History of Competition - Special Olympics Ontario

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HISTORY OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMPETITION
1968:
Canada is represented by a Floor Hockey Team from Toronto at the first International Special Olympics
Games held at Soldiers Field in Chicago. Canada becomes the first nation, outside of the United States,
to participate in Special Olympics.
1969:
The first Canadian Special Olympics Games and NHL Floor Hockey Tournament are held in Toronto.
1970:
Canada is represented by a Floor Hockey Team from Orillia, Ontario at the second International Special
Olympics Games held in Chicago, Illinois.
1971:
The second Canadian Special Olympics Games and NHL Floor Hockey Tournament are held in Toronto.
1974:
The first Ontario Invitational Floor Hockey Tournament is held at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto.
1975:
Canada was represented by 138 Special Olympians at the fourth International Special Olympics Games
which were held in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
1976:
Development of the Ontario Floor Hockey League with Ontario Government support through a Wintario
Grant.
1977:
Over 500 athletes participate in the Ontario Floor Hockey League’s first Provincial Tournament held in
Etobicoke.
1978:
The second annual Ontario floor Hockey League Championships are held at Toronto’s Maple Leaf
Gardens with over 600 athletes.
1979:
The first Ontario Special Olympics Summer Games are held in Etobicoke. 440 athletes participate.
The Third Annual Ontario Special Olympics Floor Hockey League Championships is held with 38 teams
competing.
International Special Olympics Summer Games held in Brockport, New York.
1980:
Palmerston hosts the 4th Annual Ontario Floor Hockey League Championships for 18 teams.
The Second Annual Ontario Special Olympics Summer Games are at York University for 440 athletes.
1981:
Canadian Special Olympics Summer Games are held in Ottawa. 500 athletes and 136 coaches
participate. Prior to the Games, the first NHL Floor Hockey Training Camp is held in Toronto.
Timmins hosts the 5th Annual Ontario Floor Hockey League Championship for 13 teams. This was the
first Games held in Northern Ontario.
120 bowlers attend the Ontario Special Olympics Bowling Championships in Toronto.
The World Winter Games are held in Stowe, Vermont.
1982:
Guelph hosts the Ontario Special Olympics Swimming Championship with 120 athletes.
220 Track & Field athletes attend Ontario Championships in Toronto.
North Bay hosts 120 athletes at the Ontario Bowling Championships.
1983:
Smiths Falls hosts the 1st Annual Ontario Special Olympics Winter Games with 120 athletes.
Sixth Annual Ontario Floor Hockey League Championships held in Thunder Bay.
Ridgetown Kiwanis host 1st Annual Special Olympics Soccer Tournament.
International Summer Games held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1984:
Canadian Special Olympics hosts the Internationals NHL Floor Hockey Tournament as part of Toronto’s
Sesquicentennial Celebrations. Over 400 intellectually disabled athletes participate. All NHL Hockey
League teams are represented.
Ontario Special Olympics Swim Championships held in Barrie, 140 athletes compete.
Windsor hosts the Ontario Track & Field Championships for 220 athletes.
Ridgetown Kiwanis host 2nd Annual Special Olympics Soccer Tournament.
1985:
Ontario Floor Hockey League Championships held in Kitchener-Waterloo with 375 athletes.
Ontario Special Olympics Swimming Championships held in Scarborough, 140 athletes compete.
Ontario Special Olympics Track & Field Championships held in Burlington, 220 athletes compete.
Ontario Special Olympics Bowling Championships held in Windsor, 120 athletes compete.
Ridgetown Kiwanis host 3rd Annual Special Olympics Soccer Tournament.
World Winter Games are held in Park City, Utah.
1986:
London hosts Ontario Floor Hockey League Championships, 290 athletes compete.
Ridgetown Kiwanis host 4th Annual Special Olympics Soccer Tournament.
National Summer Games are hosted by Calgary, Alberta.
1987:
World Summer Games were held at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.
1988:
The first Canadian Special Olympics Winter Games are held in Edmundston, New Brunswick.
Approximately 300 athletes and coaches attend.
1989:
World Winter Games were held in Reno and Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
1990:
National Summer Games hosted by Vancouver, British Columbia.
1991
Ontario special Olympics Winter Games held in Windsor and North Bay, Ontario.
Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Summer Games held in Ottawa, Ontario.
Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1992
Ontario special Olympics Floor Hockey held in Markham, Ontario.
Law Enforcement Torch Run Sports Day held in Barrie, Ontario.
Special Olympics Ontario Softball Championships held in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario.
National Winter Games held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
1993
Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Winter Games held in Barrie, Ontario.
World Winter Games were held in Schladming and Salzburg, Austria. These Games were the first World
Games held outside of the United States.
1994
Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Spring Games held in Hamilton, Ontario.
Provincial Winter Games held in Kitchener-Waterloo.
National Summer Games held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1995
Provincial Summer Games held in Windsor.
World Summer Games held in New Haven, Connecticut.
1996
Provincial Spring Games held in Cornwall with 710 athletes. Hosted by Cornwall Community Police
Service. First Police Service to host Provincial Games.
National Winter Games held in Calgary, Alberta.
1997
Provincial Summer Games held in Chatham. Hosted by Chatham-Kent Police Service.
Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Toronto-Collingwood.
1998
Provincial Spring Games held in Oakville/Burlington
Games Tag Line “Courage to Shine”
Sudbury hosts the National Summer Games.
1999
Provincial Winter Games held in Timmins. Hosted by Timmins Police Service.
World Summer Games held in Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, North
Carolina, USA.
2000
Provincial Spring Games held in York Region. Hosted by York Regional Police
Service.
Games Tag Line “Ontario’s Rising Stars”
National Winter Games held in Ottawa.
2001
Provincial Summer Games held in Sault Ste. Marie. Hosted by Sault Ste. Marie
Police Service.
World Winter Games are held in Anchorage, Alaska.
2002
National Summer Games held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
2003
Provincial Winter Games held in Barrie.
Games Tag Line “Emotions in Motion”
Provincial Floor Hockey Championships held in Ottawa.
World Summer Games are held in Dublin, Ireland.
2004
Provincial Spring Games held in Peterborough. Hosted by
Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police.
Games Tag Line “Because I Can”
National Winter Games held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
2005
Provincial Summer Games held in Niagara. Hosted by Niagara Regional
Police Service.
Games Tag Line “Share My Dream”
Winter World Games were hosted in Nagano, Japan and were the
first Special Olympics World Games held in Asia.
2006
National Summer Games held in Brandon, Manitoba.
2007
Provincial Winter Games held in Owen Sound. Hosted by Owen Sound
Police Service.
Games Tag Line “Celebrate the Passion”
Provincial Floor Hockey Championships. Hosted by Toronto Police Service.
World Summer Games were held in Shanghai, China.
2008
Provincial Spring Games held in Durham. Hosted by Durham Regional
Police Service.
Games Tag Line “Embrace Our Spirit”
National Winter Games held in Quebec City, Quebec.
2009
Provincial Summer Games held in Windsor. Hosted by Windsor Police
Service.
Games Tag Line “Together We Triumph”
World Winter Games are held in Boise, Idaho.
2010
National Summer Games held in London.
Games Tag Line “Catch the Spirit”
2011
Provincial Winter Games held in Thunder Bay. Hosted by Thunder
Bay Police Service
Games Tag Line “Be Inspired”
Provincial Floor Hockey Championships in Sudbury. Hosted by Greater
Sudbury Police Service.
2011
World Summer Games held in Athens, Greece.
2012
National Winter Games is held in St. Albert, Alberta.
Provincial Spring Games held in Kingston. Hosted jointly by
Ontario Provincial Police & Kingston Police Service.
Games Tag Line “Side By Side”
2013
Provincial Summer Games in York Region. Hosted by York Regional Police
Games Tag Line “Champions Celebrating Champions”
World Winter Games were held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
2014
1st Provincial School Championships are held in York Region
National Summer Games held in Vancouver, B.C. Team Ontario
slogan “Bring It On”
2015
Provincial Winter Games held in North Bay. Hosted
by North Bay Police Service.
Games Tag Line “Succeed Together”
Provincial Floor Hockey Championships held in Ottawa. Hosted by
Ottawa Police Service.
World Summer Games hosted by Los Angeles, California.
2016
Provincial Spring Games to be held in Guelph. Hosted by Guelph Police Service.
Games tag line “Believe & Achieve”
National Winter Games to be held in Corner Brook,
Newfoundland.

History of Competition - Special Olympics Ontario

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