He achieved personal best lifts in bench press (247 pounds) and deadlift (451 kg) as Special Olympians from across the province converged on the capital city for some fun and friendly competition with smiles on their faces win or lose.
The event served as qualifier for the provincial Special Olympics team that will be competing at the 2018 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Antigonish, N.S.
Mandy Simms became the first ever female SO powerlifter from the province when she made her debut in St. John’s. She managed to come up with a solid effort with a double combination of 87.5 kilograms with a bench press of 27.5 kg and a deadlift of 60 kilograms.
Ashley Hulan, Corner Brook
Swimming
50-m freestyle — gold
100-m freestyle — gold
50-m butterfly — bronze
50-m backstroke — Fifth
Mandy Simms, Corner Brook
Powerlifting
Bench Press — 27.5 kilograms
Deadlift — 60 kilograms
Double Combination — -87.5 kg
Cheyenne Moore, Corner Brook
Bowling
Bronze — pins over average (female)
Richie Chow, Corner Brook
Bowling
Bronze — pins over average (male)
Mathieu Hubert, Corner Brook
Bowling
Gold — pins over average (male)
Brandon Park, Corner Brook
Athletics
200-m — silver
400-m — bronze
800-m — bronze
shot put — gold
standing long jump — gold
Ian White, Corner Brook
Athletics
100-m — bronze
200-m — bronze
shot put — bronze
standing long jump — silver
Patricia Wiseman, Corner Brook
Athletics
100-m — gold
200-m — silver
400-m — bronze
standing long jump — gold
Nikki King, Corner Brook
Athletics
200-m — silver
400-m — gold
800-m — silver
Maggie Joseph, Corner Brook
Athletics
400-m — bronze
Liam O’Brien, Port aux Basques
Swimming
50-m freestyle — gold
50-m butterfly — silver
100-m backstroke — silver
200-m freestyle — bronze
50-m backstroke — Fourth
Bocce
Team 1 Corner Brook
Bronze
Zachary Pawley
Devon Lovell
Michael Gillinski
Terri Lynn Pennell
Team 2 Corner Brook
Bronze
Phillip Beales
Alicia Burke
Richard White
Erica Bullen
