Inducted 2018
Sylvio Bourque and Charlie McGeoghegan
Started armwrestling competetively since 1978
Has competed in every Nationals and Worlds dating back to the mid 1990’s.
Has won 14 National titles
Is a 25 time World medalist, including 5 Golds
- Organized 2 very successful Canadian Championships in 1999 and 2003
Following write-up courtesy:
All-Time Top Male Puller from Each Province – THE ARMWRESTLING ARCHIVES
Lightweight puller Sylvio Bourque, from Shediac, was still a teenager when he first started competing. In 1979 he enjoyed his first major victory when he won a title at the 1979 WPAA Canadian Naitonals in Toronto. Less active in the 1980s, in 1994 he attended the prestigious International Golden Bear tournament in Russia, where he made it onto the podium. But his biggest successes in the sport came after the age of 40. At the age of 45 he won his first open division CAWF national title and over the past 20 years has amassed at least 15 national titles in the masters and grand masters divisions. He has also amassed more medals at the WAF World Championships than any other Canadian – 26 in all (combination of gold, silver, and bronze in the masters and grand masters divisions).