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Canada At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
Canada is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a contingent, comprising 253 sportspersons. Flag bearers Wheelchair racing athlete Chantal Petitclerc was chosen as Canada's flag bearer at the opening ceremonies. Rhythmic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnast Alexandra Orlando was chosen as Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies. Medalists Gold Medalists Silver Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Athletics: : Nathan Brannen, Men's 1500 m : Jennifer Joyce, Women's Hammer : Jacques Martin (athlete), Jacques Martin, Men's Seated Discus EAD : James Steacy, Men's Hammer : Achraf Tadili, Men's 800 m : Jason Tunks, Men's Discus : Angela Whyte, Women's 100 m Hurdles Boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Boxing: : Adonis Stevenson, Middleweight 75 kg Cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Cycling: : Travis Smith (cyclist), Travis Smith, Men's Keirin Diving at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Diving: : Women's Synchronised 3 m Springboard Gymnastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Games Canada
Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) (), formerly Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC), is the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada responsible for Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Sports movement in Canada. History After conclusion of the 1930 British Empire Games, the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada established a permanent committee known as the British Empire Games Association of Canada. The association oversaw selection of athletes for the games, with Edward Wentworth Beatty as chairman, and Melville Marks Robinson as secretary. By 1937, J. Howard Crocker was the president and secretary of the association. Board of directors Board of directors are elected for a quadrennial term. New Brand On 10 March 2020, during Commonwealth Day, the association launched its new brand. In addition to the new name, CSC has also introduced its new CSC logo which links to the new CGF brand by incorporating the three "Victory Marks". Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada The Commonweal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
The gymnastics competition at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place from March 16–26 in Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Medal table by country Artistic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics Results Men's artistic gymnastics Team competition All-around Floor exercise Pommel horse Still rings Vault Parallel bars High bar Women's artistic gymnastics Team competition All-around Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor exercise Rhythmic gymnastics Team competition All-around Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon References External links * * {{2006 in artistic gymnastics Events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games * 2006 Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ... International gymnastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adonis Stevenson
Stevenson Adonis (born 22 September 1977), best known as Adonis Stevenson, is a Haitian Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2018. He won the WBC, '' Ring'' magazine and lineal light heavyweight titles in 2013 by defeating Chad Dawson by first-round knockout, which earned him awards for Fighter of the Year and Knockout of the Year by ''The Ring''. Known for his fast hand speed and exceptional knockout power, Stevenson was considered one of boxing's hardest punchers during his prime. For more than five years, he made ten successful defenses of the WBC and lineal titles until sustaining a life-threatening brain injury in his 2018 fight against Oleksandr Gvozdyk. Early life Stevenson's known name is an inversion of his family name and given name. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Stevenson moved to Montreal, Quebec with his family when he was seven. By 14 years old, he was living on the streets and soon fell into a violent gang which drew him into a crimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
Boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. It was one of the male-only sports at the Commonwealth Games, the other being Rugby Sevens. Boxing medal count Medalists Results Flyweight 51 kg Semifinal Bout 194 Semifinal Bout 195 Gold Medal Bout 216 Featherweight 57 kg Gold Medal Bout 217 Light Welterweight 64 kg Gold Medal Bout 218 Middleweight 75 kg Gold Medal Bout 219 Heavyweight 91 kg Gold Medal Bout 220 Light Flyweight 48 kg Gold Medal Bout 221 Bantamweight 54 kg Gold Medal Bout 222 Lightweight 60 kg Gold Medal Bout 223 Welterweight 69 kg Gold Medal Bout 224 Light Heavyweight 81 kg Gold Medal Bout 225 Super Heavyweight +91 kg Gold Medal Bout 226 See also * Boxing at the 1930 British Empire Games * Boxing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games * Boxing at the 1990 Commonwealth Games * Boxing at the 2002 Commonwealth Games * Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games * Boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Whyte
Angela Whyte (born 22 May 1980) is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She is a three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, and 2016) in the 100m hurdles at the Summer Olympics. She has won multiple medals at both the Pan American Games and the Commonwealth Games in the 100 metres hurdles. She was a four-time All-American and a five-time Big West Conference champion in two years of competition at the University of Idaho and holds school records in the sprints, hurdles, jumps, multi-events and relays at both Idaho and the University of New Mexico. She also holds two Big West records in the 100m hurdles. She is currently an assistant track and field coach at Washington State University. Personal life Whyte was born in Edmonton, Alberta. College career Whyte attended the University of New Mexico and competed on the track and field team in 1999 and 2000. She set individual school records in the 55m hurdles (8.15), 60 meters (7.59), 60m hurdles (8.49) and 100m hurdles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Tunks
Jason Tunks (born May 7, 1975 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former discus thrower who has represented Canada in the Olympics in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. He currently holds the Canadian National Record for discus at . Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Tunks won the discus at the 1997 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Tunks was inducted into the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2014. Major events IAAF World Championships in Athletics * 1997 World Championships in Athletics at Athens - 9th - 62.30 m (204.40 ft) * 1999 World Championships in Athletics at Seville - 20th - 60.20 m (197.51 ft) * 2001 World Championships in Athletics at Edmonton - 9th - 63.79 m (209.28 ft) * 2003 World Championships in Athletics at Paris - 11th - 62.21 m (204.10 ft) * 2005 World Championships in Athletics at Helsinki - 8th - 63.77 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achraf Tadili
Achraf Tadili (born July 8, 1980 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a Canadian athlete competing over 800 metres. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro .... In 2024, Achraf was hired as coach of middle distance and cross country of the Concordia University Stingers XC / TF teams. Achievements References External links * * * * * * * 1980 births Living people Track and field athletes from Montreal Canadian male middle-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Steacy
James Steacy (born 29 May 1984 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best of 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge, Alberta, stood as the Canadian record until 2023. He represented Canada at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. With a top 12 finish at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he became the first Canadian in 84 years to reach the Olympic hammer throw final. Competing for University of Lethbridge The University of Lethbridge (also known as uLethbridge, uLeth, and U of L) is a public comprehensive and research university located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with a second campus in Calgary, Alberta. Founded in the liberal arts traditio ..., he is a five time CIS national champion in the weight throw and is the current CIS record holder in the event. He is the older brother of Canadian hammer thrower Heather Steacy. He currently serves as a police officer for Lethbridge Police Service, in Lethbridge, Alberta. Achievements S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Martin (athlete)
Jacques Martin ( – April 19, 2012) was a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category F55 throwing events. Biography Martin was from Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Quebec. Martin competed in every Paralympic Games from 1984 to Athens in 2004. In 1984 he won the shot put for class 4 athletes while also competing in the javelin and discus. He improved on this feat in 1988, defending his gold in the shot and winning a bronze in the discus. Although he did not win a third straight shot put competition in Barcelona in 1992, he still improved, winning the discus for the first time, winning his first medal in javelin, a silver, and finishing in the bronze medal position in the shot put. In the 1996 Summer Paralympics he defended his discus gold medal and again won silver in the javelin. The 2000 Summer Paralympics saw Martin pick up what would prove to be his last medal, a silver in the discus as he was unable to medal in either shot or javelin. He was also un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Joyce
Jennifer Joyce (born September 25, 1980) is a Canadian hammer thrower. While growing up outside of Vancouver, Joyce excelled in multiple sports as a child. In addition to athletics, she participated in soccer and volleyball, earning a spot on the British Columbia soccer provincial team in 1994. However, her greatest success came in hammer throw, in which she won three national junior titles from 1997 to 1999. As a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley, Joyce continued her success and set a Canadian junior national record of 58.90m. Through the course of her successful career as a Golden Bear, Joyce became a Pac-10 Champion and two NCAA All-American. She also was a four-time qualifier for the NCAA Championships, placing as high as fourth in 2000. In 2003, her first year as a post-collegiate athlete, Joyce continued to train in California and won her first Canadian senior title. She successfully defended her title in 2004 and 2005 and earned a spot on the Canadian team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Brannen
Nathan Brannen (born 8 September 1982) is a Canadian retired middle-distance runner from Cambridge, Ontario, who competed at three Summer Olympics: 2008, 2012 and 2016. Brannen is a graduate of the University of Michigan. He is affiliated with the Phoenix Athletics Association of Ontario. Brannen is currently the Cross Country head coach at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. Running career As an 18-year-old student at Preston High School in his hometown of Cambridge, Ontario, Brannen became only the seventh sub-four-minute high school mile recorder in the history of North America, at the 2001 Aileen Meagher Track Classic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Originally, Brannen intended to join University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. It is the Flagship campus, flagship campus of the University of Arkan ... and their pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 2006 Commonwealth Games
The Powerlifting, Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held in a custom-built temporary venue within the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from March 16 to 24 . Medal table Events Men's events Women's events Powerlifting References External linksSchedule and Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 2006 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games, 2006 Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games, 2006 2006 in weightlifting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |