August 19, 2011
Canadian Horseshoe Pitching Records
Records set in Canadian Horseshoe Pitching Championships
Men's division
Women's division
Junior Boys' division
Junior Girls' division
Senior Men's 30' division
Senior Women's division
Senior Men's 40' division
Intermediate Men's division
Complete tournament:
High Ringer % 85.6 Elmer Hohl, Ont. 1972
Ringers 759 Clayton English, Man. 1988
Shoes pitched 1042 Clayton English, Man. 1988
Single game, both players
Longest game, shoes 138 Steve Hohl & Fern. Thibeault 1983
Ringer %, combined 82.25 Steve Hohl & Fern. Thibeault 1983
Total ringers 227 Steve Hohl & Fern. Thibeault 1983
Four deads 33 Steve Hohl & Fern. Thibeault 1983
Consecutive 4deads 7 Howard Weitzel & Tom Gallina 1999
Shortest game, shoes 18 Fern. Ladouceur & E. Nichols 1933
Single game, individual
Highest R%, winner 95.8 André Leclerc, Qué. 1985
Highest R%, loser 81.9 Fernand Thibeault, Qué. 1983
Ringers, winner 114 Steve Hohl, Ont. 1983
Ringers, loser 113 Fernand Thibeault, Qué. 1983
Consecutive ringers ? ?
Complete tournament:
High Ringer % 88.03 Diane Cantin, Qué. 1989
Ringers 883 Diane Cantin, Qué. 1987
Shoes pitched 1076 Sandy McLachlin, Ont. 1987
Single game, both players
Longest game, shoes 126 Sylv. Moisan & Myrna Kissick 1995
Ringer %, combined*** 84.92 Sylv. Moisan & Myrna Kissick 1995
Total ringers 214 Sylv. Moisan & Myrna Kissick 1995
Total doubles 90 Sylv. Moisan & Myrna Kissick 1995
Cancelled ringers 194 Sylv. Moisan & Myrna Kissick 1995
Four deads 38 Sylv. Moisan & Myrna Kissick 1995
Consecutive 4deads 6 Sylv. Moisan & Diane Cantin (2) 1988
Shortest game, shoes 20 Sylv. Moisan & Pat Daley 2003
Single game, individual
Highest R%, winner 100.0 Sylvianne Moisan, Qué. (26) 2001, (24) 2002
100.0 Diane Cantin, Qué. (24) 1989
Highest R%, loser ** 82.6 Elyse Brunelle, B.C. 2004
Ringers, winner 110 Sylvianne Moisan, Qué. 1995
Ringers, loser 104 Myrna Kissick, Alberta 1995
Doubles, winner 46 Sylvianne Moisan, Qué. 1995
Doubles, loser 44 Myrna Kissick, Alberta 1995
Consecutive ringers 50 Sylvianne Moisan, Qué. 2002
Note: ** Previous record was 82.54 held by Myrna Kissick, Alberta (1995).
***SYlvianne and Angeline Moisan missed the record with a combined 84.85 in 2005!
Complete tournament:
High Ringer % 87.13 Steve Hohl, Ont. (7 g.) 1978
Ringers 606 Drew Becker, Ont. (17 g.) 2003
Shoes pitched 674 Curtis Ninnie, Sask. (14 g.) 1992
Single game, both players
Longest game, shoes 98 Steve Hohl & John Dooley 1978
Ringer %, combined* 83.0 Drew Becker & Buddy Dyrda 2003
Total ringers 160 Steve Hohl & John Dooley 1978
Four deads 22 Steve Hohl & John Dooley 1978
22 Drew Becker & Buddy Dyrda 2003
Consecutive fourdeads 5 Drew Becker & Buddy Dyrda 2003
Shortest game, shoes 16 Buddy Dyrda vs Dean Squires 2003
16 Drew Becker vs Dean Squires 2003
Single game, individual
Highest R%, winner*** 100.00 Buddy Dyrda, B.C. 2004
Highest R%, loser* 83.0 Buddy Dyrda, B.C. 2003
Ringers, winner 84 Steve Hohl, Ont. 1978
Ringers, loser* 78 Buddy Dyrda, B.C. 2003
Doubles, winner 35 Steve Hohl, Ont. 1978
Doubles, loser* 32 Buddy Dyrda, B.C. 2003
Consecutive ringers** 22 Buddy Dyrda, B.C. 2003
Note: *Former records held by John Dooley in game against Steve Hohl in 1978.
** Former record was 19 by Steve Hohl in 1978.
*** Former record was 96.15% by Steve Hohl in 1977.
Complete tournament:
High Ringer % 64.25 Crystal Curtis, Alberta 1993
Ringers 350 Crystal Curtis, Alberta (14 g.) 1992
Shoes pitched 636 Chantel Danylko, Sask. (14 g.) 1992
Single game, individual
Highest R%, winner 84.09 Crystal Curtis, Alberta 1994
Complete tournament:
High Ringer % 75.51 Russ Christopher, Sask. 1996
Ringers 577 Russ Christopher, Sask. (15 g.) 1999
Shoes pitched 796 Ed Claussen, Alb. (15 g.) 1999
Single game, individual
Highest R%, winner 100.0 Keith Lindsay, Ont. 2008
92.3 Russ Christopher, Sask. 1999
Complete tournament:
High Ringer % 65.56 Pauline Spilchen, Sask. 1998
Ringers 461 Lucille Leis, Ont. (15 g.) 2000
Shoes pitched 798 Eileen Kozakewich, Sk (15 g.) 2000
Single game, individual
Highest R%, winner 85.00 Pauline Spilchen, Sask. 1998
Complete tournament:
High Ringer % 72.43 Howard Weitzel, Sask. 1988
Ringers 431 Wilf Donald, Alb. (15 g.) 1999
Shoes pitched 808 Larry Markle, Ont. (15 g.) 2000
Single game, individual
Highest R%, winner 88.46 Howard Weitzel, Sask. 1988
Single game, both players
Longest game, shoes 118 Fred Croy & Stan Dahl 1980
Complete tournament:
High Ringer % 71.0 Howard Weitzel, Sask. 1983
Single game, individual
Highest R%, winner 83.33 Tom Corner, Ont. 1991
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