Anthony Dall’Antonia of Burnaby and B.C. association hall of famer Dave Hicks will lead a group of eight to the Canadian armwrestling championships next month.
Also earning a spot at the nationals were Burnaby-based clubmates Patrick Callan, Clayton Faulconer, Nathan Jones, Tom Pacynski, Ethan Jung and Damien Luxon following a 12-member medal haul at the provincial championships in Kelowna on April 6.
Callan took home two medals in the 188-pound masters class, winning a gold with the left arm and a silver with the right.
Faulconer won the gold in the 188 lbs. masters right arm. He also took bronze in the open 176 to 198 lbs. right arm.
Jones won gold in the open 154 lbs. left arm class and silver in the open right.
Pacynski earned a second-place medal in the open 199 lbs. class with both right and left arms.
Jung took a silver medal in the open 155 to 176 lbs. left arm final.
Luxon won the open 155 to 176 lbs. right arm class. He added a bronze medal in the 177 to 198 lbs. left arm class.
Also bringing home medals was double gold medallist Tony Dema in the amateur 165 lbs. division.
Tony Bevilacqua of Burnaby also won a gold in the open 155 to 176 lbs. left arm.
Justin Hancock won the over 199 lbs. left arm, while earning a bronze with the right.
Jess Klassen won a pair of silvers in the amateur 166 to 198 lbs. class.
Frank Nuyens of Burnaby and Ollie Parkin took bronze in their respective classes.
The eight-man contingent will compete at the nationals in Charlottetown, P.E.I. from May 16 to 18.
The winners from the nats will qualify for the World Armwrestling Federation championships in Lithuania in September.
