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Top 10 Canadian Shows of 2024

Top 10 Canadian Shows of 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the Canadian athletes who have wowed the nation with their exceptional performances. From indoor and outdoor track to cross country, road racing and marathons – the future of Team Canada is shining bright. Here are the top 10 Canadian achievements that had a lasting impact on athletics this year.

10. Natasha Wodak wins the Canadian marathon title

For the first time since she made her debut 13 years ago, the Canadian marathon record holder Natasha Wodak returned to the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon in October and successfully chased it down first Canadian marathon title. The 42-year-old clocked 2:27:54, her fastest time since setting the national record in 2022.

Natasha Wodak
Natasha Wodak won the 2024 Canadian Marathon Championships in 2:27:54. Photo: Todd Fraser, Canada Running Series

9. Jazz Shukla solos the Olympic standard of 800m

from Toronto Jazz Shukla easily produced the most exciting performance of Canada’s Olympic trials in June. In a solo effort, the 26-year-old pushed to her second sub-two-minute run of the season in the 800m final, capturing the Olympic standard in the process. Her time of 1:58.20 makes her the second fastest Canadian woman of all time.

Jazz Shukla Paris 2024
Photo: Geoff Robins/Mundo Sport Images

8. Philippe Morneau-Cartier wins back-to-back U Sports XC titles

In Quebec’s second straight undefeated collegiate season Philippe Morneau-Cartier successfully defended his U Sports cross country title at the U Sports XC Championships in November in Kelowna, BC. The 23-year-old exuded confidence as he pulled off the impressive feat, winning by six seconds after leading a surge of pace that only one other athlete could match.

Philippe Morneau-Cartier
Philippe Morneau-Cartier wins U Sports XC 2024. Photo: Will Thompson

7. Ceili McCabe beats world champion to break Canadian 3,000m steeplechase record

At the Grand Prix in Los Angeles, in May, the one in Vancouver Ceili McCabe ran to 9:20.58 in the 3,000m steeplechase– demolition Geneviève Lalondehis Canadian record and broke the Olympic standard of 9:23.00. In the process, 22-year-old McCabe defeated the 2022 world champion, Norah Jeruto.

Ceili McCabe
Photo: Sean Burges/Mundo Sports Images

6. Rachel Forsyth claims U20 world silver

In August, 18 years old Rachel Forsyth became the first Canadian in history to medal at 1,500 m at a world junior championship event. The rising star clocked 4:17.94 to earn the silver medal berth at the U20 World Championships in Lima, Peru. Forsyth is now in his first year at Michigan State University, where he opened his NCAA track and field season with a Canadian U20 3,000m record.

Rachel Forsyth
Photo: Mundo Sport Images

5. Audrey Leduc sprints to double Canadian records

of Quebec Audrey Leduc he achieved two Olympic standards and stamped his name in the Canadian record books twice in one season. The 25-year-old broke first of Angela Bailey 36-year-old 100m record in April, running 10.96; she further she improved that time to 10.95 in her Olympic debut in Paris. Leduc also claimed 200m record with a run of 22.36 in Atlanta in June.

The Olympics Audrey Leduc
Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn

4. Savannah Sutherland reaches the 400m hurdles final in her Olympic debut

Making a final in your Olympic debut is virtually unheard of Savannah Sutherland he accomplished the feat at only 20 years old. The Borden, Sask., native continued to run alongside the Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the fastest 400m hurdles race in history. Earlier in the season, Sutherland took silver at the NCAA Championships, breaking the Canadian record twice in the process.

Savannah Sutherland
Savannah Sutherland in the women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals at Paris 2024. Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn

3. Christopher Morales Williams is the best indoor 400m world record holder

Vaughan, Ontario Christopher Morales Williams emerged this season as one of Canada’s biggest rising stars. The 20-year-old punched his ticket to Paris in February with a the indoor 400m world record time of 44.49. (The record was not ratified due to a problem with the starting blocks.) Morales Williams also became the first Canadian to win NCAA indoor and outdoor titles in the event in the same year.

Morales Williams NCAA
Christopher Morales Williams competing for the University of Georgia at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships. Photo: Kevin Morris

2. Marco Arop takes Olympic silver at 800 m

Edmonton Middle Star, Marco Arop, continued to make the nation proud this year; the 26-year-old set a massive personal best in the Olympic 800m final, 1:41.20 to capture the silver medal and setting a new North American record. He is the first Canadian to medal in the Olympic 800 m since 1964. In September, Arop also broke the North American 1,000 m record in 2:13:13.

Marco Arop
Marco Arop won silver in the men’s 800m final at Paris 2024. Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn

1. Men’s 4x100m Olympic Gold Relay

In the headline event in Paris, The Canadian men’s 4 x 100m relay team fulfills lifelong dream: Olympic gold. The quartet of Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and André De Grasse they executed their race flawlessly, running 37.50 seconds to top the podium for the first time in 28 years.

Men's 4x100 Relay Paris
Men’s 4×100 Relay Final Paris 2024 Olympic Games Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn

Honorable mentions

Here are just a few of the other standout performances from 2024 that we simply can’t overlook.

We can’t wait to see what 2025 brings!