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 competed together in 26 sports. The event took place June 17-25 and was supported by 20,000 volunteers and thousands of spectators and fans. It marked 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 represented Canada in 9 sports: athletics, men’s and women’s basketball, bocce, bowling, golf, powerlifting, rhythmic gymnastics, soccer and swimming. They were accompanied by 49 supporting team members, including coaches, mission staff and team leadership.

VIDEO LIBRARY

Team Promos

Team Promo Three

Team Promo Two

Team Promo One

Sport Vignettes

Athletics & Rhythmic:
On Track for World Games

Powerlifting & Bocce:
Hard Work Pays Off

Women's Soccer & Women's Basketball:
Making History Together

Basketball & Bowling:
United by Passion

Swimming & Golf:
Sense of Belonging

Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 Recap:
Elevate One Another

MEDAL COUNT

GOLD: 46

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 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 

 

June 21

Powerlifting:

Josée Seguin (ON) - 4 Gold 

Bowling:

Marc Richardson (ON) and Ian Cushon (SK) - 1 Gold Men’s Doubles

Shannon Doiron (NB) and Caroline Thibault (NS) - 1 Gold Women’s Doubles 

David Whittington (AB) and Stephen Denham (QC) - 1 Silver Men’s Doubles 

Athletics: 

Jolyn Watts (BC) - 1 Gold

Jeremy Wall (PEI) - 1 Gold 

Regan Hofley (SOM) - 1 Bronze

Swimming: 

Jesse Canney (NB) - 2 Gold

Rhythmic Gymnastics:

Patricia Colgan (QC) - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze

Jodi Klukas (BC) - 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze 

 

June 22:

Swimming

Kelsey Wyse (BC) - 1 Bronze

Tyler Servant (SK), Caleb Lake, Jesse Canney, Chris Innes (ON) - 1 Gold Men’s Relay

Athletics

Michael Budden (NL) - 1 Gold

Golf

Melvin Hanhams (NL) - 1 Gold

Taylor Carter (SK) - 1 Gold

Erin Thom (BC) - 1 Silver 

Allie Price (AB) - 1 Silver

Derrick Wiseman (NB) - 1 Bronze

Krista Stockman (NS) - 1 Bronze

Natasha Stasiuk (ON) - 1 Bronze

Bocce 

Laura Stremble (ON) - 1 Bronze 

 

June 23

Bowling

Colleen Voth (MB) - 1 Silver

Rachel Peers (BC) - 1 Bronze

Swimming 

Kelsey Wyse (BC) - 1 Gold 

Abby Wilson (AB) - 1 Silver 

Caleb Lake (NS) - 1 Gold 

Miori Hénault (QC) - 1 Gold 

Athletics 

Jessica Larivée (QC) - 1 Gold 

Alec Baldwin (MB) - 1 Gold 

Women’s Soccer (pan-Canadian)

1 Bronze 

Powerlifting 

Aaron Higgins (SK) - 3 Silver, 1 Bronze 

Reetu Chahal (MB) - 3 Bronze 

Marley Gayler (ON) - 3 Gold, 1 Silver 

Daniel Moores (NL) - 1 Silver, 3 Bronze

 

June 24

Athletics 

Jennifer Riddell (AB), Jessica Larivéé (QC), Jolyn Watts (BC), Patti Connors (NB) - 1 Bronze Relay

Jesse Thibeault (BC), Jeremy Wall (PEI), Alec Baldwin (MB), Christian Gerro (NS) - 1 Bronze Relay 

Swimming 

Chelsey Makaro (NWT) - 1 Gold 

Kelsey Wyse (BC), Chelsey Makaro (NWT), Abby Wilson (AB), Miori Hénault (QC) - 1 Gold Relay

Powerlifting 

Ryan Kealey (BC) - 1 Gold, 3 Silver 

Women’s Basketball 

Team (pan-Canadian) - 1 Silver  

Men’s Basketball

Team (pan-Canadian) - 1 Gold 

Bowling 

Ian Cushon (SK) - 1 Gold

Marc Richardson (ON) - 1 Bronze 

Stephen Denham (QC) - 1 Bronze 

Bocce 

Kyle Vogelgesang (AB) and Wayne Gowanlock (BC) - 1 Silver Men’s Doubles 

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