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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Archery Canada announces the twelve athletes selected
for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi
OTTAWA, July 6, 2010 – Dietmar Trillus (King City, ON), Ashley Wallace (Redcliff, AB) and Olympians Crispin Duenas (Toronto, ON) and Marie-Pier Beaudet (Quebec City, QC) will lead a strong team of archers to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, October 3-14. Archery is back on the program of the Commonwealth Games for the first time since 1982 in Brisbane and Canada has earned the right to enter the maximum number of athletes (12) with its results at the last World Championship in Korea.
Dietmar Trillus, 52, won the 2007 World Championship and the 2008 World Cup in Lausanne in the compound bow division. Ashley Wallace, 22, is currently leading the overall standings of the 2010 World Cup in the compound bow division. Marie-Pier Beaudet, 24, a specialist of the recurve bow, competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, and won a silver medal in the team event at the 2007 Pan American Games. Crispin Duenas, 24, also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in the recurve bow division and is currently ranked 10th in the world.
“It was fabulous to have witnessed the Commonwealth Trials in Winnipeg and to have the opportunity to meet and watch each archer as they qualified,” said Martha Deacon, Team Canada Chef de Mission. “We are very excited to support all of these archers as they shoot for podium finishes.”
“We are thrilled to be back on the Commonwealth Games program and to have earned the right to enter a full contingent of archers for the competitions in Delhi,” said Al Wills, President of the Federation of Canadian Archers. “After fielding very successful compound teams at World Cups and Championships we can finally send athletes in both recurve and compound divisions to compete internationally at a major multi-sport games. Our Commonwealth Trials were very competitive and we are sending a strong team that will be aiming for podium finishes in all categories.”
Athletes named by Archery Canada to Team Canada for the 2010 Commonwealth Games were selected during the Commonwealth Trials, held July 2-4 in Winnipeg, MB. All athletes will compete in the individual and team events.
- Andrew FAGAN, Ajax, ON (Compound bow, men)
- Kevin TATARYN, Stonewall, MB (Compound bow, men)
- Dietmar TRILLIUS, King City, ON (compound bow, men)
- Crispin DUENAS, Toronto, ON (Recurve bow, men)
- Jay LYON, Winnipeg, MB (Recurve bow, men)
- Hugh MacDONALD, Vancouver, BC (Recurve bow, men)
- Camille BOUFFARD-DEMERS, Bécancour, QC (Compound bow, women)
- Doris JONES, Winnipeg, MB (Compound bow, women)
- Ashley WALLACE, Redcliff, AB (Compound bow, women)
- Marie-Pier BEAUDET, Quebec City, QC (Recurve bow, women)
- Alana MacDOUGALL, Scarborough, ON (Recurve bow, women)
- Kateri VRAKKING, Etobicoke, ON (Recurve bow, women)
- Coach: Joan McDONALD, Richmond Hill, ON
- Coach: Alain GRAVEL, La Baie, QC
- Coach / Team Manager: Richard TOWLER, Mississauga, ON
One alternate has also been selected in each division: Chris PERKINS, Athens, ON (Compound bow, men), Phillip ARSENAULT, Fort McMurray, AB (Recurve bow, men), Dawn GROSKO, Calgary, AB (Compound bow, women) and Vanessa LEE, Toronto, ON (Recurve bow, women).
Interviews with individual athletes and coaches can be arranged by contacting Richard Towler, National Team Leader, Archery Canada,
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The Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games will be the world’s largest multi-sport competition this year, drawing more than 4,000 athletes from 71 nations and territories. For more information on Team Canada, visit www.commonwealthgames.ca.
About the Federation of Canadian Archers
The Federation of Canadian Archers is the National Sport Organization responsible for the promotion and development of the timeless sport of archery in a safe and ethical manner. FCA supports the achievement of high performance excellence in archery in all categories and the development of a national archery infrastructure to promote archery participation across Canada in cooperation with the Provincial Archery Associations.
About Commonwealth Games Canada
Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is the international franchise holder for the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth movement in Canada, and an active, contributing member of the Canadian sport community. The mission of Commonwealth Games Canada is to strengthen sport within Canada and throughout the Commonwealth, by participating in the Commonwealth Games and
by using sport as a development tool.
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Derek Johnston
Commonwealth Games Canada Communications
(613) 837-3377
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Richard Towler
Archery Canada, National Team Leader
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