2011

OTTAWA - Athletics Canada named a contingent of 42 athletes today that will travel to Lille, France for the World Youth Championships. The World Youth Championships are an excellent opportunity to discover the athletics superstars of tomorrow. Head coach Daniel St-Hilaire believes this may

Athletics Canada names 2011 World Youth Team

By GRR 0

OTTAWA – Athletics Canada named a contingent of 42 athletes today that will travel to Lille, France for the World Youth Championships. The World Youth Championships are an excellent opportunity to discover the athletics superstars of tomorrow.

Head coach Daniel St-Hilaire believes this may be the best Canadian World Youths team ever assembled. "I have been lucky having had the chance and honour to coach some superb Canadian teams at various international meets over the years. In my opinion this team is the best that has ever been assembled to represent Canada at the World Youth Championships." He adds,

"In 2009 in Bressanone, Italy 3 Canadians finished on the podium. You can be certain that we'll try to surpass this mark in France."

2011 IAAF World Youth Championship Team

Name	Event	Hometown	Personal Coach
Male Athletes
Wesley Best	100m, 200m	Toronto, Ont.	Tony Sharpe
Vitaliy Bilenko	Pole Vault	Winnipeg, Man.	Wayne McMahon
Deon Clifford	2000m Steeplechase	White Rock, B.C.	Lynn Kanuka
Brandon Deslauriers	Shot Put	Kingston, Ont.	Melody Torcolacci
Dylan Dimock	400m Hurdles	Toronto, Ont.	Desai Williams
Benjamin Flanagan	1500m	Kitchener, Ont.	Peter Grinbergs
Andre Ford-Azonwanna	100m, 200m	Toronto, Ont.	Karl Gray
Alexander Freemantle	1500m	Newmarket, Ont.	Derek Hackshaw
Nicholas Fyffe	Triple Jump	Vancouver, B.C.	Byron Jack
Nathaniel George	400m	Coquitlam, B.C.	Tara Self
Evan Karakolis	Javelin	Toronto, Ont.	Shane Risto
Brandon McBride	800m	Windsor, Ont.	Chris Scarrow
Peter Millman	Hammer	Truro, N.S.	Pail Millman
Charles Nguyen	Hammer	St. Thomas, Ont.	Harry Stantsos
Mitchell O'Donnell	110m Hurdles, Long Jump	Kitchener, Ont.	Janusz Tomko
Tyler Renton	Javelin	Georgetown, Ont.	Richard Parkinson
Brendan Restall	400m	Victoria, B.C.	Dacre Bowen
Jordan Sherwood	400m Hurdles	Cambridge, Ont.	Ray Riley
Ryan Sleiman	3000m	Kingsville, Ont.	Chris Scarrow
Tyler Smith	800m	Wetaskiwin, Alta.	John Bole
Matthew Stephenson	3000m	Oshawa, Ont.	Rob Grepe
Antoine Thibeault	2000m Steeplechase	Shawinigan, Que.	Pierre Thibodeau
Andre Wright	110m Hurdles	Pickering, Ont.	Percival Marsh

Female Athletes
Khamica Bingham	100m, 200m	Toronto, Ont.	Frank Bucca
Robin Bone	Pole Vault	London, Ont.	Dave Collins
Christian Brennan	200m, 400m	Hamilton, Ont.	George Kerr
Georgia Ellenwood	Heptathlon	Langley, B.C.	Kim Chapdelaine
Kayla Gallagher	Shot Put	Truro, N.S.	Paul Millman
Katelyn Hayward	2000m Steeplechase	Victoria, B.C.	Keith Butler
Kelly Hennessy	1500m	Oakville, Ont.	Terry Radchenko
Tanya Humeniuk	2000m Steeplechase	Vancouver, B.C.	Robert Solmes
Christine MacNeill	100m Hurdles	London, Ont.	Sandy Cooper-Ryder
Sarah Moss	Discus, Shot Put	Welland, Ont.	Kevin Knight
Alysha Newman	Pole Vault	London, Ont.	Dave Collins
Nicole Oudenaarden	Heptathlon	St. Albert, Alta.	Linda Blade
Jaimie Phelan	1500m, 3000m	Kitchener, Ont.	Tom Fitzgerald
Shamelle Pless	100m	Edmonton, Alta.	David Lee Pong
Nicole Setterington	100m Hurdles	London, Ont.	Sandy Cooper-Ryder
Ashley Taylor	400m Hurdles	Burlington, Ont.	Tom Bereza
Sage Watson	400m Hurdles	Medicine Hat, Alta.	John Cannon
Jenna Westaway	800m	Calgary, Alta.	John Cannon
Julia Zrinyi	800m	Winnipeg, Man.	Andy Tough

Support Staff

Name	Position	Hometown
Daniel St-Hilaire	Head Coach	Montréal, Que.
Markus Bill	Team Manager	Vancouver, B.C.
Joël Bourgeois	Event Coach	Québec, Que.
Jonathan Doucette	Event Coach	Halifax, N.S.
Rob Fisher	Event Coach	Edmonton, Alta.
Harry Stantsos	Event Coach	London, Ont.
Elena Voloshin	Event Coach	Vancouver, B.C.
Brent Fougner	Event Coach	Victoria, B.C.
Dr. Shelby Karpman	Team Doctor	Edmonton, Alta.
Jane Freure	Physiotherapist	London, Ont.
Carolyn Daubeny	Massage Therapist	Toronto, Ont.

For more information visit: https://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=521.

-AC-

author: GRR