Toronto Track and Field Centre

The Toronto Track and Field Centre is a city-owned athletic training centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Prior to 1998 it was called Metro Toronto Track and Field Centre. It is located at York University's Keele campus in the north-west section of the city.

Toronto Track and Field Centre
The training centre pictured in 2021
Toronto Track and Field Centre is located in Toronto
Toronto Track and Field Centre
Toronto Track and Field Centre
Location within Toronto
Toronto Track and Field Centre is located in Ontario
Toronto Track and Field Centre
Toronto Track and Field Centre
Toronto Track and Field Centre (Ontario)
Toronto Track and Field Centre is located in Canada
Toronto Track and Field Centre
Toronto Track and Field Centre
Toronto Track and Field Centre (Canada)
Address231 Ian MacDonald Blvd.
Canada
LocationToronto, Ontario
Coordinates43°46′39″N 79°30′26″W / 43.777492°N 79.50721°W / 43.777492; -79.50721
Public transitPioneer Village station
Typemulti-facility indoor and outdoor athletic complex
Acreage14[1]
Opened1979 (1979)
Website
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Description

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The facility, while located at York, is not part of York University. The operation and programming of this facility is co-ordinated by a committee with members representing the City of Toronto, York University and the track and field community. It is home to the York Lions Track and Field Team and the York University Track Club. Opened in 1979, the facility is used by both professional and amateur athletes.

The indoor centre features:[2]

  • five-lane 200 metre banked oval track
  • eight-lane 100 metre sprint/hurdle runway with photo-timers booth
  • pole vaulting area (10 metre clearance)
  • two long jump/triple jump runways
  • two high jump areas
  • discus throwing area with curtain
  • shot-put throwing circle
  • warm-up area
  • three-lane 30 metre warm-up, sprint and hurdle runways
  • training facility containing light, heavy, and Olympic free weights
  • two universal gyms
  • two meeting rooms
  • observation gallery
  • locker rooms with showers
  • first aid area

The outdoor centre features:[2]

  • eight-lane rubberized 400 metre Olympic regulation track with two 125-metre sprint/hurdle runways, adjustable steeple chase barriers
  • full outdoor facilities for track meets
  • outdoor photo-timers booth with public address system
  • 16,000-square-metre (170,000 sq ft) practice throwing paddock for javelin, discus, shot-put, and hammer events
  • Alan Eagleson Sports Injuries Clinic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Toronto Track And Field Centre". City of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. ^ a b "Toronto Track & Field Centre". City of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
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