Canadian Track and Field Championships
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| Sport | Track and field |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1884 |
| Country | Canada |
| Related competitions | Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships |
| Official website | http://tracktowncan.com |
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 most recent edition of the event took place at Foote Field, Edmonton, Alberta from July 2 to July 5, 2015.
The 2016 edition of the games will also be held at Edmonton, Alberta from July 7 to July 10, 2016 which will serve as the Canadian National Team selection trials for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Ottawa, Canada, has been selected as the host city for the 2017 and 2018 renditions of the event.
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.[1] 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).[2] The women's competition was added in 1925.[3]
Host cities:
2000 - Victoria, British Columbia (Olympic Trials)
2001 - Edmonton, Alberta
2002 - Edmonton, Alberta
2003 - Victoria, British Columbia
2004 - Victoria, British Columbia (Olympic Trials)
2005 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
2006 - Ottawa, Ontario
2007 - Windsor, Ontario
2008 - Chatham-Kent, Ontario (Olympic Trials)
2009 - Toronto, Ontario
2010 - Toronto, Ontario
2011 - Calgary, Alberta
2012 - Calgary, Alberta (Olympic Trials)
2013 - Moncton, New Brunswick
2014 - Moncton, New Brunswick
2015 - Edmonton, Alberta
2016 - Edmonton, Alberta (Olympic Trials)
2017 - Ottawa, Ontario
2018 - Ottawa, Ontario
2019 - TBD
See also
- Athletics Canada
- Sports in Canada
- Canadian records in track and field
- AC Indoor Open
- Canadian Marathon Championships
- Canadian Half Marathon Championships
References
- ^ Morrow, Dan (Winter 1981). "The Powerhouse of Canadian Sport: The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, Inception to 1909" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 8 (3). Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001291.pdf
- ^ Matthews, Peter (2012). Historical dictionary of track and field. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 48. ISBN 0810867818. Retrieved 28 June 2014.