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Pages in category "Olympic track and field athletes for Canada" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 668 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
2018: Canada's Snowboarding Team. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Canadian snowboarding team showed off their tricks in style. Designed by B.C. artist Corrine Hunt, she drew inspiration from her ...
In 2012, Equestrian show jumper Ian Millar competed at his tenth Summer Olympics, tying the record for most Olympic games participated in set by Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl between 1964 and 1996. He has been named to eleven straight Olympic teams, but did not compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Canadian boycott. [2]
Canada competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, held from 17 September to 2 October 1988. 328 competitors, 223 men and 105 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports. [1] Most Canadians remember these Olympics for Ben Johnson , who won the gold medal and set a world record in the men's 100 metres, before being disqualified ...
These athletes' shining moments wouldn't be complete without the colorful, innovative, and sometimes sparkly outfits that went with them.
Elizabeth "Liz" Gleadle (born December 5, 1988, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the javelin throw.She is the national record holder and has twice won Pan American Games medals, thrice made the World Championship finals (with a best result of 9th) and is a three-time Olympian, making the final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 12th.
This is for Olympic Track and Field,” said champion runner Lauren Fleshman in an Instagram post. “Professional athletes should be able to compete without dedicating brain space to constant ...
A member of the 'Matchless Six', Canada's first women's Olympic track team. Won the gold medal for the 4 × 100 m relay in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. [36] 1958: Marilyn Bell: Swimming: Athlete: In 1954, she swam 26-mile marathon in Atlantic City and became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario (in 20 hours and 58 minutes).