Team Canada Best Ever Summer Olympic Results by Event: Athletics
The list below reflects Team Canada’s best ever Olympic result in each athletics event on the Los Angeles 2028 program.
Note: Any best-ever results from Los Angeles 1984 have been marked with an asterisk* and the next-best result(s) also provided.
| Gender | Event | Placement | Games | Athlete(s) | Medal Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 100m | 1 | Amsterdam 1928 Atlanta 1996 | Percy Williams Donovan Bailey | Gold Gold |
| 200m | 1 | London 1908 Amsterdam 1928 Tokyo 2020 | Bobby Kerr Percy Williams Andre De Grasse | Gold Gold Gold | |
| 400m | 2 | Amsterdam 1928 | James Ball | Silver | |
| 800m | 2 | Los Angeles 1932 Tokyo 1964 Paris 2024 | Alex Wilson Bill Crothers Marco Arop | Silver Silver Silver | |
| 1500m | 3 | Los Angeles 1932 | Phil Edwards | Bronze | |
| 5000m | 2 | Tokyo 2020 | Mohammed Ahmed | Silver | |
| 10,000m | 4 | Stockholm 1912 Paris 2024 | Joe Keeper Mohammed Ahmed | ||
| 110m Hurdles | 1 | Antwerp 1920 Barcelona 1992 | Earl Thomson Mark McKoy | Gold Gold | |
| 400m Hurdles | 2 | Berlin 1936 | John Loaring | Silver | |
| 3000m Steeplechase 2500m Steeplechase | 6 1 | Tokyo 2020 Paris 1900 | Matt Hughes George Orton | Gold | |
| 4x100m Relay | 1 | Atlanta 1996 Paris 2024 | Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse | Gold Gold | |
| 4x400m Relay | 3 | Amsterdam 1928 Los Angeles 1932 | James Ball, Stanley Glover, Phil Edwards, Alex Wilson James Ball, Ray Lewis, Phil Edwards, Alex Wilson | Bronze Bronze | |
| High Jump | 1 | Los Angeles 1932 Rio 2016 | Duncan McNaughton Derek Drouin | Gold Gold | |
| Pole Vault | 3 | London 1908 Stockholm 1912 | Edward Archibald William Happenny | Bronze Bronze | |
| Long Jump | 2 | Stockholm 1912 | Calvin Bricker | Silver | |
| Triple Jump | 2 | London 1908 | Garfield MacDonald | Silver | |
| Shot Put | 3 | Beijing 2008 | Dylan Armstrong | Bronze | |
| Discus Throw | 6 | Sydney 2000 | Jason Tunks | ||
| Hammer Throw | 1 | Paris 2024 | Ethan Katzberg | Gold | |
| Javelin Throw | 8* 10 | Los Angeles 1984 Beijing 2008 | Laslo Babits Scott Russell | ||
| Decathlon | 1 | Tokyo 2020 | Damian Warner | ||
| Half-Marathon Race Walk 20km Race Walk | X 2 | Barcelona 1992 | New at Los Angeles 2028 Guillaume LeBlanc | Silver | |
| Marathon | 5 | London 1908 Stockholm 1912 | William Wood Jimmy Duffy | ||
| Women | 100m | 2 | Amsterdam 1928 Los Angeles 1932 | Fanny “Bobbie” Rosenfeld Hilda Strike | Silver Silver |
| 200m | 5 in semifinal heat | Helsinki 1952 Montreal 1976 Montreal 1976 Los Angeles 1984* | Eleanor McKenzie Patty Loverock Marjorie Bailey Angela Bailey | ||
| 400m | 4* 5 | Los Angeles 1984 Barcelona 1992 | Marita Payne-Wiggins Jill Richardson-Briscoe | ||
| 800m | 4 | Amsterdam 1928 Rio 2016 | Jenny Thompson Melissa Bishop | ||
| 1500m | 4 | Atlanta 1996 | Leah Pells | ||
| 5000m | 14 | Beijing 2008 | Megan Metcalfe | ||
| 10,000m | 8 | Seoul 1988 | Sue French-Lee | ||
| 100m Hurdles | 3 | Beijing 2008 | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep | ||
| 400m Hurdles | 6 | Atlanta 1996 | Rosey Edeh | ||
| 3000m Steeplechase | 11 | Tokyo 2020 | Geneviève Lalonde | ||
| 4x100m Relay | 1 | Amsterdam 1928 | Myrtle Cook, Ethel Smith, Fanny “Bobbie” Rosenfeld, Jane Bell | Gold | |
| 4x400m Relay | 2* 4 | Los Angeles 1984 Barcelona 1992 Rio 2016 Tokyo 2020 | Charmaine Crooks, Jill Richardson-Briscoe, Molly Killingbeck, Marita Payne-Wiggins Rosey Edeh, Camille Noel, Jill Richardson-Briscoe, Karen Clarke Carline Muir, Alicia Brown, Noelle Montcalm, Sage Watson Alicia Brown, Maddy Price, Kyra Constantine, Sage Watson | Silver | |
| High Jump | 1 | Amsterdam 1928 | Ethel Catherwood | Gold | |
| Pole Vault | 3 | Paris 2024 | Alysha Newman | Bronze | |
| Long Jump | 9 | Beijing 2008 | Tabia Charles | ||
| Triple Jump | X | No Canadian Entries | |||
| Shot Put | 7 | Tokyo 1964 | Nancy McCredie | ||
| Discus Throw | 11 | Montreal 1976 | Jane Haist | ||
| Hammer Throw | 1 | Paris 2024 | Camryn Rogers | Gold | |
| Javelin Throw | 10 | London 2012 | Liz Gleadle | ||
| Heptathlon | 3 | Rio 2016 | Brianne Theisen-Eaton | Bronze | |
| Half-Marathon Race Walk 20km Race Walk | X 47 | London 2012 | New at Los Angeles 2028 Rachel Seaman | ||
| Marathon | 8* 9 | Los Angeles 1984 Tokyo 2020 | Silvia Ruegger Malindi Elmore | ||
| Mixed | 4x100m Relay | X | New at Los Angeles 2028 | ||
| 4x400m Relay | X | No Canadian Entries |