Craig Spence
Cheema · 2010 to 2024
- Starts
- 239
- Finals
- 109
- Wins
- 28
- Seasons
- 14
- Events
- 16
Personal bests
Fastest time in every event
Singles
C-1 200m→
4th98.2%0:41.185
Final · 2019 Nationals
Set in Senior Men
20126 seasons · best in 20192022C-1 500m→
Silver99.4%1:49.463
Final · 2019 Nationals
Set in Senior Men
3× national champion in C-1 500m
201210 seasons · best in 20192024C-1 1000m→
5th98.0%3:46.948
Final A · 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 Duisburg
Set in Men
5× national champion in C-1 1000m
201212 seasons · best in 20182024C-1 5000m→
5th97.6%22:47.166
Final · 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup 2 Duisburg
Set in Men
20173 seasons · best in 20192021
Crew boats
C-15 200m→
Silver94.3%0:43.471
Final · 2019 Nationals
Set in Mixed U18 Mixed
1× national champion in C-15 200m
20143 seasons2019C-15 500m
Gold1:48.923
Final · Canadian Championships, 2011
Set in Juvenile Men
5× national champion in C-15 500m
Book of Champions
20107 seasons · best in 20112024C-15 1000m→
Silver98.2%3:51.930
Final · 2012 Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships
Set in Senior Men
1× national champion in C-15 1000m
20124 seasons · best in 20122018C-2 200m→
7th96.2%0:40.789
Final · 2018 canadian sprint canoe kayak
Set in Senior Men
1× national champion in C-2 200m
20142 seasons2018C-2 500m→
Silver99.8%1:39.480
Final · 2023 Sprint National Team Trials
Set in Senior Men
3× national champion in C-2 500m
20128 seasons · best in 20232024C-2 1000m→
2nd98.9%03:34.853
Heat 1 · 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and Under 23 World Championships
Set in U23 Men
1× national champion in C-2 1000m
201210 seasons · best in 20162024C-4 500m→
Silver94.7%1:48.584
A Final · 2015 National Team Trials 2 (Jr_U23)
Set in Senior Men
C-4 1000m
Gold3:35.110
Final · Canadian Championships, 2014
Set in U19 Men
3× national champion in C-4 1000m
Book of Champions
20123 seasons · best in 20142015IC-4 1000m→
Silver98.9%3:29.22
Final A · 2014 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships
Set in Senior
20124 seasons · best in 20142017
Book of Champions
20 national titles
- 3×
F. K. Joe Geisler Trophy
U19 Men C-15 500m
2011 · 2012 · 2013
three-peat 2011–2013 - 2×
Ken Stroulger Memorial Trophy
U19 Men C-1 1000m
2012 · 2014
- 2×
E. Ralph Reilly Trophy
U19 Men C-4 1000m
2012 · 2014
- 2×
Aubrey E. Ireland Sr. Trophy
Senior Men C-1 1000m
2019 · 2021
- 2×
Bill Collins Trophy
Midget Men C-15 500m
2010 · 2011
back to back 2010–2011 - 1×
Junior Mixed C-15 200m
2014
11 more events
- 1×
Juvenile Men C-1 500m
Canada Games
2013
- 1×
Tom McHugh Trophy
Junior Men C-1 1000m
2016
- 1×
Men C-2 500m
Pan American Games
2023
- 1×
G. Glen Adams Trophy
Junior Men C-1 500m
2016
- 1×
Senior Men C-2 500m
North American / Pan American Championships
2018
- 1×
Jacques Turcot Memorial Trophy
Junior Men C-2 500m
2014
- 1×
U19 Men C-2 200m
2014
- 1×
Len Johnson Trophy
Junior Men C-2 1000m
2013
- 1×
W. J. Colligan Trophy
U19 Men C-1 500m
2014
- 1×
The Black
John W. Black Trophy
Junior Men C-4 1000m
2015
- 1×
Frank Amyot Memorial Trophy
Junior Men C-15 1000m
2015
National records
- 2014U19 Men C-1 1000mNational record until 20194:05.457
- 2014Junior Men C-2 500mNational record until 20171:47.842
- 2014Junior Mixed C-15 200mNational record until 20150:44.015
- 2014U19 Men C-4 1000mNational record until 20193:35.110
- 2013U19 Men C-15 500mNational record until 20141:56.778
- Gold
- 20
- Silver
- 15
- Bronze
- 5
- 2024Senior Men C-2 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 2 · CANADA1:46.458Silver
- 2024U18 Mixed C-15 500mCaptain, crew of 15 · Cheema A.C.2:00.200Silver
- 2023Men C-2 500mPan American Games · Crew of 2 · CANADA1:42.12Gold
- 2022Senior Men C-1 1000mCheema A.C.3:56.862Silver
- 2022Senior Men C-1 500mCheema A.C.1:50.026Silver
- 2022Senior Men C-1 200mCheema A.C.0:40.859Silver
- 2022Senior Men C-2 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 2 · CANADA1:41.5Bronze
- 2021Senior Men C-1 1000mCheema A.C.3:56.862Gold
- 2019Senior Men C-1 1000mCheema A.C.3:54.979Gold
- 2019U18 Mixed C-15 200mCaptain, crew of 15 · Cheema A.C.0:42.059Silver
- 2019Men C-2 1000mPan American Games · Crew of 2 · CANADA3:32.276Silver
- 2019Senior Men C-1 500mCheema A.C.1:48.795Silver
40 more, back to 2010
- 2018Senior Men C-2 500mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 2 · CANADA1:44.544Gold
- 2018Junior Mixed C-15 200mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.0:43.432Silver
- 2016Junior Men C-1 1000mCheema A.C.4:39.347Gold
- 2016Junior Men C-1 500mCheema A.C.1:53.827Gold
- 2016Open Men C-4 1000mCrew of 4 · Cheema A.C.3:39.244Silver
- 2016Senior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.3:47.452Silver
- 2016Junior Men C-1 200mCheema A.C.0:43.095Silver
- 2016Senior Men C-2 1000mCrew of 2 · Cheema A.C.3:59.066Bronze
- 2015Junior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.3:55.579Gold
- 2015Junior Men C-4 1000mCrew of 4 · Cheema A.C.4:16.180Gold
- 2015Junior Men C-2 200mCrew of 2 · Cheema A.C.0:38.228Silver
- 2015Senior Mixed C-15 200mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.0:40.113Bronze
- 2014U19 Men C-1 1000mCheema A.C.4:05.457Gold
- 2014Junior Men C-2 500mCrew of 2 · Cheema A.C.1:47.842Gold
- 2014Junior Mixed C-15 200mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.0:44.015Gold
- 2014U19 Men C-1 500mCheema A.C.2:07.537Gold
- 2014U19 Men C-2 200mCrew of 2 · Cheema A.C.0:40.938Gold
- 2014U19 Men C-4 1000mCrew of 4 · Cheema A.C.3:35.110Gold
- 2014Senior Men C-4 1000mNorth American / Pan American Championships · Crew of 4 · CANADA3:26.90Silver
- 2014U19 Men C-15 500mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.1:51.133Bronze
- 2013Junior Men C-2 1000mCrew of 2 · Cheema A.C.4:22.834Gold
- 2013U19 Men C-15 500mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.1:56.778Gold
- 2013Juvenile Men C-1 500mCanada Games · NOVA SCOTIA4:24.390Gold
- 2013U19 Men C-4 1000mCrew of 4 · Cheema A.C.3:39.649Silver
- 2013Juvenile Men C-1 5kCanada Games · NOVA SCOTIA24:50.23Silver
- 2013Junior Men C-1 5kNorth American / Pan American Championships · CANADASilver
- 2013U19 Men C-1 1000mCheema A.C.4:31.523Silver
- 2013Junior Men C-1 200mNorth American / Pan American Championships · CANADABronze
- 2012Juvenile Men C-15 500mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.1:52.561Gold
- 2012Juvenile Men C-1 1000mCheema A.C.4:10.049Gold
- 2012Juvenile Men C-4 1000mCrew of 4 · Cheema A.C.3:43.446Gold
- 2012Juvenile Men C-1 500mCheema A.C.1:56.629Silver
- 2012Senior Men C-15 1000mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.3:47.77Silver
- 2012Senior Men C-2 1000mCrew of 2 · Cheema A.C.3:40.897Bronze
- 2011Midget Men C-15 500mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.1:49.778Gold
- 2011Juvenile Men C-15 500mCrew of 15 · Cheema A.C.1:48.923Gold
- 2011Midget Men C-1 6kCheema A.C.30:12.080Silver
- 2011Juvenile Men C-4 1000mCrew of 4 · Cheema A.C.3:45.067Silver
- 2011Midget Men C-1 200mCheema A.C.0:45.604Bronze
- 2010Midget Men C-15 500mCrew of 15 · Senobe A.C.2:00.863Gold
National team
- 2024Pan American Championships, Sarasota, FL, USAC2 500Silver
- 2023Pan American Games, Santiago, ChileC2 500Gold
- 2023Senior Worlds, Duisburg, GermanyNamed to the team
- 2022Senior Worlds, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaC2 1000Bronze
- 2022Pan American Championships, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaC2 500Bronze
- 2021Senior Worlds, Copenhagen, DenmarkNamed to the team
- 2019Pan American Games, Lima, PeruC2 1000Silver
- 2018Pan American Championships, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaC2 500Gold
- 2018Pan American Championships, Dartmouth, NS, CanadaC1 1000 · 4th
- 2018Senior Worlds, Montemor-O-Velho, PortugalNamed to the team
- 2017Senior Worlds, Račice, Czech RepublicNamed to the team
- 2014Pan American Championships, Mexico City, MexicoC4 1000Silver
- 2014Pan American Championships, Mexico City, MexicoC1 1000 · 7th
- 2013Canada Games, Sherbrooke, QuebecC1 1000Gold
- 2013Canada Games, Sherbrooke, QuebecC1 5kSilver
- 2013Pan American Championships, Ponce City, Puerto RicoC1 5kSilver
- 2013Pan American Championships, Ponce City, Puerto RicoC1 200Bronze
From the Book of Champions, kept by Frank Clement, E. Ralph Reilly, C. Fred Johnston, Liam Birch.
Season by season
How each event has moved
▸How to read these charts
The line is %GMT: the winner's time divided by this athlete's, so 100% is winning pace and higher is better. It is the only number that compares across years, venues and conditions; the raw time is printed on each point because that is the one a paddler recognises. A dashed segment skips seasons with no results, and the grey tick is that season's median. ▽ marks a time so far off this athlete's best it is almost always a garbled source time.
Under the line is the season's best placement, with its round: 4th in an A final beats 1st in a B final. "A·9" is an A final with nine boats.
Seasons are labelled by age on Dec 31 of that year, the way age classes count it. The birth year is estimated from the age classes raced, so an age marked ~ can be one year high for an athlete who always raced up.
C-1 1000m
PB 3:46.948▲ 5.5 pts since age ~1776 starts · 11 seasonsC-2 500m
PB 1:39.480▲ 9.2 pts since age ~1728 starts · 9 seasons2012* fastest time in Heat 2, best place in Final. Same regatta, so the fastest time came from a round that did not decide the placing.
C-2 1000m
PB 03:34.853▼ 2.7 pts since age ~1726 starts · 11 seasonsC-1 500m
PB 1:49.463▲ 5.5 pts since age ~1725 starts · 9 seasons2024* fastest time in Heat 3, best place in Final. Same regatta, so the fastest time came from a round that did not decide the placing.
C-1 200m
PB 0:41.185▲ 3.9 pts since age ~1717 starts · 6 seasonsC-15 500m
PB 1:52.561▼ 5.8 pts since age ~1710 starts · 5 seasonsIC-4 1000m
PB 3:29.22▼ 9.1 pts since age ~179 starts · 5 seasonsC-2 200m
PB 0:40.789▲ 1.3 pts since age ~196 starts · 2 seasonsC-15 200m
PB 0:43.471▼ 1.8 pts since age ~195 starts · 3 seasonsC-1 5000m
PB 22:47.166▲ 4.1 pts since age ~224 starts · 3 seasonsC-15 1000m
PB 3:51.930▼ 2.4 pts since age ~174 starts · 3 seasonsC-4 1000m
2 starts · 2 seasonsNo comparable times here, placements only.
K-2 1000m
2 starts · 2 seasonsNo comparable times here, placements only.
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