Canada names Berlin contingent of 31 athletes

Tuesday, 28 July 2009 Canada names Berlin contingent of 31 athletes

Athletics Canada has named 31 athletes who will compete at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany (15 – 23 August).

The Canadian team includes their two medallists from Osaka 2007, Gary Reed (800m) and Perdita Felicien (100m Hurdles), the latter having been World champion in Paris 2003.

Team

Ruky Abdulai - Long Jump
Esther Akinsulie - 4x400m
Dylan Armstrong - Shot Put
Bryan Barnett - 4x100m
Nathan Brannen - 1500m
Jared Connaughton - 4x100m
Reid Coolsaet - Marathon
Sam Effah - 4x100m
Alice Falaiye - Long Jump
Perdita Felicien - 100m Hurdles
Sultana Frizell - Hammer Throw
Kelsie Hendry - Pole Vault
Kimberly Hyacinthe - 4x400m
Jennifer Joyce California - Hammer Throw Rachel Lavallée - 20km Race Walk
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - 100m Hurdles
Giitah Macharia - Marathon
Jenna Martin - 4x400m
Carline Muir - 4x400m
Amonn Nelson - 4x400m
Hank Palmer - 4x100m
Adrienne Power - 4x400m
Tara Quinn-Smith - Marathon
Gary Reed - 800m
Gavin Smellie - 4x100m
Andrew Smith - Marathon
Oluseyi Smith - 4x100m
Brianne Theisen - Heptathlon
Robin Watson - 3000m Steeplechase
Angela Whyte - 100m Hurdles
Dylan Wykes - Marathon

Courtesy IAAF