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N A T I O N A L M E D A L I S T S
Floridians medal at 2017 National Senior Games
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With the 2017 National Senior Games
being in such close proximity, nearly
900 Florida Senior Athletes traveled
to Birmingham, Ala., and made their
presence known, winning a total of
577 medals and setting 17 age group
records. It was the second highest total
of athletes representing all 50 states
competing in the biennial games, held
June 2-15.
Florida athletes brought home 223 gold,
187 silver and 167 bronze, according
to the “Medal Count,” posted on nsga.
com. The 577 medals was second
behind Tennessee with 644 overall
medals. Rounding out the top five were
Texas with 376, California with 374 and
Ohio with 362.
All 19 of the National Senior Games
sports had a Florida athlete among the
medal winners and the medal winners
stretched from the youngest age group,
50-54, into the 95-99 age group.
ARCHERY (29 medals – 13 gold, 11 silver,
5 bronze)
Gold Medalists
Gary Perigo, Groveland
Jerry Stemich, Hernando
Gary Rollins, Ormond Beach
Christine Booras, Jacksonville
Densel Landrum, Davenport
Oliver Austin, Tallahassee
Dale East, Tallahassee
Richard Armstrong, The Villages
James Harden, Ocala
Jack Cason, St. Petersburg
John Horwath, The Villages
Melanie White, Westin
Angie Olds, Melbourne
Silver Medalists
Gerald Nichols, Lake Wales
James Scheer, The Villages
Frank Skvarek, The Villages
Sandy Pettitt, Hudson
William Turner, Youngstown
Roy Bowen, Sarasota
Sandi Schlichting, Sun City Center
Viatcheslav Oulianov, Lakeland
Jeff Wiseman, The Villages
Lori Willner, Tallahassee
Acelia Knoeck, The Villages
Bronze Medalists
Barksdale Pullen, Tallahassee
Jim Brown, Palm Coast
Linda J. Woody, Lady Lake
Diane Wells, Macclenny
John, Hall, Tallahassee
BADMINTON (4 medals – 1 gold, 2 silver,
1 bronze)
Gold and two Silver Medals
Kamal Chaudhari, Temple Terrace
Bronze Medalist
Michael Kowal, Miami Beach
BASKETBALL (3 Team Medals – 3 silver)
Silver Medalists
Clearwater Aces ( Mike Campbell, Harry
Carothers, Jim McNulty)
Broward Heat (Diane Foli, Cordelia Fulmore,
Leatha Ingram, Veronica Lakatos, Kim
Land, Mattie Lenhardt, Kertria Lofton, Ida
Montgomery, Walta Peterson)
East Coast Bouncers (Jeanne Angleberger, Julie
Bradley, Beth Quesnel, Sharon Swensen)
BOWLING (31 medals – 14 gold, 11 silver,
6 bronze)
Gold Medalists
Jack Appel (2), Boca Raton
Richard Coleman, Lake Alfred
Stanley Corwin, Boynton Beach
Shari Forfa, Niceville
Terry Forfa, Niceville
John Israel,Pensacola
Gregory Lindsay, North Fort Myers
Cristy Morawski, Milton
Linda Myer, Winter Haven
Carol Teel (2), The Villages
Gerald Teel, The Villages
Robert Veit, Pensacola
Silver Medalists
Gloriann Dickinson, Auburndale
Gregory Lindsay, North Fort Myers
Edward McNulty, Lake Alfred
Drema Moore, Sun City Center
Robert Nash, Boynton Beach
Michael Prunier, Lakeland
John Ramsey, Winter Haven
Carol Sadlek, Fort Lauderdale
Carol Teel, The Villages
Bronze Medalists
Richard Coleman, Lake Alfred
Jerry Gavin, Cape Coral
Sandra Kelley, Port Richey
Gregory Lindsay, North Fort Myers
Cristy Morawski, Milton
Carol Sadlek, Fort Lauderdale
CYCLING (15 medals – 7 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze)
Gold Medalists
Michael Adams, Tampa
Kay Carver, The Villages
Pete Butler, Tallahassee
Judith Shepard (2), Odessa
Edward Wulbern (2), Jacksonville
Silver Medalists
Richard Benson, Port St. Lucie
Pete Butler, Tallahassee
Kay Carver, The Villages
George Olsen, St. Augustine
Kathy Petrillo, Jupiter
Bronze Medalists
Richard Benson, Port St. Lucie
Kay Carver, The Villages
George Olsen, St. Augustine
GOLF (7 medals – 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
Gold Medalists
Deanne Fry, The Villages
Gerry Rose, Tallahassee
Debra Whipkey, Pensacola
Silver Medalists
Robert Conrey, Gainesville
Bronze Medalists
Leslie, Johnson, Lady Lake
Curt McDonald, Englewood
Mary Taylor, Lithia
HORSESHOES (4 medals – 3 gold, 1 silver)
Gold Medalists
Claudette Braswell, Lake Wales
Gene Burch, Kissimmee
Doug Dailey, North Fort Myers,
Silver Medalists
John Wilhelmsen, Davenport,
PICKLEBALL (35 medals – 13 gold, 11 silver,
11 bronze)
Gold Medalists
Diane Ahern, The Villages
Steve Arlen, Kissimmee
Lyndon Clemens, Sarasota
Erica Gonzales (2), Poinciana
Deb Harrison, The Villages
Stephen Kennedy, Davie
Gary Miller (2), The Villages
Dick Riesen, Sarasota
John Trafalski, Hernando
Sylvia Whitehouse, Palm Coast
Lydia Willis, The Villages
Silver Medalists
Diane Bock, The Villages
Gail Brown, The Villages
Deb Harrison, The Villages
Jean Kiker (2), The Villages
Barbara Miachicka, Sebring
Joy Ralston, The Villages
Ernie Tomlinson, The Villages
Robert Welter, Cape Coral
James White (2), Naples
Bronze Medalists
Diane Ahern (2), The Villages
Marcus Bock, The Villages
Roger Bunting, Clearwater
Connie Burmaster, Fort Myers
Betty Case, Ponte Vedra
Deb Harrison, The Villages
Stephen Kennedy, Davie
William Lanius, Ponte Vedra
Ernie Tomlinson, The Villages
Nancy Walter, Bonita Springs
Lydia Willis, The Villages
Debbie Zinsmaster, Daytona Beach Shores
RACE WALK (7 medals – 4 silver, 3 bronze)
Silver Medalists
Claudia Graves (2), Seminole
Karl Hughes, Seminole
Annaliese Sager, Winter Haven, 49:04.7
Annaliese Sager, Winter Haven
Karl Hughes, Seminole
David Brohel, Largo
RACQUETBALL ( 9 medals – 5 gold, 2 silver,
2 bronze)
Gold Medalists
Larry Ardito (2), Bonita Springs
Lucy Ramsay, Naples
Tony Upkes (2), Fort Myers
Silver Medalists
Jerry Wickliffe, Navarre
Lucy Ramsay, Naples
Bronze Medalists
Donald Husmann, Atlantic Beach
William Burg, Atlantic Beach
ROAD RACE (3 medals – 1 gold, 2 silver)
Gold Medalists
Doreen Johnstone, Fort Myers
Silver Medalists
Holly Alexander, Citrus Springs
Jim Askew, Stuart
SHUFFLEBOARD (14 medals – 5 gold, 5 silver,
4 bronze)
Gold Medalists
Henry Armstrong, Lakeland
Linda Armstrong, Lakeland
John Mataya, Ocala