Canadian Track and Field Championships
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competitions		Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships
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The Canadian Track and Field Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organized by Athletics Canada, which serves as the Canadian national championships for the sport. The championships serve as part of the selection process for Canadian teams at the Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships, Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games, and NACAC Championships.

The most recent edition of the competition took place in Langley, British Columbia in July 2023. The next edition will be held July 2024, in Montreal, Quebec and will serve as the Paralympic and Olympic trials for the 2024 Paris Games.

History

The Canadian Track and Field Championships have their roots in Montreal. During the 1870s the Montreal Lacrosse Club held annual and semi-annual track and field competitions.[1] In some years these served as the Canadian Track and Field Championships, with the first national championships taking place at Montreal on September 27, 1884. The Championships took place every year thereafter except during World War I (1915-1918) and World War II (1940-1945).[2] The women's competition was added in 1925.[3]

Host cities since year 1994:

Editions

Year City Venue
1994 Ottawa, Ontario
1995 Montreal, Quebec
1996 Montreal, Quebec (Olympic Trials)
1997 Abbotsford, British Columbia
1998 Montreal, Quebec
1999 Winnipeg, Manitoba University Stadium
2000 Victoria, British Columbia (Olympic Trials) Centennial Stadium
2001 Edmonton, Alberta Commonwealth Stadium
2002 Edmonton, Alberta Foote Field
2003 Victoria, British Columbia Centennial Stadium
2004 Victoria, British Columbia (Olympic Trials) Centennial Stadium
2005 Winnipeg, Manitoba University Stadium
2006 Ottawa, Ontario Terry Fox Athletic Park
2007 Windsor, Ontario University of Windsor Stadium
2008 Windsor, Ontario (Olympic Trials) University of Windsor Stadium
2009 Toronto, Ontario Varsity Stadium
2010 Toronto, Ontario Varsity Stadium
2011 Calgary, Alberta Foothills Athletic Park
2012 Calgary, Alberta (Olympic Trials) Foothills Athletic Park
2013 Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Stadium
2014 Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Stadium
2015 Edmonton, Alberta Foote Field
2016 Edmonton, Alberta (Olympic Trials) Foote Field
2017 Ottawa, Ontario Terry Fox Athletic Park
2018[4] Ottawa, Ontario Terry Fox Athletic Park
2019 Montreal, Quebec Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Montreal, Quebec (Olympic Trials) Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
2022 Langley, British Columbia McLeod Athletic Park
2023 Langley, British Columbia McLeod Athletic Park
2024 Montreal, Quebec Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
2025 Ottawa, Ontario Terry Fox Athletic Park
2026 Ottawa, Ontario Terry Fox Athletic Park

Championships records

Men

Event Record Athlete/Team Date Place Ref
100 metres 9.89 Bruny Surin 1 August 1998 Montreal
200 metres 19.96 Brendon Rodney 10 July 2016 Edmonton
400 metres 45.03 Tyler Christopher 5 July 2008 Windsor
800 metres 1:44.39 Marco Arop 25 June 2022 Langley
1500 metres 3:37.24 Kieran Lumb 30 July 2023 Langley [5]
5000 metres 13:25.16 Sean Kaley 12 August 2000 Victoria
110 metres hurdles 13.27 Mark McKoy 3 August 1985 Ottawa
400 metres hurdles 49.68 Adam Kunkel 14 July 2007 Windsor
3000 m steeplechase 8:20.68 John Gay 25 June 2021 Montreal [6]
High jump 2.34 m Derek Drouin 4 July 2015 Edmonton
Pole vault 5.75 m Shawnacy Barber 7 July 2018 Ottawa
Long jump 8.02 m Edrick Floréal 6 August 1989 Ottawa
Triple jump 16.56 m Edrick Floréal 6 August 1989 Ottawa
Shot put 22.21 m Dylan Armstrong 25 June 2011 Calgary
Discus throw 64.84 m Jason Tunks 24 June 2001 Edmonton
Hammer throw 78.52 m James Steacy 5 July 2008 Windsor
Javelin throw 80.17 m Scott Russell 24 June 2001 Edmonton
Decathlon 8498 Mike Smith 14 July 1995 Montreal [7]

Women

Event Record Athlete/Team Date Place Ref
100 metres 11.08 Philomena Mensah 1 August 1998 Montreal
200 metres 22.64 Jillian Richardson 6 August 1989 Ottawa
400 metres 50.57 Charmaine Crooks 4 August 1990 Montreal
800 metres 1:59.19 Lindsey Butterworth 25 June 2021 Montreal
1500 metres 4:04.51 Malindi Elmore 11 July 2004 Victoria
5000 metres 15:08.90 Émilie Mondor 18 July 2003 Victoria
100 metres hurdles 12.60 Perdita Felicien 9 July 2004 Victoria
400 metres hurdles 54.97 Sage Watson 9 July 2017 Ottawa
3000 m steeplechase 9:24.82 Regan Yee 27 July 2023 Langley [8]
High jump 1.95 m Nicole Forrester 6 July 2008 Windsor
Pole vault 4.73 m Alysha Newman 29 July 2023 Langley [9]
Long jump 6.63 m Christabel Nettey 26 June 2022 Langley
Triple jump 13.92 m Tabia Charles 6 July 2008 Windsor
Shot put 20.33 m NR Sarah Mitton 25 June 2022 Langley [10]
Discus throw 59.58 m Carmen Ionesco
Hammer throw 77.43 m Camryn Rogers 28 July 2023 Langley [11]
Javelin throw 63.40 m Elizabeth Gleadle 26 July 2019 Montreal
Heptathlon 6599 Jessica Zelinka 28 June 2012 Calgary [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Morrow, Dan (Winter 1981). "The Powerhouse of Canadian Sport: The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, Inception to 1909" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 8 (3). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ^ Prieur, Paul E.; Nesmith, Tom. MG 28, I 41, Finding Aid No. 751 (PDF) (Report). Canadian Track and Field Association. Retrieved from Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^ Matthews, Peter (2012). Historical dictionary of track and field. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 48. ISBN 978-0810867819. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Athletics Canada announces hosts for upcoming Canadian Championships". Athletics Canada. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ "1500m Result". athletics.ca. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ Steve Smythe (29 June 2021). "Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins sprint double in Jamaican Trials – weekly round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Records". live.athletics.ca.
  8. ^ "3000m Steeplechase Result". athletics.ca. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Pole Vault Result". athletics.ca. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Diaz, Mitton and Richards impress on busy national championships weekend". World Athletics. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Hammer Throw Result". athletics.ca. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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