# Peter Ogilvie

Peter Steven Ogilvie (May 2, 1972 – October 5, 2024) was a Canadian sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 metres. Growing up in Burnaby, British Columbia, Peter represented Canada at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor (1991, 1995) IAAF World Championships, one indoor IAAF World Championships (1993), two Commonwealth Games (1990, 1994), and one Pan American Games (1991). He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1991 Pan American Games and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie.
His time of 20.62 was the Canadian U20 men's national record in the 200m from 1991 until it was broken in 2024.

## Post-athletics career

Ogilvie served as executive director of Athletics Alberta from 2005 to 2014. He was CEO of the organizing committee that managed the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, which marked the first time that the championships were held in western North America. In fact, Ogilvie is the first Pan Am Games medallist/alumni in athletics to have successfully led the event management and operations of the Pan American U20 Athletics Championships.
Ogilvie was instrumental in organizing the first-ever amalgamated Canadian Track and Field Championships in 2015, which combined the U20, senior, and para categories into one major event. In 2016, he again produced Athletics Canada's Canadian Track and Field Championships and Selection Trials for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The event was honoured as the 2016 Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) Canadian Sport Event of the Year Award (Group B: budget less than $1 million).
Ogilvie has been credited by Athletics Canada as the visionary behind TrackTown Canada, and for making Edmonton the destination city for athletic events in Canada. Ogilvie created and produced the TrackTown Classic (hosted by TrackTown Canada), which was a redevelopment of the former Edmonton International Track Classic (2010 - 2014). This international athletics competition is held annually at the University of Alberta's Foote Field, and is part of Athletics Canada's National Track and Field Tour and the World Athletics Continental Tour.
Ogilvie died of cancer in Sherwood Park, on October 5, 2024, at the age of 52. Athletics Canada announced his death and commented that he was, "a passionate advocate and entrepreneur in athletics, involved in nearly every aspect of the sport."

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Canada ||||||
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Ontario | 9th (sh) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.51 |
| 1989 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 4th | 100 m | 10.90 |
| 1989 | Pan American Junior Championships | Santa Fe, Argentina | 2nd | 200 m | 21.37 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 23rd (qf) | 100 m | 10.69 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.43 |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 10.54 |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 5th | 200 m | 21.08 |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 15th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.88 |
| 1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 100 m | 10.43 (w) |
| 1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 200 m | 20.75 |
| 1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 4th | 200 m | 21.20 |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.95 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 34th (h) | 200 m | 21.09 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.51 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 18th (qf) | 200 m | 20.77 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 5th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.34 |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 8th (sf) | 200 m | 21.15 |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 7th | 100 m | 10.36 (w) |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.41 |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.83 |
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Paris, France | 4th | 200 m | 21.29 |
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Paris, France | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.16 |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 22nd (qf) | 200 m | 21.05 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 51st (h) | 200 m | 21.18 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 75th (h) | 200 m | 22.00 |

## Personal bests

Outdoor
* 100 metres – 10.29 (+1.3 m/s) (Montreal 1995)
* 200 metres – 20.46 (+1.7 m/s) (Ingolstadt 1992)
* 400 metres – 46.93 (Provo 1992)
Indoor
* 60 metres – 6.70 (Saskatoon 1991)
* 200 metres – 21.15 (Toronto 1993)

## Records

* British Columbia High School Track & Field Championships - Senior Boys 100m - 10.46 (+0.6) (1990)

## Accomplishments

* Sport BC High School Athlete of the Year(1989)
* Sport BC High School Athlete of the Year (1990)
* Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2004) - Athlete
* City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Sport Hall of Fame Inductee (2016) - Builder
* 2016 CSTA Canadian Sport Event of the Year Award (Group B: budget less than $1 million) - Canadian Track and Field Championships and Selection Trials for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games (Edmonton, AB)
* 2016 Edmonton Event Awards (Best Live Outdoor Event) - Canadian Track and Field Championships and Selection Trials for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games