Athletics Canada finalizes World Championships team
Athletics Canada finalizes World Championships team
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the team which will compete at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan August 25 to September 2. The team will head to Singapore on August 11 for a two week training and preparation camp. Arrival in Osaka will take place in three waves – August 20, 22, and 24. The travel dates were determined following a comprehensive study of the World Championships schedule, Osaka training venues and logistics.
“The World Championships are the final step in preparation and evaluation of our team on the road to Beijing,” said Head Coach Les Gramantik. Gramantik is anticipating strong performances in Japan on the heels of excellent results at the Pan American Games last week in Rio; “They (Worlds) are the premier event of our sport and I am looking forward to see our athletes execute in Osaka.”
Tyler Christopher won the 400 metres bronze medal at the last (2005) World Championships. Perdita Felicien was the world champion in the women’s hurdles in 2003. 13 members of the team recently won medals at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Dylan Armstrong, Diane Cummins, Adam Kunkel, Jim Steacy and Jessica Zelinka all won gold. The men’s 4x100m relay team (Adu-Bobie, Connaughton, Henry, Barnett), Tyler Christopher, Perdita Felicien and Nicole Forrester won silver while Angela Whyte won bronze.
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Athletics Canada World Championships team 2007
Name
Event
Hometown
Club
Coach
Richard Adu-Bobie
4x100m
Ottawa, ON
Ottawa Lions
Glenroy Gilbert
Dylan Armstrong
Shot put
Kamloops, BC
Kamloops Track and Field
A. Bondarchuk
Simon Bairu
10000m
Regina, SK
Queen City Striders
Jerry Schumacher
Brian Barnett
200m, 4x100m
Edmonton, AB
Capital City
Quin Sekulich
Tim Berrett
50km RW
Edmonton, AB
Leduc Track and Field
John Fitzgerald
Tyler Christopher
400m
Edmonton, AB
Legacy Athletics
Kevin Tyler
Jared Connaughton
4x100m
New Haven, PEI
Eastern Stride Athletics
C. MacAdam
Diane Cummins
800m
Victoria, BC
Pacific Athletics
Brent Fougner
Carmen Douma-Hussar
1500m
Cambridge, ON
New Balance
Marcus O’Sullivan
Malindi Elmore
1500m
Calgary, AB
University of Calgary
Mike Van Tighem
Perdita Felicien
100mH
Pickering, ON
Over the Top
Gary Winkler
Nicole Forrester
High jump
Aurora, ON
Mississauga Track and Field
James Henry
Anson Henry
4x100m
Pickering, ON
Mississauga Track and Field
Dan Pfaff
Shannon King
4x100m
Brampton, ON
York University
Desai Williams
Adam Kunkel
400mH
Paisely, ON
Legacy Athletics
Kevin Tyler
Lioudmila Kortchaguina
Marathon
Thornhill, ON
Independent
Ilia Kounavine
Priscilla Lopes
100mH
Whitby, ON
Independent
Anthony McCleary
Jared MacLoed
110mH
Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg Optimist
Cliff Rovelto
Chantal Petitclerc
1500m T54
Montréal, QC
Independent
Peter Eriksson
Gary Reed
800m
Kamloops, BC
Pacific Athletics
Wynn Gmitroski
Diane Roy
1500m T54
Hatley, QC
Optimum
Jean Laroche
Scott Russell
Javelin
Windsor, ON
Windsor Legion
Doug Reynolds
Jim Steacy
Hammer throw
Lethbridge, AB
Chinook Track and Field
Larry Steinke
Hilary Stellingwerff
1500m
Guelph, ON
Speed River
D. Scott-Thomas
Kevin Sullivan
1500m
Brantford, ON
Windsor Legion
Juli Henner
Achraf Tadili
800m
Laval, QC
McGill Olympique
Brent Fougner
Angela Whyte
100mH
Edmonton, AB
Independent
Wayne Phipps
Neville Wright
4x100m
Edmonton, AB
Edmonton International
Quin Sekulich
Jessica Zelinka*
Heptathlon
London, ON
Independent
Les Gramantik
Team Staff
Les Gramantik
Head Coach
Calgary, AB
Derek Evely
Event Coach
Edmonton, AB
Brent Fougner
Event Coach
Victoria, BC
Glenroy Gilbert
Event Coach
Ottawa, ON
Rick Reelie
Event Coach
Saskatoon, SK
Martin Goulet
Team Leader
Brossard, QC
Sylvia Forgrave
Team Manager
Kitchener, ON
Scott MacDonald
Technical Manager
Nepean, ON
Jean-Guy Ouellette
Head of Delegation
Sherbrooke, QC
Joanne Mortimore
Chief Executive Officer
Ottawa, ON
Mathieu Gentès
Media Attaché
Ottawa, ON
Dr. Alan Vernec
Physician
Montréal, QC
Julie Gardiner
Physiotherapist
Montréal, QC
Garfield Crooks
Massage therapist
Brampton, ON
Alvin Bodnarchuk
Massage therapist
Saskatoon, SK
Wilbour Kelsick
Chiropractor
Port Moody, BC
*Injured, will not participate
Jessica Zelinka will not be able to participate in Osaka having suffered a ruptured plantar tendon during the 800 metres of the seven-discipline event in Rio. The injury requires 4 to 8 weeks to heal. Zelinka battled through the pain and still managed to finish the race, capturing gold in the heptathlon.
Chantal Petitclerc and Diane Roy qualified for the team with their performances at the Boiling Point Track Classic and International Paralympic Committee World Trials on July 7. They will both compete in the women’s 1500 metres wheelchair demonstration event.
