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2004 Paralympic Games - Athens

September 17-28, 2004
The 2004 Paralympic Games have ended, in Athens Greece and BCBSRA athletes have had great results. The Canadian Team did extremely well, finishing seventh in the overall medal count with 72. We won 28 gold, 19 silver and 25 bronze. Although this is less than the 96 medals (38 gold) Canada won at the 2000 Sydney Games, we finished third overall in the number of gold medals won, only China and the United Kingdom managed more gold medals.

To visit the official web site of the 2004 Paralympic Games, click here.

Results were posted daily throughout the Games, but visit the Official site (link ) or CBC.ca who carried full results and stories. A summary of the BC athletes performances is outlined below.

September 27, 2004

In the final events of the Paralympic tandem cycling competition, in the B 1-3 tandem time trial and road race combined: Stephane Cote of Quebec City and Pierre-Olivier Boily, Lasalle, Que., finished 5th in a time of 3:07:27, while Brian Cowie of Burnaby, BC, and Steve Rover, Montreal, finished in 16th with a time of 3:47:47.

In the women's event, the B1-3 tandem road and time trial combined, Shawn Marsolais, of Burnaby, BC, and Lisa Sweeney, Langley, BC, finished 7th with a time of 2:06:56.

At the swimming pool, in the S13 50 freestyle, Tyler Emmett, of St. Catharines, Ont., was eighth in 27.20 and Brian Hill, of Duncan, BC, was 14th in 28.09.

At the Paralympic Track, in the T11 400 final, Dustin Walsh of Coquitlam, BC, was 5th in 54.52.

September 26, 2004

Walter Wu of Richmond, BC, took silver in the men's 100 backstroke for the visually impaired and Brian Hill, of Duncan, BC, won the bronze medal.
In the 50 Freestyle (S11), Donovan Tildesley, Vancouver, finished fourth.

At the track, in the 400 m. (T11), Dustin Walsh, of Coquitlam, BC, placed sixth in the semifinal and did not advance.

September 25, 2004

In the 57-kilometre women's road race for the visually impaired, Shawn Marsolais of Burnaby, BC, and her pilot Lisa Sweeney of Langley, BC, placed sixth in one hour and 41:35 minutes. The Canadians broke away from a pack of five riders early on and achieved their goal with the result.

In the men's 112-km visually impaired road race, Stéphane Coté of Quebec City and his pilot Pierre-Olivier Boily of Lasalle, Que., were fourth in 2:37:21, while Brian Cowie of Burnaby, BC, and his pilot Steve Rover of Montreal were 13th in 2:49.01. Cowie and Rover began to experience problems with their back wheel on the fifth of 15 laps.

Donovan Tildesley of Vancouver, was fourth in the 100 Backstroke (S11) at the swimming complex

In Athletics, Dustin Walsh, of Coquitlam, BC, qualified for the final by finishing third in his heat of the 400 (T11).

September 24, 2004

In Swimming, in the S11 100 freestyle, Donovan Tildesley, of Vancouver, was third in a time of 1:00.95.
In an exciting race, in the S13 200 individual medley, Walter Wu of Richmond, BC, finished second with a time of 2:25.81; while Brian Hill, Duncan, BC, finished fifth with a time of 2:31.07.

September 23, 2004

In track and field, Courtney Knight of Burnaby, BC, captured a bronze medal in women's discus for athletes with a visual impairment. Xu Hong Yan won the event with a whopping toss of 44.56 metres. Knight delivered six consistent throws, with her longest being 38.29.

September 22, 2004

Shawn Marsolais of Burnaby, BC, and her pilot Lisa Sweeney of Langley, BC, were seventh in the women's three kilometre individual pursuit for the visually impaired.

In sailing, in the Sonar event, (after eight of nine races) Canada's Brian Mackie, Victoria; Brian MacDonald, West Vancouver; and Paul Tingley, Halifax, are 6th with 42 points.

Swimmers from BC recorded a silver medal and a 5th place finish. In the S11 200 individual medley, Donovan Tildesley, Vancouver, won the silver medal in a time of 2:36.32. Brian Hill of Duncan, BC was 5th in the S13 100 freestyle with a time of 59.32.

September 21, 2004

Donovan Tildesley of Vancouver finished 4th in the S11 100 m butterfly at the swimming pool in a time of 1:12.69.

Shawn Marsolais, Burnaby, BC, and Lisa Sweeney, Langley, BC, 3:54.825, advance to elimination round after finishing 8th in the B1-3 tandem three kilometre individual pursuit qualification.

September 20, 2004

Walter Wu of Richmond, BC, won gold in the men's 400 freestyle in 4:28.84 leading from start to finish. Brian Hill of Duncan, BC, added a bronze clocking 4:39.52.

Shawn Marsolais of Burnaby, BC, and her pilot Lisa Sweeney of Langley, BC, lost the fifth place match in the women's sprint to place sixth overall in tandem cycling for visually impaired.

Tandem Cyclists Brian Cowie of Burnaby, BC, and Murray Solem of Vancouver were eliminated placing eighth in the men's sprint qualifier.

Brian Mackie of Victoria, Brian MacDonald of West Vancouver and Paul Tingley, Halifax placed 10th and eighth in Monday's races to stand seventh overall after six of nine races in sailing's mixed Sonar class.

September 19, 2004: Swimming

Donovan Tildesley of Vancouver won a silver medal in the men's 400 freestyle, Walter Wu of Richmond, BC, tied for fourth in the men's 100 butterfly for visually impaired.

September 18, 2004: Tandem Cycling

Shawn Marsolais of Burnaby, BC, and her pilot Lisa Sweeney of Langley, BC, finished 12th in the final of the women's cycling B 1-3 tandem one-kilometre time trial for visually impaired athletes. Results summary...

Stephane Cote of Quebec City and pilot Pierre-Olivier Boily of LaSalle, Que., finished sixth and Brian Cowie of Burnaby, BC, with pilot Murray Solem of Vancouver placed eighth in qualifying to advance to the next round of the men's cycling B 1-3 four-kilometre individual pursuit for the visually impaired. Their times of 4:38.038 and 4:39.351 respectively were both personal bests.

Petro-Canada Paralympic Schools Program

The Petro-Canada Paralympic Schools Program is a free on-line educational resource for grades 4–9 teachers, and is designed to provide Canadian students with a unique opportunity to learn about the Paralympic Movement and its true Canadian sport heroes – Paralympic athletes. Click here for full information from the CPC web site. This site includes information for students and teachers, and has a profile of BCBSRA swimmer Walter Wu.

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