Special Olympics Indiana proudly sent five Athletes, two Volunteer Coaches, a Staff member, an Athlete Official, an Athlete Mentor, and an Indiana Law Enforcement Torch Run Officer to represent the United States at the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Events took place February 26 - March 5, 2005, at seven sports venues previously used for the 1998 Winter Olympic Games.
More than 2,500 Special Olympics athletes, 650 coaches, and thousands of families, volunteers, spectators and journalists from every continent attended the 2005 Special Olympics World Games in Nagano — the first Special Olympics World Games to be held in Asia. Athletes of all ability levels competed in Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, figure skating, floor hockey, snowboarding and speed skating.
All team members attended the Team USA camp in Colorado from December 1-5, 2004. Congratulations to each of these individuals for their hard work and achievement!
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Katie Crawford
Alpine Skiing
Athlete (Indianapolis)
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Amanda Hoopingarner
Speed Skating
Athlete (Indianapolis)
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Wesley Crowe
Speed Skating
Athlete (Indianapolis)
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Jason Meyer
Snowshoeing
Athlete (Corydon)
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Patricia Landreth
Snowshoeing
Athlete (Pekin)
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Cindi Hart
Head Coach – Team USA Speed Skating
Volunteer speed skating coach for Special Olympics Indiana
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Ken Hart
Assistant Speed Skating Coach – Team USA Speed Skating
Volunteer speed skating coach for Special Olympics Indiana
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Dave Breen
Sport-Specific Coach – Team USA Figure Skating
Director of Sports Management for Special Olympics Indiana
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Shannon Lamb
Athlete Official, 2005 World Winter Games
Athlete, Special Olympics Indiana
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Sandy Lamb
Mentor and Chaperone, 2005 World Winter Games, Coach and parent, Special Olympics Indiana, Figure Skating Director for Special Olympics, Inc.
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Lieutenant Michael Beck
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
Indiana representative to World Games for Law Enforcement Torch Run® Final Leg; Co-Chair, Indiana Law Enforcement Torch Run Executive Committee
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