Athletics Canada selects 28 athletes for World Champs Team
(Ottawa, July 18, 2005) – Athletics Canada is pleased to announce 28 athletes who have been selected to the national team which will represent Canada at the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Athletics taking place in Helsinki, Finland, August 5-15.
Team members are listed below:
Name, Age, Event, Hometown
Jeff Adams, 34, 200m WCh (T54)*, Toronto, ON
Richard Adu-Bobie, 21, 4x100m, Ottawa, ON
Charles Allen, 28, 110mH, Brampton, ON
Tim Berrett, 40, 50km RW, Edmonton, AB
Mark Boswell, 27, High Jump, Brampton, ON
Pierre Browne, 25, 100m, 4x100m, Toronto, ON
Tyler Christopher, 21, 400m, Chilliwack, BC
Diane Cummins, 31, 800m, Vancouver, BC
Tawa Dortch, 25, 400mH, Edmonton, AB
Carmen Douma-Hussar, 28, 1500m, Cambridge, ON
Dana Ellis, 25, Pole Vault, Kitchener, ON
Perdita Felicien, 24, 100m Hurdles, Pickering, ON
Kelsie Hendry, 23, Pole Vault, Saskatoon, SK
Anson Henry, 26, 4x100m, Pickering, ON
Karl Jennings, 26, 110mH, Brampton, ON
Jennifer Joyce, 24, Hammer, Richmond, BC
Jarek Kulesza, 27, 4x100m, Laval, QC
Priscilla Lopes, 22, 100mH, Whitby, ON
Nicolas Macrozonaris, 24, 4x100m, 100m, Laval, QC
Colin Mathieson, 26, 100m WCh (T54)*, Winnipeg, MB
Toyin Olupona, 22, 100m, London, ON
Hank Palmer, 20, 4x100m, Dollard-des-Orme, QC
Gary Reed, 23, 800m, Kamloops, BC
Kevin Sullivan, 31, 1500m, Brantford, ON
Achraf Tadili, 25, 800m, Montreal, QC
Jason Tunks, 30, Discus, London, ON
Angela Whyte, 25, 100m Hurdles, Edmonton, AB
Jessica Zelinka, 23, Heptathlon, London, ON
*Wheelchair demonstration events
Team members have had to meet a series of tough performance standards during certain time periods over the past year in order to be considered for selection to the team in an individual event. Depending on the event, the majority of the nominees also had to finish in the top four of The Surin Group 2005 Track and Field Championships which took place this past weekend in Winnipeg.
Athletes still have the chance to qualify for selection by achieving standards up until July 25th or at the Super Grand Prix Meet in Stockholm, Sweden taking place on July 26th. The final team announcement will be made following July 26th.
Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field including cross-country running and road running. Its purpose is to support high performance athletics excellence at the world level and to provide leadership in developmental athletics. Athletics Canada is a not for profit, charitable organization operating under a board of directors elected by provincial / territorial members.
