He led the decathlon from start to finish as he set the Olympic record in the event and became just the fourth man to ever break the 9000-point mark. Canada won six athletics medals at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, the country’s best total since the nine won at Los Angeles 1932.Īt Tokyo 2020, Damian Warner became Canada’s first Olympic champion in the combined events. With 66 Olympic medals, Canada has won more medals in athletics than in any other sport. Canada’s Olympic Athletics History (Pre-Paris 2024) Three violations leads to disqualification. In the race walks, athletes must always have one foot in contact with the ground and completely straighten their leg on each stride. The decathlon is 10 events (Day 1 - 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m Day 2 - 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1500m) while the heptathlon is seven events (Day 1 - 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m Day 2 - long jump, javelin, 800m). In the combined events, athletes are awarded points which correlate to the times/measurements achieved in each event. Following their first three attempts in the final, the top eight receive three more attempts to improve their placement. After three attempts in a qualification round, the top 12 advance to the final. In long jump and triple jump, only the best attempt is counted for each athlete. In high jump and pole vault, athletes can enter the competition at any height and pass on any height, but three consecutive failures leads to elimination until one athlete remains. Following their first three attempts in the final, the top eight athletes receive three more attempts to improve their placement.
In the throwing events, only the best attempt is counted for each athlete. The 5000m, steeplechase, and relays are two rounds (round one, final) while the 10,000m is a one-race final. On the track, all events 1500m and shorter include three rounds of competition (round one, semifinals, final). * Road events (marathon, 20km race walk, race walk mixed team) * Combined events (decathlon – men, heptathlon – women)
* Jumping events (high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump) * Throwing events (shot put, discus, hammer, javelin) The events can be divided into five groups: All are contested separately by men and women except where noted. The 48 athletics events are the most of any sport on the Olympic program. Venues: Stade de France (track and field), Hôtel de Ville / Invalides (marathons), Pont d’Iéna (race walks)Ĭompetition Dates: August 1-11 (Days 6-16)
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