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Relay team to visit Porter

September 11, 2012 By
4 x 100m relay

4 x 100m relay

OTTAWA – A young boy from Newfoundland is about to get a very special visit tomorrow afternoon and he has no idea its coming. Elijah Porter, the young boy who sent a heart warming letter and his only Timbits soccer medal to the 4×100-metre relay team after their disqualification in London, will be surprised at his home by relay team members Jared Connaughton of New Haven, PEI., Gavin Smellie of Brampton, Ont., Seyi Smith of Ottawa, Ont., and Justyn Warner of Markham, Ont. [Read more…]

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Wykes finishes 20th in marathon

August 13, 2012 By

Marathoners have strong showing in difficult conditions

Dylan Wykes and Reid Coolsaet - London 2012

Dylan Wykes and Reid Coolsaet – London 2012

For the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games Canada fielded a full men’s marathon entry at the Olympic Games.  The trio of Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ont., Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., and Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ont., did not disappoint in very tough conditions.  All three men finished in the top 30 with Wykes leading the way in 20th position in a time of 2:15:26.    [Read more…]

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Olympic Games improvement

August 13, 2012 By
London 2012

London 2012

London, UK – Athletics Canada’s objectives coming in to the 2012 Olympic Games were to improve on Beijing’s showing of one medal and to improve on the sixteenth place finish in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) country ranking.    [Read more…]

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Warner places 5th in decathlon

August 10, 2012 By
Damian Warner

Damian Warner

LONDON, UK – Damian Warner of London, Ont., finished fifth in the decathlon with a personal best of 8442 points in only his tenth full decathlon. Warner registered six new personal bests over the ten events including two in his last five events of competition today. [Read more…]

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Drouin wins high jump bronze

August 8, 2012 By
Derek Drouin - High Jump Bronze

Derek Drouin – High Jump Bronze

LONDON, UK – Derek Drouin of Corunna, Ont., has won Canada’s first track and field and Canada’s 11th medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. Day five at Olympic Stadium also brought three top eight performances and a personal best.  Drouin’s medal is the fist in the high jump since Greg Joy did in at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Que.  [Read more…]

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Gomez breaks record; Zelinka 7th

August 5, 2012 By
Jessica Zelinka - London 2012

Jessica Zelinka – London 2012

London, UK – Day two of Canadian athletics competition at the 2012 Olympic Games saw a Canadian record, a top ten finish, and three top twelve performances. [Read more…]

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Armstrong 5th, Zelinka 3rd after day one

August 4, 2012 By
Dylan Armstrong

Dylan Armstrong

London, UK – Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, B.C., placed fifth in the men’s shot put while Jessica Zelinka of London, Ont., sits in third place in the heptathlon after day one of athletics (track and field) at the 2012 Olympic Games. [Read more…]

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Canadian Paralympic and Olympic Team 2012

July 2, 2012 By
Athletics Canada

Athletics Canada

CALGARY – Athletics Canada announced today the athletes that have been put forth to the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) for nomination to the 2012 Paralympic Games team and 2012 Olympic Games team. [Read more…]

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Lopes-Schliep, Mason achieve standards

May 3, 2012 By
Meeting International de Guadeloupe

Meeting International de Guadeloupe

Gossier, Guadeloupe – After taking a year off to give birth and in her first outdoor race since the Diamond League Final in September 2010, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Markham, Ont., finished third in the 100-metre hurdles at the Meeting International de Guadeloupe in an Olympic A standard time of 12.95 seconds. [Read more…]

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Athletics Canada nominates three marathoners

April 26, 2012 By
Dylan Wykes - Rotterdam Marathon

Dylan Wykes - Rotterdam Marathon

Ottawa – For the first time since 1996 Canada is sending three male marathoners to the Olympic Games.  Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ont., Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., and Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ont., all dipped below Athletics Canada’s Olympic marathon standard of 2:11:29 before the qualifying deadline of April 22.    [Read more…]

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