Our Champions
Several of our own celebrated Ontario athletes were Pan American Games champions:
- star cyclist, Steve Bauer (St. Catharines)
- super-sprinter, Donovan Bailey (Oakville)
- elite rower, Silken Laumann (Mississauga)
- champion fencer, Joshua McGuire (Hamilton)
Champions of the 2007 Games:
Canada walked away from the 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 39 gold, 44 silver and 55 bronze medals. Gold medallists from Ontario include:
- Alexandra Orlando (Toronto) rhythmic gymnastics
- Karen Cockburn (North York), women’s individual trampoline
- Adam Kunkel (Walkerton), men’s 400m hurdles
- Jessica Zelinka (London), women’s heptathlon
- Angus Mortimer (Ottawa), men’s K-1, 1000m canoe
- Chris Jarvis (Grimsby), men’s pair rowing
- Scott Dickens (Burlington), men’s 100m breaststroke
For a complete list of Canadian athletes who were medallists at Pan American Games visit the Athletics Canada website.
Parapan Am Achievements over the Years:
Some of our celebrated Parapan Am Games athletes include:
- elite swimmer Andrea Cole (London)
- aquatics champion Chelsey Gotell (Hamilton)
- the Men’s National Wheelchair Basketball Team Ottawa, hoping for a fourth podium finish at the 2012 London Paralympics
Champions of the 2007 Games:
Canada walked away from the 2007 Parapan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 21 gold, 43 silver and 30 bronze medals. Gold medallists from Ontario include:
- Andrea Cole (London), swimming
- Brittany Gray (Barrie), swimming
- Darda Sales (London), swimming
- Greg Dailey (Toronto), athletics
- James Shaw (Newcastle), athletics
- Jason Dunkerley (Ottawa), athletics
- Jessica Matassa (Oldcastle), athletics
- Jessica Tuomela (Waterloo), swimming
- Kyle Pettey (Brampton), athletics
