Adam Keenan

Adam Keenan (born September 26, 1993) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the hammer throw.

Adam Keenan
Personal information
Born (1993-09-26) September 26, 1993
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)77.54 m (2022)
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing  Canada
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third placeToronto 2018Hammer throw
NACAC U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 KamloopsHammer throw
Pan American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third placeMiramar 2011Hammer throw

Career

Junior

Keenan first competed for Canada at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Miramar, Florida, where he won the bronze medal in the hammer throw with a distance of 66.62 meters.[1] Keenan would later compete at the 2012 World Junior Championships finishing in 28th place overall.[2]

Senior

At the 2014 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics in Kamloops, British Columbia, Keenan won the bronze medal with a throw of 68.35 meters.[3]

In 2018, Keenan competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia finishing fourth in the hammer throw event, and followed that with a bronze medal finish at the 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto, Ontario with a throw of 72.72 metres.[4] Keenan narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

In June 2022, Keenan set a new personal best of 77.54 meters, which met the World Championships standard.[6] Later that month, Keenan won his fifth consecutive National title.[7] Keen was also named to compete at both the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8][9][10][11]

References
  1. Hastings, Marty (July 11, 2012). "Keenan set to compete at junior world championships". Kamloops This Week. Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. "Keenan can't escape qualifying round". Kamloops This Week. Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. July 15, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  3. Hastings, Marty (August 12, 2014). "Keenan unhappy with NACAC showing". Kamloops This Week. Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  4. Wong, Agnes (August 12, 2018). "Canada wins nine medals on the second day of the NACAC Championship". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  5. Klassen, Chad (June 28, 2021). "'I'm not ready to give this up': Keenan looking ahead to next Olympics after missing hammer standard". www.cfjctoday.com/. CFJC-TV. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  6. "NTF Tour leads to great "Made In Canada" results on the way to World Championships in Eugene, Oregon for Canadian and athletes from over 2 dozen countries". www.harryjerome.com/. Harry Jerome Track Clasic. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022. A good example would be the new personal best and achieving the World Championships by Adam Keenan of Victoria with his remarkable hammer thrower of 77.54m.
  7. Dheensaw, Cleve (June 25, 2022). "Victoria's Adam Keenan claims fifth consecutive Canadian hammer-throw title". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  8. Dheensaw, Cleve (June 22, 2022). "Hammer Time: Island throwers named to Commonwealth Games team". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  9. "Athletics Canada Selects 54 Athletes to World Athletics Championships Team". www.athletics.ca/. Athletics Canada. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  10. "CSC, Athletics Canada announce 43-athlete squad to compete at Commonwealth Games". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  11. "Athletics Canada Names 43 Athletes to 2022 Commonwealth Games Team". www.athletics.ca. Athletics Canada. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
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