John McKechenneay

By 1923, John McKechenneay was leading the Canadian lists in the 100 yards track event, and although he fell to fourth the following year, he was still selected to represented his country at the 1924 Paris Olympics, albeit with his club paying $200 of the expenses. There, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 metres due to injuries and was also a reserve with the Canadian 4x100 metres relay squad, as there were concerns about Anthony Vince’s tendons, but McKechenneay ultimately did not compete.

On the 1925 Canadian lists, McKechenneay was sixth in the 100 yards and fourth in the 220 yards, the latter of which he maintained in 1926. That year was also the last in which he appeared on the lists for the 100 yards, in second, before he concentrated on the 220 yards. He was third on the lists in 1927 and second in 1928, in addition to being third in the 200 metres, but he did not attend the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. He continued to compete into the 1930s, but never again reached the heights that he had in the 1920s. He was also well-known for his successes in snowshoe racing and, in his youth, he also played hockey. For a time, he coached the track team at the University of Vermont and also worked as an athletics official in Canada.

Personal Best: 200 – 22.1y (1928).