The City of Brantford and County of Brant recently co-hosted the 2023 55+ Ontario Summer Games from Thursday, August 10 to Friday, August 11, 2023.
The two communities welcomed over 1000 participants and their coaches, as well as support staff (including the nearly 200 volunteers) for the 19th edition of the Summer Games.
Athletes competed in 22 sports throughout Brantford, Paris and St. George including five-pin bowling, billiards, bid-euchre, bocce, cribbage, cycling, darts, golf, slo-pitch, pickleball, lawn bowling, running, swimming and many more.
The games were all about people reaching their potential – regardless of age – and celebrating those athletes and their achievements.
The results are officially in and the winners are as follows:
BID EUCHRE
Gold: Anderson – Armstrong
Silver: Stroeder – Niesen
Bronze: Richard – Connor
BOCCE
Gold: Tunstall – MacDonald
Silver: Milne – Yelleik
Bronze: Piccolotto – Piccolotto
5- PIN BOWLING
Men’s Singles
55+:
Gold: Daniel Harris
Silver: Brian Lawrence
65+:
Gold: Barry Pascoe
Silver: Wayne Bradbury
Bronze: Rheal Belanger
75+:
Gold: William Boyko
Silver: Donald Jacobs
Bronze: Kees Stryland
Women’s Singles
55+:
Gold: Michelle Hornsby
Silver: Kelly Baker
Bronze: Minhui (Mindy) Wang
65+:
Gold: Diane Belanger
Silver: Debra Bradbury
Bronze: Barbara Farrugia
75+:
Gold: Carol Langley
Silver: Lorraine Boomhour
Bronze: Sharon Boyko
Teams
Gold: Steele, Ford, King, Johnson, and Garneau
Silver: Laforest, Shearon, Wessel, Santarossa, and Horn
Bronze: Smith, Filey, Mackrory, Wiken, and Smith
CONTRACT BRIDGE
Gold: Mitterling – Vanderwers
Silver: Urbankiewicz – Cole
Bronze: Pollock – Thomas
CRIBBAGE
Gold: Ouelett- Smith
Silver: Ridgeway and Widdifield
Bronze: Faust and Steinacker
CYCLING
10 K
Women’s 55+:
Gold: Debbie Mitchell
Silver: Gwendolyn Olar
Bronze: Joanne Nolte
Women’s 65+:
Gold: Valerie Hinsperger
Silver: Tina Braam
Bronze: Barbara Chung
Men’s 55+:
Gold: John Papp
Silver: Rob Patterson
Men’s 65+:
Gold: Larry Carter
Silver: Rodrick Chung
Bronze: Vincent Lubrano III
5K Prediction
Men’s 65+
Gold: Larry Madill
Silver: Jim Couch
Men’s 55+
Gold: Rob Paterson
Women’s 65+
Gold: Susan Wakeley
Silver: Tina Braam
Women’s 55+
Gold: Gwendolyn Olar
DARTS
Gold: Stanton – McCrae
Silver: Cork – Walker
Bronze: Brett – McAdams
GOLF, August 10
Men’s 55+
Gold – Jim Mascola
Silver- Gregory Lovell
Bronze – Philip Aboussafy
Men’s 70+
Gold – Blair Campbell
Silver – Robert Love
Bronze – Ray Klochnyk
Ladies 55+
Gold- Diane Williamson
Silver- Monica McCallum
Bronze- Lana Bomberry
Ladies 70+
Gold- Irene Stuckey
Silver- Ruth Siblock
Bronze- Marilyn Hyatt
GOLF, August 11
Men’s 55+
Gold – Gregory Lovell
Silver – Jim Mascola
Bronze – Dominique Sookram
Men’s 60+
Gold – Michael O’Kane
Silver – David Desrrano
Bronze- Jacques Montreuil
Men’s 65+
Gold- Phillip Aboussafy
Silver- Patrick Mullen
Bronze – Doug Bailey
Men’s 70+
Gold – Blair Campbell
Silver – Ray Klochnyk
Bronze – Jim Rapp
Men’s 75+
Gold – Robert Love
Silver- Patrick McCabe
Bronze- Keith Chandler
Men’s 80+
Gold – Michael Thorne
Silver- Nick O’Donohue
Bronze- Wayne Cole
Ladies 55+
Gold – Barb Canham
Silver – Sheila Gallant
Ladies 60+
Gold- Elaine Stewart
Silver- Lana Bomberry
Bronze- Lori Graham
Ladies 65+
Gold- Carol Ann Heffernan
Silver- Janet Levere
Bronze- Diane Williamson
Ladies 70+
Gold- Cheryl Chesla
Silver- Irene Stuckey
Bronze- Susan Andrew
Ladies 75+
Gold- Mary Dingman
Silver- Gaele Mifflin
Bronze- Darlene McKaig
Ladies 80+
Gold- Sheila Bush
Silver- Olive Couper
Bronze- Doris Henhawk
LAWN BOWLING
Doubles
Gold: Tran – Larking
Silver: Rayko – Siboni
Bronze: Hanlon – Harper
Triples
Gold: Rowe – Madou – Romano
Silver: Comba – Baron – Taylor
Bronze: Francella – Francella – Hoffman
PICKLEBALL MIXED
55+ 3.5
Gold: Earl – Tong
Silver: Painchaud – Kewin
Bronze: Betson – Betson
65+ 3.5
Gold: Wolfer – Meisner
Silver: Hansford – Rawlings
Bronze: Saima – Lowe
55+ 4.0
Gold: Kawanoto – Kawanoto
Silver: Pollard – Sergcant
Bronze: Bigelow – Blackwell
PICKLEBALL MEN’S
55+ 3.5
Gold: McCoy – Sicard
Silver: Tong – Glen
Bronze: Cann – Doherty
65+ 3.5
Gold: Katham – Karpertian
Silver: Eadie – Haydon
Bronze: Scurr – Chow
55+ 4.0
Gold: Trimper – Steers
Silver: Trueman – Waite
Bronze: Paradis – Bourgeois
65+ 4.0
Gold: Stewart – Sawdon
Silver: McCarthey – Lorentz
Bronze: Harknett – McKinnon
PICKLE BALL Women’s
65+ 3.5
Gold: Cadeau – Courtney
Silver: Parmer- Swartz
Bronze: Huether – MacGregor
55+ 3.5
Gold: Chabot – Flannigan
Silver: Evelyn – Schaefler
Bronze: Camillo – Thacker
65+ 4.0
Gold: Mainville – Bertuzzi – Luciani
Silver: Shivas – Hansford
Bronze: Mackinnon – Harknett
SWIMMING
Option A
75+ Men’s
Gold: Brian Knight
75+ Women’s
Gold: Marryanne Knight
65+ Women’s
Gold: Joanne Milliard
Silver: Karen Kessler
55+ Women’s
Gold: Susan Canfor
Silver: Julie Suehiro
Option B:
75+ Men’s
Gold: Aubrey Smith
Silver: Brian Tsang
Bronze: Patrick Toth
65+ Men’s
Gold: Adrienne Wong
65+ Women’s
Gold: Paula Jongerden
Silver: Cynthia Woodland
55+ Women’s
Gold: Marrianne Paciocco
Option C:
75+ Men’s
Gold: John Addison
Silver: Richard Chu
65+ Women’s
Gold: Jacqueline Sargent
Silver: Sandra Kennelly
Bronze: Xiaoming Deng
65+ Men’s
Gold: Steven Wang
Silver: Jim Kennelly
55+ Women’s
Gold: Jennifer Wang
SLO PITCH RECREATIONAL
Gold: Wrinkled Warriors
Silver: London Whitecaps 5
Bronze: Peterborough
SLO PITCH COMPETITIVE
Gold: Woodstock
Silver: Pogues – Mahone
Bronze: District 8
WALKING
Women’s
Prediction 3000 M – 70+
Gold: Joan McKay
Silver: Rose-Marie Bekkers
Bronze: Margaret Cooney
Prediction 3000 M – 55+
Gold: Bernadette Pitt
Silver: Laura Tall
Bronze: Barb Smith
Prediction 1000 M – 70+
Gold: Jacqueline Fraiser
Silver: Norine Duck
Bronze: Denise Bourgon
Prediction 1000 M – 55+
Gold: Sheran Barker
Men’s
Prediction 3000 M – 70+
Gold: Anton Bekkers
Silver: Alfred Kaub
Prediction 3000 M – 55+
Gold: Gabe Korda
Prediction 1000 M – 70+
Gold: Allan Duck
Silver: Stanley Fraiser
Prediction 400 M – 70+
Gold: Allan Duck
Silver: Roger Wallis
Bronze: Jean Paul Bourgon
Women’s Prediction Nordic Walking Results
Nordic 3.0 – 70+
Gold: Karin Kaub
Silver: Joan McKay
Nordic 3.0 KM – 55+
Gold: Bernadette Pitt
Nordic 1.0 KM – 70+
Gold: Karen Young
Silver: Sheran Barker
Bronze: Norine Duck
Nordic 400 M – 70+
Gold: Norine Duck
Silver: Shashi Taxali
Bronze: Karen Young
Nordic 400 M – 55+
Gold: Denise Bourgon
Men’s Prediction Nordic Walking Results
Nordic 3.0 – 70+
Gold: Alfred Kaub
Nordic 3.0 KM – 55+
Gold: Gabe Korda
Nordic 1.0 KM – 70+
Gold: Allan Duck
Nordic 400 M – 70+
Gold: Allan Duck
Silver: Jean Paul Bourgon
Bonze: Doug Young
Kimberly De Jong’s reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.The funding allows her to report rural and agricultural stories from Blandford-Blenheim and Brant County. Reach her at kimberly.dejong@brantbeacon.ca.
