mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm wmm uj mmmmmmm r a- ftp visili si5rj- s v mmmm ru i r v former olympic t- i gymnast is now tastormdrhieat r- jim thomas s v correspondent 2 i mamie haydens done it all f proof of her gymnastic accom plishments are contained in- a scrapbook of stories and photos documented over the years by her mother trophies medals and ribbons adorn herstouffville home janativejof kirkland lakei the former marilyhn minaker jsnbw pastor mamie at- the bethel assemblyof god hwy48 in ringwood where herfatherrev howard minaker is the minister s i she was ordained 7 last november lt was l after moving from kirklandlake to goderichand tthen to fergus that marnieand her family settled in scarborough if was r there she i entered and excelled ineverything ffompublic speaking to sports- s during my growing up years i- was a bit of a tomboy trie 51-year- lyihitmc nhiucra aiuuiivmtrrcbiumit- praises 6od in helping fier to overcome injuriesduring her competitive days old mother of two recalls but the rough edges were always keenly polishedbymyrnother haydeh remembers doing cart wheels on the way to church it seemed i was more upside down than rightside up she laughs j it was while a student at cedarbrae collegiate that haydens gymnastic achievements soared shewon provincial and north americanchampionships before going- on to the pan american games in winnipeg the world championships in germany and the 1968 olympics in mexico x among a host of honors she holds the governorgenerals canadian fitness award of excellence hayden came by her athletic abilities honestly her grandfather could do a onearm lever at 70 and her great uncle played baseball with the chicago white sox- hayden entered gymnastics at age 10- a little bit late by todays standards she says she quickly made iip for lost time under the tutelage of don webb at the scarborough police youth club she commenced a rig orous training schedule that included six days a week in her first north american competition she placed second she later returned to defeat the girl that had earlier defeated her although a north american trampoline champion the bal ance beam was her favorite i tried to do things no one else was doing she remembers these feats of physical and mental magic attracted the atten tion of judges around the world but riot without cost hayden suffered several serious injuries including two broken wrists both at the same time the pain was terrible she recalls still she came back and com peted with both wrists encased in casts at age 15 prior to the pan american games hayden suf- fered a blood clot on her brain physicians said shed never com- peteagain god healed me she says hayden claims her main goal as early as age 10 was to represent canada at the olympics nothing could stop me she recalls and nothing did en route she rubbed shoulders with many famous people includ ing figure skater petra burka run ners harry jerome and bill crothers hockey star ron ellis skier nancy greene and prime minister pierre trudeau she was an argo cheerleader and participated in several grey cup halftime shows while wonderful to remember hayden says her present calling that of an ambassador for christ is by far the most satisfying gymnastics is a fleeting thing she says the word of god goes on forever sports digests ifiv tracksters make their mark several members of the stouffville district secondary school spartans track and field team got their outdoor campaign off on an auspicious note after posting some impressive results at a recent meet held at the school firstplace efforts were recorded by sandra pankrantz in the high jump rebecca okum in the javelin and dana wood in the 400 metres the girls 4 x 100m relay team of wood tc catchini jacquie harris and jasmine geehse were first wood also had a fourth in the 100m while catchini was second in shot put- third in long jump harris had a second in the 100m and geense was third in the 100m macri races to eighth rookie cart toyota atlantic 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