World Athletics extends invitation to six more Canadian athletes
Here is the final list of 56 athletes representing Team Canada at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest this month
Photo by: Muad Issa (@muadems)On Sunday, World Athletics extended invitations to six Canadian athletes to join the previously selected team of 50 to compete at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The final Canadian team will comprise 56 athletes, consisting of 30 women and 26 men—two more athletes than were sent to last year’s world championships in Eugene, Oregon.
The additional six athletes are headlined by Canadian 5,000m champion Briana Scott and NCAA 800m runner Abdullahi Hassan, both making their world championship debuts in their respective events. Also added to the team are 2016 Olympian Erin Teschuk (W 5,000m), U Sports Athlete of the Year Mark Bujnowski (M shot put), Kate Current of Port Hope, Ont. (W 1,500m) and Grace Tennant of Lincoln, Ont. (W shot put).
Although these six athletes did not meet the world championship standard, World Athletics has extended an invitation to them based on their world rankings and performances at major meets.
Canada is coming off a successful performance at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Ore., where they won four medals: one gold, two silver and one bronze. Notably, Canada is the reigning world champion in the men’s 4x100m relay, defeating the powerful U.S. team on their home turf last July. The quartet of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Jerome Blake are eager to defend their title in Budapest.
Here’s is updated Team Canada lineup:
Athlete | Event | Hometown | Club | Coach |
Aaron BROWN | M200m / M4x100m | Toronto, ON | Star Athletics/Phoenix Athletics | Dennis Mitchell |
Abdullahi HASSAN | M800m | Scarborough, ON | Phoenix Athletics | Michael Bryne |
Adam KEENAN | M Hammer Throw | Victoria, BC | Athletics Victoria | Sheldan Gmitroski |
Aiyanna Stiverne | W4x400m | Laval, QC | Dynamique de Laval | Ronald Morency |
Alysha NEWMAN | W Pole Vault | Delaware, ON | Bolton Pole Vault | Doug Wood |
Andre DE GRASSE | M200m / M4x100m | Markham, ON | The Speed Academy | John Coughlin |
Anicka NEWELL | W Pole Vault | Saskatoon, SK | Project Athletics | Brookelyn Dickson |
Ben PREISNER | M Marathon | Milton, ON | Mile2Marathon | Richard Lee |
Benjamin FLANAGAN | M5000m | Ann Arbor, MI | Very Nice Track Club | Ron Warhurst |
Bismark Boateng | M4x100m | Toronto, ON | Unattached – ON | Charles Allen |
Bolade Ajomale | M4x100m | Richmond Hill, ON | Flying Angels | Charles Allen |
Brendon RODNEY | M100m / M200m / M4x100m | Brampton, ON | Sprintec | Maurice Wilson |
Briana SCOTT | W5000m | Vancouver, BC | Mile2Marathon | Richard Lee |
Brooke OVERHOLT | W400mH | St. Marys, ON | London Legion Track & Field Alliance | Justin Byron |
Camryn ROGERS | W Hammer Throw | Richmond, BC | Kajaks TFC | Mo Saatara |
Ceili MCCABE | W3000mSC | Vancouver, BC | West Virginia University | Sean Cleary |
Charles PHILIBERT-THIBOUTOT | M1500m | Quebec, QC | Club d’athlétisme de l’Université Laval | Felix-Antoine Lapointe |
Damian WARNER | M Decathlon | London, ON | London Western Track and Field Club | Gar Leyshon |
Django LOVETT | M High Jump | Toronto, ON | Unattached – ON | Jeff Huntoon |
Duan Asemota | M4x100m | Ajax, ON | The Speed Academy | Charles Allen |
Erin TESCHUK | W5000m | Toronto, ON | New Balance/Team Ontario | Andrew Carlson |
Ethan KATZBERG | M Hammer Throw | Nanaimo, BC | Kamloops Track & Field Club | Dylan Armstrong |
Evan DUNFEE | M20kmRW / M35kmRW | Richmond, BC | Race Walk West | Gerry Dragomir |
Grace Konrad | W400m / W4x400m | Edmonton, AB | Capital City Track Club | Rob Fisher |
Grace TENNANT | W Shot Put | Caistor Centre, ON | SISU Throws | Richard Parkinson |
Jazz SHUKLA | W800m | Toronto, ON | Royal City Athletics Club | Terry Radchenko |
Jean-Simon DESGAGNÉS | M3000mSC | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC | Club d’athlétisme de l’Université Laval | Felix-Antoine Lapointe |
Jerome Blake | M100m / M4x100m | Kelowna, BC | OAC | Dennis Mitchell |
Jillian WEIR | W Hammer Throw | Kingston, ON | Unattached | Larry Steinke |
Julie-Anne STAEHLI | W5000m | Lucknow, ON | Team New Balance Boston | Mark Coogan |
Justin KENT | M Marathon | Burnaby, BC | Coastal Track Club | Richard Lee |
Kate CURRENT | W1500m | Coburg, ON | London Western Track and Field Club | Guy Schultz |
Khamica BINGHAM | W100m | Brampton, ON | Brampton Track Club | Damar Forbes |
Kieran LUMB | M1500m | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver Thunderbirds | Andy Powell |
Kyra CONSTANTINE | W400m / W4x400m | Brampton, ON | Empire Athletics | Gary Evans |
Lucia STAFFORD | W1500m | Toronto, ON | Royal City Athletics Club | Terry Radchenko |
Madeleine KELLY | W800m | Pembroke, ON | Royal City Athletics Club | Terry Radchenko |
Madeline Price | W4x400m | Toronto, ON | Unattached | Mark Mueller |
Malachi Murray | M4x100m | Edmonton, AB | Capital City Track Club | Rob Fisher |
Marco AROP | M800m | Edmonton, AB | Running Room Athletics Club | Ron Thompson |
Mariam ABDUL-RASHID | W100mH | Oshawa, ON | The Speed Academy | Anthony McCleary |
Mark BUJNOWSKI | M Shot Put | Mount Brydges, ON | London Western Track and Field Club | Sylvia Kontra |
Micha Powell | W4x400m | Montreal, QC | Independent | Bob Westman |
Michelle HARRISON | W100mH | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatoon Track & Field Club | Jason Reindl |
Mohammed AHMED | M5000m / M10,000m | St.Catherines, ON | Nike Bowerman Track Club | Jerry Schumacher |
Natasha WODAK | W Marathon | Vancouver, BC | Prairie Inn Harriers | Trent Stellingwerff |
Pierce LEPAGE | M Decathlon | Whitby, ON | Unattached – ON | Gregory Portnoy |
Regan YEE | W3000mSC | Hazelton, BC | Under Armour | Stephen Haas |
Rory LINKLETTER | M Marathon | Calgary, AB | Puma | Ryan Hall |
Rowan HAMILTON | M Hammer Throw | Chilliwack, BC | Kajaks Track & Field Club | Garrett Collier |
Sarah MITTON | W Shot Put | North York, ON | SISU Throws | Richard Parkinson |
Sasha GOLLISH | W Marathon | Toronto, ON | Royal City Athletics Club | Terry Radchenko |
Savannah SUTHERLAND | W400mH | Borden, SK | University of Michigan | Steve Rajewsky |
Simone PLOURDE | W1500m | Montreal, QC | Nike Union Athletics Club | Kyle Kepler |
Zoe Sherar | W4x400m | Toronto, ON | Royal City Athletics Club | Jason Kerr |
The 2023 World Athletics Championships will take place at the National Athletics Centre Field in Budapest., from Aug 19-27.