Les essais olympiques / paralympiques d'athlétisme 2020 auraient eu lieu à Montréal du 25 au 28 juin. Pour commémorer les dates et honorer l'histoire des essais olympiques à Montréal, nous ouvrons le caveau pour revivre les essais de 1992 et 1996, les dernières fois les essais olympiques ont eu lieu à Montréal.
A member of the '90 Commonwealth Games team before competing in '92 at the Barcelona Olympics, Alex Zaliauskas’ talents also shone as a student-athlete, where he continued to dominate, winning 5 CIAU titles while still holding both @OUA and @USPORTSca records ✈️#DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/GtelSS7OKo
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Sending virtual hugs, smiles, and high fives🖐️
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Already a Pan Am Games🥈, @peteogilvie celebrates his 200m title as he punches his ticket to his first of two Olympic Games (’92, ’96). He was also part of the 🥇 4x100m relay team at the '94 Francophone Games. #DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/S8pSSZIPEG
No hurdle too high 💨
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Yolanda Jones, Keturah Anderson, and Donalda Duprey were never slowed down by any hurdles, lowering the Canadian record in the women’s hurdles throughout the 90s. Anderson & Duprey would go on to represent 🇨🇦 at the ’92 Olympics and beyond. #DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/JGRNFI11Nm
Focused Forward 👀
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Mark McKoy brought home 🇨🇦’s lone medal for athletics at the ’92 Olympic Games, pulling away in the men’s 110mH final. One of the fastest starters in the world, it ended Canada's 64 year track gold drought🔥#DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/lsf6LRdvQk
Kicking Day 2 off, Graham Hood goes the distance en-route to qualifying for his first of two Olympic Games (’92,’96). The 1500m specialist would go onto claim the gold medal in his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, when it hosted the 1999 Pan American Games 🥇#DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/DLzXXp43OY
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Canadian distance royalty 👑
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Angela Chalmers (1st, 45), Paula Snurr (2nd, 256) and Robyn Meagher (3rd, 46) lead the pack in the 1992 women’s 1500m Canadian championship final. Chalmers went on to earn a 🥉 medal in Barcelona, and remains in the 🇨🇦 record books #DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/AKoZts5Le7
Out of the blocks 🔥
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Karen Clarke comes around the curve to defend her Canadian title from 1991. She donned the maple leaf at the Barcelona Olympics before winning another Canadian 200m title in 1995 🇨🇦 #DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/i8p2ZbzLGK
Let it FLY 🛫
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Steve Feraday qualifies for his second Olympic Games at the 1992 Track and Field Olympic Trials at the complexe sportif Claude-Robillard in Montreal. It marks his second-consecutive Olympic team after competing in 1988.
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On deck & in the zone 😎
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His strength in the decathlon throws still sets him apart, Michael Smith led 🇨🇦 into the ’92 Olympic Games as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Fresh off his PB, 8626 in 1996, the total stood as the Canadian record for 19 years.#DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/NqjqHnNgY3
5️⃣-time Olympian.
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Having already won a 🥈 at the '84 Olympics @CharmaineCrooks was a staple on the Canadian team, a leader on-and-off the track. The Canadian flag-bearer in Atlanta, she became Canada’s first woman to compete in five Olympic Games in athletics.#DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/5bRBptBmNq
A silver medallist at the Seoul World Junior Championships in 1992, Nicole Devonish lept onto the Olympic stage after finishing third at the 1996 Canadian Championships. #DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/CgLIiiNbkA
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FAB-FOUR
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They took the nation by storm, winning the men’s 4x100m relay gold in Atlanta 1996 🥇 and continued their success at the 1997 World Championships.
Can you name the four runners pictured, plus the final member of that gold medal winning squad?#DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/0OUdM9CAcm
Heading into our final day into the 📸 vault, we start with a 3x Commonwealth Games medallist 🥉🥈🥈, 2x Pan American medallist 🥉🥇, Jason Tunks competed in 3 Olympic Games ('96, '00, '02) and continues to hold the Canadian men's discus record at 67.88m 🛸#DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/TgY2zkFTdU
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Lift-off 🛩️
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With a college career that included being an 8x NCAA All-American and CIAU champion, Richard Duncan qualified for his first Olympic Games in 1996 before doing it again for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. #DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/YRCurMqput
After a strong university career with the @VarsityBlues, @CBondMills went on to become an eleven-time Canadian heptathlon champion and held the Canadian heptathlon record-holder (6193pts) after her bronze medal performance at the 1994 Commonwealth Games 🥉 #DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/ZTpYZpc6xs
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One hurdle at a time 👟
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Following the '96 Olympic Trials at the complexe-sportif Claude-Robillard, 400mH specialist @RoseyEdeh went on to set a new Canadian record (54.39) at her third and final Olympics in Atlanta. Her Canadian record remained for over 23 years. #DejaVuMontreal pic.twitter.com/K5wIRvuHjj