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*Turbide
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Triathlon
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Stefan
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*Daniel
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Triathlon
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Chantal
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Givens
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Triathlon
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Christine
|
Robbins
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Wheelchair basketball
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David
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Eng
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Wheelchair basketball
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Tracey
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Ferguson
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Wheelchair basketball
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Erica
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Gavel
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Wheelchair basketball
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Cindy
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Ouellet
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Wheelchair basketball
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Amanda
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Yan
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Wheelchair rugby
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Cody
|
Caldwell
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Wheelchair rugby
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Ian
|
Chan
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Wheelchair rugby
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Patrice
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Dagenais
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Wheelchair rugby
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Travis
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Murao
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Olympic Coaches
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SPORT
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FIRST NAME
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LAST NAME
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Archery
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Joan
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McDonald
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Athletics
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Charles
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Allen
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Athletics
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Gerald
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Dragomir
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Athletics
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Peter
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Eriksson
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Athletics
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Richard
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Parkinson
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Badminton
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Ram
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Nayyar
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Beach Volleyball
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Steven
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Anderson
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Beach Volleyball
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John
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May
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Boxing
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Danielle
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Bouchard
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CanoeKayak Slalom
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Michal
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Staniszewski
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CanoeKayak Sprint
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Peter
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Martinek
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Diving
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Aaron
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Dziver
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Diving
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Yihua
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Li
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Diving
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Arturo
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Miranda
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Fencing
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Paul
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ApSimon
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Fencing
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David
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Howes
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Fencing
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Henri
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Sassine
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Modern Pentathlon
|
John
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Hawes
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Modern Pentathlon
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Richard
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Maynard
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Rowing
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Tom
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Morris
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Sailing
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Kenneth
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Dool
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Shooting
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Florin
|
Marinache
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Swimming
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Tom
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Johnson
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Swimming
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Linda
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Kiefer
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Swimming
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Ben
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Titley
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Synchronized Swimming
|
Meng
|
Chen
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Synchronized Swimming
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Lyne
|
Piché
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Taekwondo
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ShinWook
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Lim
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Volleyball
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Vincent
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Pichette
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Weightlifting
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Guy
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Marineau
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Weightlifting
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Gilles
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Poirier
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Paralympic Coaches
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SPORT
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FIRST NAME
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LAST NAME
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Athletics
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John
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Allan
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Athletics
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Kim
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Cousins
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Athletics
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Peter
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Eriksson
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Boccia
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Mario
|
Delisle
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Boccia
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César
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Nicolai
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Canoe
|
Marc
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Creamer
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Sailing
|
Ken
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Dool
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Shooting
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Rick
|
Ward
|
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Sitting volleyball
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Nicole
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Ban
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Sitting volleyball
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Christine
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Smyth
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Swimming
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France
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Latendresse
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Swimming
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Craig
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McCord
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For more information:
Government of Canada:
Ashley Michnowski, Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Carla Qualtrough
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
Cell: 613-697-8016
Email: Ashley.michnowski@canada.ca
Canadian Olympic Committee:
Cherry Ye, Program Manager, Media Relations
Tel: 416-324-4123 / Cell: 416-427-4341
Email: cye@olympic.ca
Josh Su, Coordinator, Communications
Tel: 416-324-4303 / Cell: 647-464-4060
Email: jsu@olympic.ca
Canadian Paralympic Committee:
Alison Korn, Senior Manager, Communications
Tel: 613-569-4333 ext. 243 / Cell: 613-298-4927
Email: akorn@paralympic.ca
Martin Richard, Executive Director, Communications & Marketing
Tel: 613-569-4333 ext. 224 / Cell: 613-725-4339
Email: mrichard@paralympic.ca
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