201 0 Co mmo nwealt h Gam e s – New Del hi
Wynn Payne:
Owner Kwik
Kopy Design
and Print Centre
After receiving his Bachelor of
Commerce degree in 1968, Wynn
articled for his Chartered Accountant
designation. He spent time working
for a large multinational corporation,
followed by ten years as a VP finance for
an Edmonton-based land development/
property management company. In
1986, Wynn purchased a printing
franchise that he has been operating
since. Wynn is also a long term mentor in
the School’s MBA mentorship program.
Wynn Payne:
Canada’s Oldest
Athlete Commonwealth Games
“In October of this year, I had the opportunity to compete
in the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi, India, in Prone
Rifle shooting.
It was a great thrill to be part of the Canadian team and
wear the team colours while walking into the sixty thousand
seat stadium for the opening ceremonies. The noise was like
being at a Grey Cup and the cheering made for a winning
touchdown. As a 64-year old, I feel very fortunate to compete
in one of the few sports that age is not the most significant
factor in performance. I’ve been shooting for a long time:
winning my first Canadian championship at age16. Although
I have competed in seven world cups, this has been the
fulfillment of a lifetime dream to be able to attend a
major games.
The competition was very tight with many competitors
from the world cup circuit. I was pleased with my ninth place
finish out of the 40 something competitors. The winner had
a 595 compared to my 590 (out of 600). I was in a shoot off
for the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions and ended up finishing
ahead of a person from India who had won four gold medals in
other shooting disciplines at these games.
I enjoyed being able to make contact again with competitors
and officials from other world shooting competitions. One was
my friend from Australia who I have kept in constant contact
with since 1978 when we were officials at the Commonwealth
Games in Edmonton.
The whole Games experience was most interesting. Security
was extremely high. The village resembled a prison except this
was to keep people out versus keeping people in. The total
parameter was an 8 foot wall with razor wire on top and gun
towers every 100 metres. Everywhere you went was like going
through airport security and the metal detection process. Every
bus taking athletes to the respective venues had an armed car in
front and rear with an armed soldier inside each bus.
We were told not to leave the village so touring was limited.
The one major excursion was a day-long trip to the Taj Mahal and
we did get a few trips into various parts of Delhi.
My schedule for 2011 is possibly a couple of world cups in the
spring and for the team trials next August for the Pan-Am team
that goes to Guadalajara, Mexico, in October 2011.
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