Canadian Track and Field Championships
{{Short description|Annual track and field competition in Canada}}
{{Infobox Sports league
| sport = Track and field
| upcoming_season = 2024
| logo =
| country = Canada
| qualification =
| founded = 1884
| related_comps = Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships
Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships
| website = www.athletics.ca
| title = Canadian Track and Field Championships
| current_season =
}}
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 Montreal, Quebec and served as the Paralympic and Olympic trials for the 2024 Paris Games. The next edition is set to take place in Ottawa, Ontario and will serve as part of the selection process for the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
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.{{cite journal|last1=Morrow|first1=Dan|title=The Powerhouse of Canadian Sport: The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, Inception to 1909|journal=Journal of Sport History|date=Winter 1981|volume=8|issue=3|url=http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1981/JSH0803/jsh0803c.pdf|access-date=28 June 2014}} 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).{{cite report |publisher=Canadian Track and Field Association |first1=Paul E.|last1=Prieur |first2=Tom |last2=Nesmith |title=MG 28, I 41, Finding Aid No. 751 |url=http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001291.pdf}} Retrieved from Public Archives of Canada. The women's competition was added in 1925.{{cite book|last1=Matthews|first1=Peter|title=Historical dictionary of track and field|date=2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press, Inc.|location=Lanham, Md.|isbn=978-0810867819|page=48|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dQFHe9RwE0wC|access-date=28 June 2014}}
Host cities since year 1994:
Editions
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!Year !City !Venue |
| 1994
| |
| 1995
| |
| 1996
|Montreal, Quebec (Olympic Trials) | |
| 1997
| |
| 1998
| |
| 1999 |
| 2000
|Victoria, British Columbia (Olympic Trials) |
| 2001 |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
| 2004
|Victoria, British Columbia (Olympic Trials) |
| 2005 |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2008
|Windsor, Ontario (Olympic Trials) |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011
|Foothills Athletic Park |
| 2012
|Calgary, Alberta (Olympic Trials) |Foothills Athletic Park |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2015 |
| 2016
|Edmonton, Alberta (Olympic Trials) |
| 2017 |
| 2018{{cite news|title=Athletics Canada announces hosts for upcoming Canadian Championships|url=http://athletics.ca/athletics-canada-announces-hosts-upcoming-canadian-championships/#sthash.UWhKWvs0.dpbs|publisher=Athletics Canada|date=20 July 2017|access-date=20 July 2017}} |
| 2019 |
| 2020
|cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021
|Montreal, Quebec (Olympic Trials) |
| 2022
|McLeod Athletic Park |
| 2023
|McLeod Athletic Park |
| 2024
|Montreal, Quebec (Olympic Trials) |
| 2025 |
| 2026 |
| 2027 |
| 2028
|(Selection TBD) (Olympics Trials) |(Selection to be announced June 2025) |
Championships records
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=Women=
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| Event
!Record !Athlete/Team !Date !Place !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 100 metres
|11.08 |1 August 1998 | |
| 200 metres
|22.64 |6 August 1989 | |
| 400 metres
|50.57 |4 August 1990 | |
| 800 m
|1:58.20 |29 June 2024 |
| 1500 metres
|4:04.51 |11 July 2004 | |
| 5000 metres
|15:08.90 |18 July 2003 | |
| 100 metres hurdles
|12.60 |9 July 2004 | |
| 400 metres hurdles
|54.97 |9 July 2017 | |
| 3000 m steeplechase
|9:24.82 |27 July 2023 |
| High jump
|1.95 m |6 July 2008 | |
| Pole vault
|4.75 m |28 June 2024 |
| Long jump
|6.63 m |26 June 2022 | |
| Triple jump
|13.92 m |6 July 2008 | |
| Shot put
|20.33 m {{AthAbbr|NR|Canadian}} |25 June 2022 |
| Discus throw
|59.58 m | | | |
| Hammer throw
|77.43 m |28 July 2023 |
| Javelin throw
|63.40 m |26 July 2019 | |
| Heptathlon
|6599 |28 June 2012 |
See also
References
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{{Canadian Track and Field Championships}}
{{National championships in athletics}}
Category:National athletics competitions
Category:Track and field competitions in Canada