Posted: June 29, 2009  :

Athletics: Athletics Canada names 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships Team

Monday, June 29, 2009 OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the team that will compete at the 6th International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Youth Championships taking place July 8-12 in Bressanone, Italy. The events are scheduled at the Brixen-Bressanone Sports Arena which seats 6200 spectators. “This is the largest team for the World Youth Championships since 2003 when the event was held in Canada”, commented  Hugh Conlin, Athletics Canada’s Director / Head Coach of Development Programs. “With an excellent staff and a very promising team of 44 athletes we are looking to improve our performances in terms of medals, top 8 and top 16 finishes.” 2009 IAAF World Youth Team Name Event Hometown Personal Coach Laura Affeld 400mH Stony Plan, AB Phil Booth Benjamin Ayesu-Attah 400m Coquitlam, BC Tara Self Dyson Barnes 400mH Mission, BC Ziggy Szelagowicz Jonelle Bell-Spence 100m Brampton, ON Earl Letford Megan Beverley 1500m Toronto, ON Dave Christiani Aaron Brown 100m Toronto, ON Bill Stephens Chanice Chase 100mH Whitby, ON Sharon Woermke BJ Cunliffe 800m Courtice, ON Bill Cunliffe Shai-anne Davis 200m Richmond, BC Mike Murray Eric Dillon 1500m Oshawa, ON Rob Grepe Christopher Dulhanty 2000m SC Mississauga, ON Jim van Buskirk Raymond Dykstra Javelin Grimsby, ON Kevin Knight Caroline Ehrhardt Triple Jump Espanola, ON Jim Taylor Evan Esselink 3000m Courtice, ON Bill Cunliffe Joanna Franke-Kuhn Hammer Duncan, BC Richard Collier Adam Gaudes 400m Fredericton, NB Greg Allan Gareth Hadfield 2000m SC Calgary, AB Christine Laverty Branden Hansen 400mH Beaumont, AB John Bole Jared Heldman 100m, LJ Langley, BC Ziggy Szelagowicz Chloe Hetherton Triple Jump Prince Albert, SK Joe Morrissey Stephen Hosier 3000m Lindsay, ON Dale Lapham Marlon Laidlaw-Allen 200m Scarborough, ON Bill Stephens Brittany Lewis 400m Sarnia, ON Joel Skinner Annie LeBlanc 800m Repentigny, QC José Sant Daina Levy Hammer Mississauga, ON Mike Judge Django Lovett High Jump Langley, BC Ziggy Szelagowicz Rachel Machin High Jump Calgary, AB Duncon Margach/Gwen Ridout Gregory MacNeill 110mH London, ON Sandy Cooper-Ryder Ashlea Maddex 100mH St.Pascal-Baylon,ON Andrew Pagé Simone Martin 200m Brampton, ON Frank Bucca Samantha Murphy 800m Perth, ON Normand Seguin Cody Parker Javelin Comox, BC Graham Morfitt Karleigh Parker Pole Vault Woodstock, ON Kristian Wilson Caroline Pfister 3000m Sherbrooke, QC Simon Croteau Spencer Prince Hammer Langley, BC Harold Williers Katie Reid 400m Surrey, BC Nick Stoffberg Merid Seleshi 1500m Toronto, ON Bill Stephens Alyxandria Treasure High Jump Prince George, BC Tom Masich Travis Vugteveen 800m Chilliwack, BC Susan Northey Leah Walkeden 100m Ardrossen, AB David Pong Chelsea Whalen Shot Put Liverpool, NS Steve Wohlmuth Branden Wilhelm High Jump Woodstock, ON Sandy Cooper-Ryder Jordan Young Discus St. Thomas, ON Jason Tunks Michelle Young 400mH Saskatoon, SK Todd Johnston         SUPPORT STAFF Name Position Hometown Hugh Conlin Head Coach Ottawa, ON Markus Bill Team Manager Vancouver, BC Claude Berube Event Coach Winnipeg, MB Frank Bucca Event Coach Toronto, ON George Kerr Event Coach Hamilton, ON Georgette Reed Event Coach Edmonton, AB Elena Voloshin Event Coach Vancouver, BC Steve LeBlanc Observer Coach Moncton, NB Dr. Melina Thibodeau Team Doctor Victoria, BC Jane Freure Physiotherapist London, ON Frank Manzo Massage Therapist Toronto, ON The 2007 IAAF World Youth Championships were staged in Ostrava, Czech Republicwhere the Canadian team came home with a bronze medal in the women’s medley relay. For more information visit: http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=329 Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest Check out our FrontPage for all the latest running and triathlon news.