Canada at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

Canada at the
2023 World Athletics Championships
Flag of Canada
WA codeCAN
in Budapest, Hungary
19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) – 27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)
Competitors55 (26 men and 29 women)
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
6
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Canada competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19–27, 2023. With four gold and two silver medals, the nation ranked second on the medal table, its best-ever result at the World Athletics Championships, though its total medal count (six) did not exceed the eight won at the 2015 edition.[1]

Medallists

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Medal Athlete Event Date
 Gold Ethan Katzberg Men's hammer throw August 20
 Gold Camryn Rogers Women's hammer throw August 24
 Gold Marco Arop Men's 800m August 26
 Gold Pierce LePage Men's decathlon August 26
 Silver Damian Warner Men's decathlon August 26
 Silver Sarah Mitton Women's shot put August 26

Results

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Canada entered 55 athletes.[2][3]

Key
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • PB = Personal best
  • SB = Season best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

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Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jerome Blake 100 metres 10.29 5 Did not advance[4]
Brendon Rodney 10.16 4 q[4] 10.25 7 Did not advance[5]
Aaron Brown 200 metres 20.08 2 Q DQ Did not advance
Andre De Grasse 20.28 2 Q 20.10 3 q 20.14 6
Brendon Rodney 20.14 SB 1 Q 20.27 4 Did not advance
Marco Arop 800 metres 1:45.05 1 Q 1:44.02 1 Q 1:44.24 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Abdullahi Hassan 1:46.33 5 Did not advance
Kieran Lumb 1500 metres 3:36.66 8 Did not advance
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot 3:34.60 6 Q 3:37.41 10 Did not advance
Mohammed Ahmed 5000 metres 13:33.16 3 Q[6] — 13:12.92 7
Ben Flanagan 13:38.69 11 — Did not advance[6]
Mohammed Ahmed 10,000 metres — 27:56.43 SB 6
Justin Kent Marathon — 2:15:26 30
Rory Linkletter — 2:12:16 SB 19
Ben Preisner — 2:15:02 SB 28
Jean-Simon Desgagnés 3000 metres steeplechase 8:20.04 2 Q — 8:15.58 PB 7
Evan Dunfee 20 kilometres walk — 1:18:03 NR 4
35 kilometres walk — 2:25:28 SB 4
Aaron Brown
Jerome Blake
Brendon Rodney
Bolade Ajomale 		4 × 100 metres relay 38.25 6 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Django Lovett High jump 2.22 SB 27 Did not advance
Mark Bujnowski Shot put 18.84 33 Did not advance
Rowan Hamilton Hammer throw 74.14 13 Did not advance
Ethan Katzberg 81.18 NR 1 Q 81.25 NR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Adam Keenan 74.56 12 q 74.49 11
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Pierce LePage Result 10.45 7.59 15.81 2.08 SB 47.21 SB 13.77 PB 50.98 5.20 60.90 4:39.88 SB 8909 WL 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Points 987 957 840 878 948 1004 891 972 751 681
Damian Warner Result 10.32 7.77 SB 15.03 2.05 SB 47.86 13.67 45.82 4.90 63.09 SB 4:27.73 8804 SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Points 1018 1002 792 SB 850 916 1018 784 880 784 760

Women

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Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Khamica Bingham 100 metres 11.29 5 Did not advance
Kyra Constantine 400 metres 52.28 6 Did not advance
Grace Konrad 51.60 PB 5 Did not advance
Madeleine Kelly 800 metres 2:04.72 8 Did not advance
Jazz Shukla 2:00.30 PB 4 q 2:00.23 PB 7 Did not advance
Kate Current 1500 metres 4:07.23 PB 9 Did not advance
Simone Plourde 4:07.04 10 Did not advance
Lucia Stafford 4:05.21 7 Did not advance
Briana Scott 5000 metres 15:42.56 19 — Did not advance
Julie-Ann Staehli 15:24.09 15 — Did not advance
Erin Teschuk 15:56.54 18 — Did not advance
Sasha Gollish Marathon — 2:45:09 SB 61
Natasha Wodak — 2:30:09 SB 15
Mariam Abdul-Rashid 100 metres hurdles 13.04 6 Did not advance
Michelle Harrison 12.88 6 q 13.05 8 Did not advance
Brooke Overholt 400 metres hurdles 56.20 7 Did not advance
Savannah Sutherland 55.85 4 Q 54.99 6 Did not advance
Ceili McCabe 3000 metres steeplechase 9:29.30 6 — Did not advance
Regan Yee 9:26.39 8 — Did not advance
Kyra Constantine
Grace Konrad
Zoe Sherar
Aiyanna Stiverne 		4 × 400 metres relay 3:23.29 SB 2 Q — 3:22.42 SB 4
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Anicka Newell Pole vault 4.35 24 Did not advance
Alysha Newman 4.50 18 Did not advance
Sarah Mitton Shot put 19.37 5 Q 20.08 SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Grace Tennant NM Did not advance
Camryn Rogers Hammer throw 73.95 4 Q 77.22 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jillian Weir 67.48 27 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ Campigotto, Jesse (28 August 2023). "Was that Canada's best track and field world championships ever?". CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Team Canada for 2023 World Athletics Championships". Athletics Canada. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "SUMMARY 100 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ "SUMMARY 100 Metres Men - Semi-final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "SUMMARY 5000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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