Event Info
Jerome ClassicBe Here.
The Jerome Classic is Canada’s stage for track and field. The home of where racing legends find flight, this annual event has hosted Olympic athletes such as Damien Warner, Andre de Grasse, Melissa Bishop, Evan Dunfee and others. Inspired by Olympian Harry Jerome, the Jerome Classic is where speed reigns and strength launches athletes into motion.
Events
The Jerome Classic is Canada’s best track and field event, first held in 1964, titled as the ‘The International Olympic Preview’, and held annually since 1984. As a true track and field Classic, events include track sprints, hurdles, middle distances, jumps and throws. In addition, the event hosts a Special Olympics 100m and Youth Relays.
In the News
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Who to Watch
The 2026 Elite Athlete field includes the below:
- Sarah Mitton (CAN) Olympian x2 and World Silver Medalist in Shot Put
- Rowan Hamilton (CAN) Paris 2024 Olympian from B.C., returning for the Hammer Throw
- Jacqueline Madogo (CAN) Canadian Olympian 100m
- Zion Corrales Nelson (PHL) From Burnaby, BC, Philippines’ National Record Holder
- Caitlyn Bobb (BMU) Olympian and Bermuda’s National Record Holder in the 400m
- Craig Thorne (CAN) Canadian Olympian 110mH
- Michelle Harrison (CAN) Canadian Olympian 100mH
- De’vion Wilson (USA) 110m Hurdler, set the Meet Record just last year
- Usheoritse Itsekiri (NGA) Olympian 100m
- Assinie Wilson (JAM) Jamaica National Team Athlete, 400m Hurdler
- Rasheeme Griffith (BB) Barbados 400m Hurdler, 7x NCAA All-American
- Sadie-Jane Hickson (CAN) Returning Jerome Classic champ, 7x U SPORTS gold medalist
- Maya Piesik (CAN) 3,000m RW, set U18 National Record at the meet last year
- Adrianna Buitelaar (CAN) 2026 Canadian U20 5000m Champ, ’25 HS Athlete of the Year
- Rui Ramsay (CAN) 100m National Team Specialist and Jerome Classic finalist
- Dianna Proctor (CAN) Sprint Specialist, Podium last year, World U20 Medalist
- Emma Cannan (CAN) Clement Scholarship, ’26 GNAC Indoor Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
- Thomas Broatch (CAN) First Half and BMO Vancouver Marathon podium finisher
Note: Athlete and schedule is subject to change
2024 was also an epic year at the Jerome Classic with four Meet records set by stars Kieran Lumb, 1500m in 3:34.53, Thomas Fafard, 3000m in 7:41.20, Gabriela DeBues-Stafford, 5000m in 15:17.48, plus Rajindra Campbell with a 21.54m shot put. View the 2024 Results.
2025 saw a combined eight Meet and National Records set at the Jerome Classic. Max Davies runs 3:35.04 in the 1500m event to break the previous U23 national record set back in 1992. De’vion Wilson in 13.44 surpasses Canadian legend Mark McCoy‘s previous Meet Record from 1986 (13.45) by 0.01 seconds in the 110m. Evan Dunfee broke his own record by over five seconds with a time of 11:02.07. Olivia Lundman hits a national record in the U23 category in 12:56.26, and Maya Piesik breaks Lundman’s U18 record (14:25.74) in 14:21.83.
Sarah Mitton showcases her strength by smashing her own previous meet record (19.83) with a new mark of 20.14m. Charlotte Bolton maintains Canadian records in the F41 (Para) throwing events, breaking her own shot put record (9.05) with a throw of 9.62m. Julia Hanes also breaks her own Canadian record with a new mark of 7.52m in the F33 (Para Wheelchair) category. View the 2025 Highlights.
July
Next:
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Also part of Athletics Canada’s National Track and Field Tour, the Jerome Classic is on the World Athletics Continental Tour.
Burnaby – Swangard
Burnaby, BC
6100 Boundary Rd
Burnaby, BC, V5S 3R2
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Here, athletes find flight. Leveraging the legacy of the Jerome family, the Jerome Classic helps to inspire Canada’s top athletes through world class international track and field competition right here at home.