By Sarah Tone, Communications Coordinator

After two weeks of highly-anticipated competition, Team Manitoba finished off the 2022 Canada Summer Games with 37 medals: 10 gold, 10 silver, and 17 bronze.

Today, 2 medals were added to the tally. The women’s volleyball team will bring home the gold medal after defeating Alberta in the finals, and diver Adam Cohen won a bronze medal in the 1m springboard.

Recognizing all the challenges and barriers Team Manitoba athletes have had to overcome over the last few years, the team’s leadership reflected positively on its performance over the two weeks, which included record-setting hauls from swimming, wrestling, and athletics.

One major standout in athletics, was Madi Lawrence. Her perseverance and record-breaking performance earned her nomination and selection as flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the 2022 Canada Summer Games.

“Achievement was never as evident as it was with Madisson Lawrence’s results out on track in week two. Madi exemplifies everything we want Team Toba athletes to be known for through her skill, determination, and leadership characteristics, which is why we are so honoured to recognize her as our flag bearer,” said Chef de Mission Drew Todd. 

The 23-year-old from Winnipeg collected three medals at the Games, a silver in the high jump, where she tied her personal best and in the long jump where she set a new PB, and a gold in the heptathlon. 

The heptathlon is an athletics competition where contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events in two days – the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin, and 800-meter run. With this win, she set a new Canada Games record, with 5655 points, breaking a 33-year-old Canada Games record by 222 points. And she set her own 177-point personal best. On top of that, she also set personal bests in the javelin and hurdles events. 

“I am grateful for the opportunity to compete here, and for the experience Canada Games has provided me,” said Lawrence. “The Games are a great chance to combine the spirit of various sports and display how much we truly love Manitoba. Everyone out here gave it their all and cheered on all the different teams and to me that is the definition of Games spirit and what Manitoba is all about. I have exceeded my expectations and am thrilled with the performances I and other teammates have put out this week.”

Lawrence set ambitious goals for her Games. She set out to improve in each of her events, see a couple of podium finishes, and score as many points for Team Manitoba as possible. Not only did she follow through on each, she did so by carving her name in Canada Games history.  

Team Manitoba will attend tonight’s closing ceremony (livestream on CBC Gem) and return home on Monday. 

 

TEAM MANITOBA RESULTS

Gold: 10
  • Halle West  – Swimming 100m Breaststroke Female  
  • Mia West – Swimming 200m Butterfly Female    
  • Owen Giancola – Wrestling Individual Up to 98 kg Male 
  • Teagen Purvis – Swimming 100m Freestyle Special Olympics Female
  • Teagen Purvis –  Swimming 100m Backstroke Special Olympics Female    
  • Teagen Purvis –  Swimming 50m Backstroke Special Olympics Female    
  • Teagen Purvis – Swimming 50m Freestyle Special Olympics Female     
  • Regan Hofley – Athletics 200m Special Olympics
  • Madi Lawrence – Athletics Heptathlon
  • Team – Female volleyball 
Silver: 10
  • Anja Krueger –  Triathlon Sprint Female 
  • Halle West – Swimming 200m Breaststroke Female  
  • Mia West  – Swimming 200m Freestyle Female    
  • Mia West – Swimming 200m IM Female 
  • Teagen Purvis – Swimming 50m Breaststroke Special Olympics Female  
  • Adam Cohen – Diving 3m Artistic
  • Madi Lawrence – Athletics High Jump
  • Madi Lawrence – Athletics Long Jump
  • Daxx Turner – Athletics Triple Jump
  • Regan Hofley – Athletics 100m Special Olympics
Bronze: 17
  • Halle West – Swimming 50m Breaststroke Female    
  • Eric Dupre – Swimming 400m Freestyle Male  
  • Eric Dupre – Swimming 1500m Freestyle Male
  • Anja Krueger – Triathlon Supersprint Female    
  • Mackenzie Cayer – Wrestling Individual Up to 56 kg Female    
  • Anaka Chartrand – Wrestling Individual Up to 60 kg Female    
  • Cerio Abrenica – Wrestling Individual Up to 48 kg Male    
  • Ebraheim Aldrar – Wrestling Individual Up to 56 kg Male  
  • Adam Cohen, Attila Bernatsky, Leia Berman, and Alex Tiaglei – Diving Team Competition
  • Adam Cohen – Diving 1m Springboard
  • Simon Hunt, Owen Gaunt, Sacha Skirzyk, and Luke Enns – Canoe-kayak K4 500m
  • Simon Hunt, Owen Gaunt, Sacha Skirzyk, and Luke Enns – Canoe-kayak K4 200m
  • Vesta Orchard – Athletics 100m Special Olympics
  • Vesta Orchard – Athletics 200m Special Olympics
  • Tyrell Davis, Brian Lewis, Jordan Soufi, and Graham Hutchison-Campbell – Athletics 4x100m relay
  • Sacha Skirzyk – Canoe-kayak K1 5000m
  • Robert Gerstner – Athletics Triple Jump