Posted: August 13, 2008

Athletics: Rankings for the 2008 Olympic Games

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 OTTAWA – The athlete rankings for the 2008 Olympic Games have been confirmed as the Canadian team is ready to take on the very best in Beijing, China. Athletics will begin at 9:00pm (EST) on Thursday August 14 concluding on Saturday August 23. Canadian Men Rankings Name Event Time Place Tyler Christopher 400m 44.71 6th Gary Reed 800m 1:43.68 6th Relay Team 4x100m 38.71 6th Dylan Armstrong Shot Put 20.92m 11th Mike Mason High Jump 2.30m 13th Jared Connaughton 200m 20.34 14th Scott Russell Javelin 83.20m 17th Jim Steacy Hammer Throw 79.13m 18th Nathan Brannen 1500m 3:34.65 19th Bryan Barnett 200m 20.48 22nd Massimo Bertocchi Decathlon 8014pts 23rd Tim Berrett 50km Racewalk 3:52:41 24th Anson Henry 100m 10.23 25th Kevin Sullivan 1500m 3:35.78 28th Taylor Milne 1500m 3:36.00 29th Achraf Tadili 800m 1:45.29 29th Eric Gillis 10000m 28:07.20 33rd Canadian Women Rankings Name Event Time Place Priscilla Lopes-Schliep 100m Hurdles 12.61 9th Kelsie Hendry Pole Vault 4.55m 11th Tabia Charles Long Jump 6.82m 13th Nicole Forrester High Jump 1.95m 17th Ruky Abdulai Long Jump 6.72m 22nd Sultana Frizell Hammer Throw 70.94m 22nd Megan Metcalfe 5000m 15:19.70 23rd Adrienne Power 200m 22.86 26th Angela Whyte 100m Hurdles 12.96 27th Jessica Zelinka Heptathlon 6043pts 27th Carline Muir 400m 51.73 30th -AC- Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest