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NATIONAL TEAM HISTORY: 

The CSCA has compiled the history of Coaches who have been selected to National teams at various senior international events. 

As of publication the list below is not complete as some team lists were not available.  If you have information that would help is complete this project please send them to chris@csca.org.  




Olympic Games

1908 - London


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1912 - Stockholm


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1920 - Antwerp


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1924 - Paris


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1928 - Amsterdam


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1932 - Los Angeles

Archie McKinnon, Coach

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1936 - Berlin

Percy Norman, Coach

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1948 - London

Archie McKinnon, Coach

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1952 - Helsinki

Archie McKinnon, Coach

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1956 - Melbourne

Tommy Walker, Coach

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1960  - Rome

John A. Faulkner, Coach

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1964 - Tokyo

Howard Firby, Coach

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1968 - Mexico City

George Gate, Men's Coach
E. Ted Thomas, Women's Coach

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1972 - Munich

Deryk Snelling, Head Coach
Thomas Edward, Women's Coach
Doug Crarer, Men's Coach

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1976 - Montreal

Deryk Snelling, Head Coach
Don Talbot, Asst Head Coach
Nigel Kemp, Coach
Dave Johnson, Coach
John Hogg, Coach
Don Packer, Coach

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1980 - Moscow

Deryk Snelling, Women's Head Coach
Dave Johnson, Men's Head Coach
Nigel Kemp, Women's Coach
Bruce Gibson, Women's Coach
Ron Jacks, Men's Coach
Tom Johnson, Men's Coach

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1984 - Los Angeles

Trevor Tiffany, Chief Coach
Deryk Snelling, Women's Head Coach
Dave Johnson, Men's Head Coach
Cliff Barry, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Mark Temple, Coach
Jeno Tihanyi, Coach

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1988 - Seoul

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Cliff Barry, Coach
Paul Bergen, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Alain Lefebvre, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Coach

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1992 - Barcelona

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Deryk Snelling, Head Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Byron MacDonald, Coach
Paul Midgley, Coach

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1996 - Atlanta

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Ron Jacks, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Steve Price, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Coach
Gaye Stratten, Coach
Kevin Thorburn, Coach


2000 - Sydney

Dave Johnson, Team Leader
Randy Bennett, Coach
Michel Berube, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Dean Boles, Coach
Vlasimil Cerny, Coach
Ron Jacks, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Shauna Nolden, Coach

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2004 - Athens 

Dave Johnson, Team Leader 
Cory Beatt, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Vlastimil Cerny, Coach
Jim Fowlie, Coach 
Tom Johnson, Coach

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2008 - Beijing

Pierre Lafontaine, National Coach
Tom Johnson, Head Coach
Randy Bennett, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Jozsef Nagy, Coach
Paul Midgley, Coach
Claude St-Jean, Coach

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2012 - London

Pierre Lafontaine, National Coach
Randy Bennett, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Jozsef Nagy, Coach
Marc-Andre Pelletier, Coach
John Rodgers, Coach
Kevin Thorburn, Coach

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2016 - Rio

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Keifer, Coach
Ryan Mallette, Coach
Steve Price, Coach
Kevin Thorburn, Coach
Ben Titley, Coach

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2021 - Tokyo

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Iain MacDonald, Assistant Team Leader 
Martyn Wilby, Head Coach
Mark Perry, Head Coach OW
Vlastimil Cerny, Coach
Dave Johnson, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Ryan Mallette - Coach
Ben Titley - Coach


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2024 - Paris 

Ryan Mallette, Head Coach 
Greg Arkhurst, Coach
Vlastimil Cerny, Coach
Dave Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Scott Talbot, Coach
Mark Perry, OW Coach
John Atkinson, High Performance Director
Iain MacDonald, Associate High Performance Director


    


World Long Course Championships

1973 - Belgrade

George Gate, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Coach
Gaye Stratten, Coach


1975 - Cali

Deryk Snelling, Coach
Don Talbot, Coach

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1978 - West Berlin

Don Talbot, Head Men's Coach
Dave Johnson, Head Women's Coach
Paul Savage, Men's Coach
Tom Johnson, Men's Coach
Bill Rose, Women's Coach
Nigel Kemp, Women's Coach

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1982 - Guayaquil

Tom Johnson, Head Women's Coach
Dave Johnson, Head Men's Coach
Bruce Gibson, Women's Coach
Cliff Barry, Men's Coach
Trevor Tiffany, Men's Coach

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1986 - Madrid


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1991 - Perth

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Deryk Snelling, Head Coach
Bruce Gibson, Coach
Ron Jacks, Distance Coach
Tom Johnson, Scholarship Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Marian Sweetnam, Scholarship Coach

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1994 - Rome

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Mike Pliuskaitis, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Coach
Pierre Lafontaine, OW Coach
Eric Isbister, OW Coach
Ron Jacks, OW Coach
Benoit Lebrun, OW Coach

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1998 - Perth

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, OW Coach
Gaye Stratten, Coach

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2001 - Fukuoka

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Randy Bennett, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Lucie Hewitt-Henderson, Coach
Ron Jacks, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Claude St-Jean, Coach

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2003 - Barcelona


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2005 - Montreal


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2007 - Melbourne


Pierre Lafontaine, National Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Randy Bennett, Coach 
Dean Boles, Coach 
Ron Jacks, Coach

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2009 - Rome



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2011 - Shanghai

Incomplete

Jan Bidrman, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Jozsef Nagy, Coach
Marc-Andre Pelletier, Coach

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2013 - Barcelona

John Atkinson, HP Director
Randy Bennett, Head Coach
Claude-Yves Bertrand, Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach
Don Burton, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Jozsef Nagy, Coach
Marc-Andre Pelletier, Coach
Ben Titley, Coach

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2015 - Kazan

John Akinson, Team Leader
Tom Johnson, Head Coach M
Claude St-Jean, Head Coach W
Mike Blondal, Coach
Ryan Mallette, Coach
Jozsef Nagy, Coach

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2017 - Budapest

John Akinson, Team Leader
Martyn Wilby, Head Coach
Mark Perry, Head Coach OW
Ron Jacks, OW Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Dominique Longtin, OW Coach
Ryan Mallette, Coach
Claude St-Jean, Coach
Ben Titley, Coach


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2019 - Guangju

John Akinson, Team Leader
Martyn Wilby, Head Coach
Mark Perry, Head Coach OW
Vlastimil Cerny, Coach
Philip Garverick, Apprentice Coach
Ron Jacks, Coach OW
Dave Johnson, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Ryan Mallette, Coach
Steve Price, Advisory Coach OW
Ben Titley, Coach

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2022 - Budapest 

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Iain MacDonald - Assistant Team Leader 
Martyn Wilby, Head Coach
Mark Perry, Head Coach OW
Greg Arkhurst, Coach
Mandy Bell, Coach
Paul Birmingham, Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach
Vlastimil Cerny, Coach
Dave Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Ryan Mallette - Coach
Abderrahamane Tissira, Coach


2023 - Fukuoka 

John Atkinson, National Coach
Iain MacDonald - Team Leader 
Ryan Mallette - Head Coach
Greg Arkhurst, Coach
Paul Birmingham, Coach
Dave Johnson - Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Derrick Schoof - Coach
Scott Talbot - Coach

2024 - Doha

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Iain MacDonald - Assistant Team Leader 
Mark Perry, Head Coach OW
Scott Talbot - Head Coach Coach Men's Team
Ryan Mallette - Head Coach Women's Team
Liam Donnelly, Coach
Dave Johnson, Coach
Marc-Andre Pelletier, Coach
Ryan Clouston, OW Coach





World SC Championships

1993 - Palma de Mallorca


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1995 - Rio de Janeiro

Dave Johnson, Team Leader
Deryk Snelling, Coach
Gaye Stratten, Coach

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1997 - Gothenburg

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach
Dean Boles, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Steve Price, Coach

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1999 - Hong Kong

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Sean Baker, Coach
Randy Bennett, Coach
Michel Berube, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Dean Boles, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Heather MacFarlane, Coach
Ken McKinnon, Coach

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2000 - Athens


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2002 - Moscow


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2004 - Indianapolis


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2006 - Shanghai


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2008 - Manchester


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2010 - Dubai


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2012 - Istanbul


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2014 - Doha

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Randy Bennett, Head Coach
Ken McKinnon, Coach

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2016 - Windsor

John Atkinson, HP Director
Iain MacDonald, Team Leader
Ryan Mallette, Head Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Peter Schori, Coach
Claude St-Jean, Coach
Kevin Thorburn, Coach
Ben Titley, Coach

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2018 - Hangzhou

Martyn Wilby, Team Leader
Martin Gingras, Coach


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2021 - Abu Dhabi

John Atkinson, National Coach
Iain MacDonald, Team Leader 
Ryan Mallette, Head Coach
Greg Arkhurst, Coach
Dave Johnson, Coach
Zoe Miles, Assistant Coach
Ben Titley, Coach
Mark Perry, OW Head Coach
Martin Gingras, OW Coach
Savannah King, OW Assistant Coach

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Pan Pacific Championships

1985 - Tokyo



1987 - Brisbane

Don Talbot, National Coach
Dave Johnson, Senior Coach
Jeno Tihanyi, Senior Coach
Don Packer, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Coach
John Hawes, Coach

1989 - Tokyo

Byron MacDonald, Head Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Cliff Barry, Coach
Ken Olson, Coach
Marian Sweetnam, Coach

1991 - Edmonton

Bill Barton, Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach
Murray Drudge, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Don Packer, Coach
Marian Sweetnam, Coach

1993 - Kobe

Ron Jacks, Head Coach
Gaye Stratten, Performance Coach
Eduard Levites, Performance Coach
Bill Barton, Coach
Mike Pliuskaitis, Coach


1995 - Atlanta

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Coach


1997 - Fukuoka

Dave Johnson, Team Leader
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach
Dean Boles, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Claude St-Jean, Coach
Alex Sereno, Coach
Gaye Stratten, Coach
Marc Tremblay, Coach
Claude Warren, Coach


1999 - Sydney

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Sean Baker, Coach
Randy Bennett, Coach
Michel Berube, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Dean Boles, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Ken McKinnon, Coach
Kevin Thorburn, Coach


2002 - Yokohama

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Nandi Kormendi, Coach
Bud McAllister, Coach
Steve Price, Coach
Marc Tremblay, Coach

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2006 - Victoria

Pierre Lafontaine, National Coach
Jan Bidrman, Head Coach 
Ron Jacks, OW Coach
Steve Price, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach 
Jamie Connors, Coach
Kevin Thorburn, Coach
Randy Bennett, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Nicholas Peron, Coach
Bud MacAlister, Coach
Claude St. Jean, Coach
Claude-Yves Bertrand, Coach
Dean Boles, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Coach
Paula Crutcher, Women in Coaching

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2010 - Irvine


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2014 - Gold Coast

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Randy Bennett, Head Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Marc-Andre Pelletier, Coach
Nicholas Perron, Coach
Claude St-Jean, Coach
Ben Titley, Coach

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2018 - Tokyo

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Iain MacDonald, Assistant Team Leader
Martyn Wilby, Head Coach (Pool)
Mark Perry Head Coach (OW)
Abderrahmane Tissira, Apprentice Coach
Ron Jacks, Associate Coach (OW)
Mike Blondal, Coach
Martin Gingras, Coach  (OW) 
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer Coach
Ryan Mallette, Coach
Ben Titley, Coach


2026 TBC 












Commonwealth Games

1930 - Hamilton



1934 - London



1938 - Sydney

Tommy Walker, Coach


1950 - Auckland

Tom Jones, Head Coach


1954 - Vancouver

Percy Norman, Head Coach
George Gate, Coach


1958 - Cardiff

Howard Firby, Coach


1962 - Perth

Ed Healy, Coach


1966 - Kingston

Ted Simpson, Coach


1970 - Edinburgh

Nick Thierry, Women's Coach
Trevor Cole, Men's Coach


1974 - Christchurch

Deryk Snelling, Coach
Don Talbot, Coach


1978 - Edmonton

Don Talbot, Head Men's Coach
Dave Johnson, Head Women's Coach
Paul Savage, Men's Coach
Tom Johnson, Men's Coach
Bill Rose, Women's Coach
Nigel Kemp, Women's Coach

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1982 - Brisbane

Tom Johnson, Head Women's Coach
Dave Johnson, Head Men's Coach
Mark Temple, Women's Coach
Ken McKinnon, Women's Coach
Jeno Tihanyi, Men's Coach
Ron Jacks, Men's Coach

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1986 - Edinburgh

Deryk Snelling, Head Coach
Paul Bergen, Women's Head Coach
Cliff Barry, Men's Head Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Paul Meronen, Coach
Paul Midgley, Coach
Jeno Tihanyi, Coach

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1990 - Auckland

Tom Johnson, Head Coach
Jim Fowlie, Coach
Dave Johnson, Coach
Eric Kremer, Coach
Alain Lefebvre, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Coach

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1994 - Victoria

Dave Johnson, Team Leader
Tom Johnson, Coach
Michael Pliuskaitis, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Coach
Pal Temesvari, Coach
Jeno Tihanyi, Coach
Michelle Wilson, Initiative Coach

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1998 - Kuala Lumpur

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Sean Baker, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Dean Boles, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Kevin Thorburn, Coach

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2002 - Manchester

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Vlastimil Cerny, Coach
Andrew Craven, Coach
Ron Jacks, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Bud McAllister, Coach
Mark Temple, Coach
Kevin Thorburn, Coach
Deryk Snelling, Personal Coach
Claude St-Jean, Personal Coach
Christy Yaremczuk, Personal Coach

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2006 - Melbourne

Pierre Lafontaine, National Coach
Jan Bidrman, Head Coach
Randy Bennett, Coach
Jaimie Connors, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Pierre Lamy, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Craig McCord, SWAD Coach

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2010 - Delhi

Pierre LaFontaine, National Team Coach
Randy Bennett, Head Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Jozsef Nagy, Coach
Marc-Andre Pelletier, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Nicholas Perron, Coach
Pierre Lamy, Coach

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2014 - Glasgow

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Randy Bennett, Head Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Benoit Lebrun, Coach
Vince Mikuska, Coach
Nicholas Perron, Coach
Claude St-Jean, Coach
Ben Titley, Coach

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2018 - Gold Coast

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Martyn Wilby, Head Coach
Tina Hoeben, Apprentice Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Linda Kiefer Coach
Ryan Mallette, Coach
Vince Mikuska, Coach
Bill O'Toole, Coach
Mike Thompson, Coach
Ben Titley, Coach

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2022 - Birmingham

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Iain MacDonald - Assistant Team Leader 
Martyn Wilby, Head Coach
Greg Arkhurst, Coach
Linda Kiefer, Coach
Ryan Mallette - Coach
Sierra Moores, Assistant Coach
Rob Novak - Coach
Marc-Andre Pelletier, Coach
Mike Thompson, Coach





Pan American Games

1955 - Mexico City

Tommy Walker, Coach

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1959 - Chicago

Alexander Stermac, Head Coach
Edward Healy, Coach

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1963 - Sao Paulo

George Gate, Coach

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1967- Winnipeg

George Wiskin, Coach
Robert Eynon, Coach

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1971 - Cali

Deryk Snelling, Head Coach
Doug Crarer, Coach
Ted Thomas, Coach

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1975 - Mexico City

Gaye Stratten, Coach
Dave Johnson, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach

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1979 - San Juan

Bill Rose, Women's Head Coach
Dave Johnson, Men's Head Coach
Bob Allen, Women's Coach
Bruce Gibson, Women's Coach
Tom Johnson, Men's Coach
Ron Jacks, Men's Coach

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1983 - Caracas

Trevor Tiffany, Chief Coach
Dave Johnson, Women's Head Coach
Cliff Barry, Men's Head Coach
Ken McKinnon, Women's Coach
Bruce Gibson, 
Women's Coach
Tom Johnson, Men's Coach
Tom Arusoo, Men's Coach

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1987 - Indianapolis

Tom Johnson, Head Coach
Jim Fowlie, Coach
Alain Lefebvre, Coach
Pierre Lafontaine, Coach

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1991 - Havana

Cliff Barry, Head Coach
Pierre Bedard, Coach
Sam Montgomery, Coach
Marian Sweetnam, Coach

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1995 - Mar del Plata

Dave Johnson, Team Leader
Deryk Snelling, Performance Coach
Sam Montgomery, Coach
Pal Temasvari, Coach

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1999 - Winnipeg

Dave Johnson, Head Coach
Sean Baker, Coach
Michel Berube, Coach
Jan Bidrman, Coach
Dean Boles, Coach
Tom Johnson, Coach
Ken McKinnon, Coach

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2003 - Santo Domingo


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2007 - Rio de Janeiro


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2011 - Guadalajara

Michael Berube, Coach
Ryan Mallette, Coach
Mark Botrill, Coach
Martin Gingras, Coach 

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2015 - Toronto

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Ben Titley, Head Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach 
Ryan Mallette, Coach
Jozsef Nagy, Coach
Claude St-Jean, Coach

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2019 - Lima

Iain McDonald, Team Leader
Robert Pettifer, Head Coach
Mark Perry, OW Head Coach
Don Burton, Coach
Brad Dingey, OW Coach
Ben Keast, Coach

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2023 - Santiago 

John Atkinson, Team Leader
Iain MacDonald, Asst Team Leader 
Scott Talbot, Head Coach
Mark Perry, OW Head Coach
Greg Arkhurst, Coach
Mike Blondal, Coach 
Paul Birmingham, OW Coach
Vlastimil Cerny, Coach
Liam Donnelly, Coach
Sierra Moores, Coach
Rob Novak, Coach

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