SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD GAMES BERLIN 2023
The Special Olympics World Games are the world’s largest inclusive sports event. 7,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities from 190 countries will compete together in 26 sports. The event takes place June 17-25 and will be supported by 20,000 volunteers and thousands of spectators and fans. It marks Special Olympics Team Canada’s triumphant return to the World Games, having last competed on the world stage in 2019.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAM CANADA 2023:
89 athletes from across all 12 Provincial/Territorial Chapters will represent Canada in 9 sports: athletics, men’s and women’s basketball, bocce, bowling, golf, powerlifting, rhythmic gymnastics, soccer and swimming. They will be accompanied by 49 supporting team members, including coaches, mission staff and team leadership.
MEET THE TEAM:
PHOTO GALLERIES
Sport Competition
Camps & Host Town:
Sport Vignettes
Athletics & Rhythmic:
On Track for World Games
Powerlifting & Bocce:
Hard Work Pays Off
Basketball & Bowling :
United by Passion
MEDAL COUNT
GOLD: 40
SILVER: 20
BRONZE: 30
June 19
Rhythmic Gymnastics:
Rebecca Birss (MB) – 2 Bronze, 1 Gold
Kimana Mar (ON) – 1 Gold
Patricia Colgan (QC) – 1 Bronze
Athletics: Jessica Larivée (QC) – 1 Bronze
Christian Gerro (NS) – 1 Gold
Samantha Walsh (NL) – 1 Bronze
Bocce:
Laura Stremble (ON) and Jennifer Adams (MB) - 1 Gold Women’s Doubles
June 20
Athletics:
Alec Baldwin (MB) - 1 Gold
Regan Hofley (MB) - 1 Gold
Louis Charette (QC) - 1 Bronze
Jeremy Wall (PEI) - 1 Bronze
Rhythmic Gymnastics:
Kimana Mar (ON) - 3 gold, 1 silver
Jodi Klukas (BC) - 1 silver
Patricia Colgan (QC), Kimana Mar (ON), Jodi Klukas (BC) and Rebecca Birss (MB) - 1 Team Routine Gold
Powerlifting:
David Nicholson (AB) - 3 Gold, 1 Silver
Phil Brown (NS) - 4 Gold
Swimming:
Caleb Lake (NS) - 1 Bronze
Miori Hénault (QC) - 1 Silver
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Team Newsletter: Games at a Glance
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Brigitte Kenny
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Special Olympics Canada
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