Several Sooke athletes hit the gold standard at the recent 55+ B.C. Games in Kelowna.
Leading the way for the locals was 86-year-old Myrtle Acton, who won three gold medals competing in shotput, weight throw, and hammer throw.
Acton holds several Canadian track and field records for her age division.
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Other Sooke medal winners include:
Table Tennis – Reg Card and Paul Martin – Men’s 75+ Doubles (competitive) – bronze; Sue Jiang and Jeannie Hadley – Women 70-74 Doubles (competitive) – silver; Jeannie Hadley and Paul Martin – Men and Women 70-74 Mixed Doubles (competitive) – silver; and Jeannie Hadley – Women 70-74 Singles (silver).
Swimming – Rhonda Henry – Women 70-74 50M backstroke (bronze).
Horseshoes – Chris Vanier – Men’s Singles 65+ (silver).
Track and Field – Leanor Davidson – Women 70-74 100 metres (bronze); Leanor Davidson – Women 70-74 200 metres (bronze); Myrtle Acton – Women 85-89 shotput (gold); Myrtle Acton – Women 85-89 weight throw (gold); Myrtle Acton – Women 85-89 hammer throw (gold).
This year more than 4,200 seniors competed in the Games 30 sporting events.
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