Pittsburgh
will be the site of the
National Veterans Wheelchair Games, 01-06 August 2011
Jim Riemer and Tom Strang pose in front of the Radio Flyer wagon in Spokane, Washington, during a break in the 2009 National Wheelchair Games there in July.
Photo by Cindy Schoentag.
- Air Gun, Para, with assistance
Chris Fidler, 1st in Class II, Master's Division, score of 559
Ken Walters, 3rd, Master's Division, score of 441 - Archery with compound bow
Chris Fidler, 1st, Master's Division, score of 544 - Bowling, ramp (hand controls)
Joseph Allshouse, 2nd in Class IC, Master's Division, score of 377
Joseph Fisher, 1st in Class IV, Open Division, score of 323
Gib Gutshall, 1st in Class IB, Master's Division, score of 525
Ken Walters, 2nd in Class II, Master's Division, score of 338 - Bowling, ramp (head/mouth controls)
Jim Balfe, 1st in Class IA, Master's Division, score of 337
- Field: Discus
Jerry Baylor, 1st in Class IB, Master's Division, distance of 7.02 meters
Chris Fidler, 3rd in Class II, Master's Division, distance of 11.96 meters - Field: Javelin
Jerry Baylor, 1st in Class IB, Master's Division, distance of 7.32 meters
Chris Fidler, 2nd in Class II, Master's Division, distance of 8.95 meters
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Field: Shot Put
Jerry Baylor, 2nd in Class IB, Master's Division, distance of 3.78 meters
Chris Fidler, 1st in Class II, Master's Division, distance of 5.05 meters - Motorized Rally
Gary Orlando, 1st in Class IB, Master's Division, score of 21
Ken Walters, 1st in Class II, Master's Division, score of 23 - Motorized Slalom (hand controls)
Joseph Allshouse, 3rd in Class 1C, Master's Division, time of 4:23.43 - Nine Ball
Gary Orlando, 2nd in Class IB, Master's Division - Power Chair Relay
Gary Orlando, 1st, Master's Division
- Power Chair 200 (hand controls)
Joseph Fisher, 2nd in Class IV, Open Division, time of 1:06.93
Gary Orlando, 2nd in Class IB, Master's Division, time of 1:12.67
Bruce Shaffer, 3rd in Class IV, Master's Division, time of 2:09.33
- Slalom
Rory Cooper, 1st in Class III, Master's Division, time of 3:26.35 - Swimming, Backstroke, 50 yards
Rory Cooper, 1st in Class III, Master's Division, time of 1:05.61 - Swimming, Breaststroke, 50 yards
Rory Cooper, 1st in Class III, Master's Division, time of 1:28.76 - Swimming, Freestyle, 50 yards
Rory Cooper, 1st in Class III, Master's Division, time of 1:07.12 - Swimming, Individual Medley, 100 yards
Rory Cooper, 1st in Class III, Master's Division, time of 3:00.33 - Softball
Bruce Shaffer, 3rd - Track: 100 meters
Jerry Baylor, 1st in Class IB, Master's Division, time of 0:34.33
William Lightner, 1st in Class II, Master's Division, time of 0:47.68 - Track: 200 meters
William Lightner, 1st in Class II, Master's Division, time of 2:00.56 - Weightlifting, Quad
Jerry Baylor, 1st in Class IB, Master's Division, 200 lbs.
RESULTS
from the 2009 National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Spokane
The medal counts for Keystone PVA athletes in this and the past four years:
2009--20 GOLD, 7 Silver, and 5 bronze
2008--16 GOLD, 7 Silver, and 5 bronze
2007--14 GOLD, 7 Silver, and 5 bronze
2006--15 GOLD, 8 Silver, and 4 bronze
2005--10 GOLD, 10 Silver, and 5 bronze
Athletes complete within three divisions--Masters (over age 40), Novice (first-time competitors in the Games), and Open (all others, or those who choose to compete in this category). They also compete within classes according to the level of their physical ability, with three quadriplegic-level classes and four paraplegic-level or amputee classes. These divisions and classes are not shown here but can be viewed on the results pages for the Games at the Department of Veterans Affairs web site, http://www1.va.gov/vetevent/nvwg/2009. They are also in the September-October edition of The Parascope. Click here to see it on line and print it yourself.
