
Jen Cotten
Jen Cotten is a Canada sprinter, born on October 14, 1987. She competes primarily in the 100m, 200m and 400m.
Her personal bests include 12.03 in the 100m, 24.50 in the 200m, 55.07 in the 400m, 2:10.22 in the 800m and 13.63 in the 100mH. She has earned 1 gold and 1 silver medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Canada.
As of Sep 19, 2026: 400 m hurdles 56.84 (#853 all-time), 100 m hurdles 13.63, 2016 season best 56.84 (Jun 18, 2016, Ottawa (CAN)) · 38 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 200m | 25.25 | +3.0 | May 14, 2016 | ↑ | London (CAN) |
| 2016 | 400mH | 56.84 | - | Jun 18, 2016 | ↑ | Ottawa (CAN) |
| 2015 | 200m | 24.59 | +0.3 | Apr 3, 2015 | ↑ | Santa Barbara, CA (USA) |
| 2015 | 400m | 56.24 | - | Mar 21, 2015 | ↑ | Santa Barbara, CA (USA) |
| 2015 | 400mH | 56.91 | - | May 30, 2015 | ↑ | Guelph (CAN) |
| 2015 | 800m | 2:10.53 | - | Apr 4, 2015 | ↑ | Santa Barbara, CA (USA) |
| 2014 | LJ | 6.15 | - | Mar 14, 2014 | ↓ | Montreal Canadian Indoor Championships |
| 2014 | 200m | 24.73 | - | Apr 4, 2014 | ↑ | Santa Barbara, CA (USA) |
| 2014 | 400m | 55.07 | - | Feb 15, 2014 | ↑ | Geneva, OH (USA) (i) |
| 2014 | 400m-short-track | 56.26 | - | Mar 15, 2014 | - | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2014 | 400mH | 56.86 | - | Jun 29, 2014 | ↑ | Canadian Championships |
| 2014 | 600m-short-track | 1:34.06 | - | Jan 18, 2014 | ↓ | London (CAN) (i) |
| 2014 | 600m | 1:34.06 | - | Jan 18, 2014 | ↓ | London (CAN) (i) |
| 2013 | HJ | 1.72 | - | Feb 8, 2013 | ↓ | Geneva, OH (USA) (i) |
| 2013 | LJ | 6.11 | +0.0 | May 18, 2013 | ↓ | London (GBR) |
| 2013 | 60mH | 8.55 | - | Feb 8, 2013 | ↑ | Geneva, OH (USA) (i) |
| 2013 | SP | 11.42 | - | Jun 21, 2013 | ↓ | Canadian Championships |
| 2013 | 100m | 12.03 | +0.0 | Jun 15, 2013 | - | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2013 | 100mH | 13.80 | -1.3 | Apr 5, 2013 | ↑ | Santa Barbara, CA (USA) |
| 2013 | 200m | 24.50 | +0.9 | Aug 26, 2013 | ↑ | London (CAN) |
| 2013 | JT | 30.45 | - | Aug 27, 2013 | ↓ | London (CAN) |
| 2013 | 800m | 2:12.28 | - | Aug 27, 2013 | ↑ | London (CAN) |
| 2013 | Pentathlon | 4080 | - | Feb 9, 2013 | ↓ | Geneva, OH (USA) (i) |
| 2013 | Hep | 5545 | - | Aug 27, 2013 | ↓ | London (CAN) |
| 2012 | HJ | 1.72 | - | Aug 25, 2012 | ↓ | Woerden (NED) |
| 2012 | LJ | 6.34 | +3.5 | Jun 28, 2012 | ↓ | London (CAN) |
| 2012 | 60m | 7.94 | - | Feb 11, 2012 | - | London (CAN) (i) |
| 2012 | 60mH | 8.64 | - | Feb 19, 2012 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) (i) |
| 2012 | SP | 11.69 | - | Aug 25, 2012 | ↓ | Woerden (NED) |
| 2012 | 100mH | 13.63 | +1.4 | May 26, 2012 | ↑ | Ottawa (CAN) |
| 2012 | 200m | 24.54 | +3.1 | Jun 17, 2012 | ↑ | Woerden (NED) |
| 2012 | 200m-short-track | 25.32 | - | Feb 19, 2012 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) (i) |
| 2012 | JT | 32.23 | - | May 6, 2012 | ↓ | Stadio Tre Stelle, Desenzano del Garda (ITA) |
| 2012 | 800m | 2:10.22 | - | Jun 28, 2012 | ↑ | Calgary (CAN) |
| 2012 | 1000m-short-track | 2:58.83 | - | Jan 21, 2012 | - | London (CAN) (i) |
| 2012 | 1000m | 2:58.83 | - | Jan 21, 2012 | - | London (CAN) (i) |
| 2012 | Hep | 5793 | - | Jun 28, 2012 | ↓ | Calgary (CAN) |
| 2011 | HJ | 1.68 | - | Aug 19, 2011 | ↓ | National Stadium, Shenzhen (CHN) |
| 2011 | LJ | 6.31 | +3.5 | Jul 13, 2011 | ↓ | National Stadium, Shenzhen (CHN) |
| 2011 | 60mH | 8.85 | - | Feb 20, 2011 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) (i) |
| 2011 | SP | 10.98 | - | Aug 19, 2011 | ↓ | National Stadium, Shenzhen (CHN) |
| 2011 | 100mH | 13.82 | -1.3 | Jun 22, 2011 | ↑ | Calgary (CAN) |
| 2011 | 200m | 24.55 | -0.2 | Aug 19, 2011 | ↑ | National Stadium, Shenzhen (CHN) |
| 2011 | 200m-short-track | 25.66 | - | Feb 20, 2011 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) (i) |
| 2011 | JT | 31.62 | - | Aug 20, 2011 | ↓ | National Stadium, Shenzhen (CHN) |
| 2011 | 800m | 2:12.57 | - | Aug 20, 2011 | ↑ | National Stadium, Shenzhen (CHN) |
| 2011 | Hep | 5685 | - | Aug 20, 2011 | ↓ | National Stadium, Shenzhen (CHN) |
| 2010 | HJ | 1.67 | - | Jul 28, 2010 | ↓ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2010 | LJ | 6.12 | +3.3 | Jul 29, 2010 | ↓ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2010 | 60mH | 8.55 | - | Mar 12, 2010 | ↑ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2010 | SP | 10.82 | - | Jun 22, 2010 | ↓ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2010 | 100mH | 13.74 | +1.0 | Jul 28, 2010 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2010 | 200m | 24.76 | -0.2 | Jul 28, 2010 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2010 | JT | 25.99 | - | Jul 29, 2010 | ↓ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2010 | 300m | 40.28 | - | Feb 5, 2010 | ↑ | South Bend, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 300m-short-track | 40.68 | - | Jan 16, 2010 | ↑ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2010 | 600m | 1:34.01 | - | Feb 13, 2010 | ↓ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2010 | 600m-short-track | 1:34.01 | - | Feb 13, 2010 | ↓ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2010 | 800m-short-track | 2:13.63 | - | Jan 29, 2010 | ↑ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2010 | 800m | 2:15.75 | - | Jul 29, 2010 | ↑ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2010 | Pentathlon | 3966 | - | Jan 29, 2010 | ↓ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2010 | Hep | 5491 | - | Jul 29, 2010 | ↓ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2009 | HJ | 1.64 | - | Oct 3, 2009 | ↓ | Beirut (LBN) |
| 2009 | LJ | 5.94 | +0.3 | Oct 4, 2009 | ↓ | Beirut (LBN) |
| 2009 | 60mH | 8.85 | - | Mar 13, 2009 | ↑ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2009 | SP | 9.88 | - | Oct 3, 2009 | ↓ | Beirut (LBN) |
| 2009 | 100mH | 14.02 | +0.8 | Jul 4, 2009 | ↑ | Windsor (CAN) |
| 2009 | 200m | 25.34 | +0.7 | Oct 3, 2009 | ↑ | Beirut (LBN) |
| 2009 | JT | 28.26 | - | Jun 26, 2009 | ↓ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2009 | 300m-short-track | 40.75 | - | Feb 28, 2009 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) (i) |
| 2009 | 300m | 40.75 | - | Feb 28, 2009 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) (i) |
| 2009 | 800m | 2:15.92 | - | Oct 4, 2009 | ↑ | Beirut (LBN) |
| 2009 | 800m-short-track | 2:18.16 | - | Mar 12, 2009 | ↑ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2009 | Pentathlon | 3687 | - | Mar 12, 2009 | ↓ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2009 | Hep | 5230 | - | Oct 4, 2009 | ↓ | Beirut (LBN) |
| 2008 | HJ | 1.66 | - | Jan 26, 2008 | ↓ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2008 | LJ | 5.81 | - | Feb 8, 2008 | ↓ | South Bend, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2008 | 60mH | 9.05 | - | Jan 12, 2008 | ↑ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2008 | SP | 9.29 | - | May 31, 2008 | ↓ | Santo Domingo (DOM) |
| 2008 | 100mH | 14.25 | +1.4 | May 31, 2008 | ↑ | Santo Domingo (DOM) |
| 2008 | 200m | 25.66 | +1.3 | May 31, 2008 | ↑ | Santo Domingo (DOM) |
| 2008 | JT | 29.13 | - | Jun 1, 2008 | ↓ | Santo Domingo (DOM) |
| 2008 | 500Metres | 1:13.76 | - | Feb 8, 2008 | ↑ | South Bend, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2008 | 800m | 2:13.05 | - | Jun 1, 2008 | ↑ | Santo Domingo (DOM) |
| 2008 | 800m-short-track | 2:17.49 | - | Jan 26, 2008 | ↑ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2008 | Pentathlon | 3767 | - | Jan 26, 2008 | ↓ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2008 | Hep | 5139 | - | Jun 1, 2008 | ↓ | Santo Domingo (DOM) |
| 2007 | LJ | 5.70 | - | Jul 4, 2007 | ↓ | Windsor (CAN) |
| 2007 | 60mH | 8.83 | - | Mar 9, 2007 | ↑ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2007 | 100mH | 14.40 | +1.6 | Jul 12, 2007 | ↑ | Windsor (CAN) |
| 2007 | 200m | 25.64 | +4.4 | May 12, 2007 | ↑ | Windsor (CAN) |
| 2007 | 400m | 57.37 | - | Feb 3, 2007 | ↑ | South Bend, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2007 | 500Metres | 1:14.65 | - | Feb 2, 2007 | ↑ | South Bend, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2007 | 600m-short-track | 1:33.97 | - | Feb 24, 2007 | ↓ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2007 | 600m | 1:33.97 | - | Feb 24, 2007 | ↓ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2007 | Pentathlon | 3766 | - | Feb 23, 2007 | ↓ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2007 | Hep | 5003 | - | Aug 26, 2007 | ↓ | Windsor (CAN) |
| 2006 | 60mH | 9.01 | - | Mar 9, 2006 | ↑ | Saskatoon (CAN) (i) |
| 2006 | 100mH | 14.65 | +1.3 | Aug 4, 2006 | ↑ | Ottawa (CAN) |
| 2006 | 300m-short-track | 40.98 | - | Feb 11, 2006 | ↑ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2006 | 300m | 40.98 | - | Feb 11, 2006 | ↑ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2006 | Pentathlon | 3674 | - | Mar 9, 2006 | ↓ | Saskatoon (CAN) (i) |
| 2006 | Hep | 4795 | - | Jul 22, 2006 | ↓ | Sherbrooke (CAN) |
| 2005 | 400mH | 1:01.00 | - | Jul 10, 2005 | ↑ | Montréal (CAN) |
2016
16 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400mH | 58.47 | - | Jul 20 | Ottawa Twilight Series, Ottawa |
400mH | 57.30 | - | Jul 8 | Canadian Championships, Edmonton |
400mH | 1:00.25 | - | Jul 7 | Canadian Championships, Edmonton |
400mH | 57.72 | - | Jun 25 | Guelph Speed River Inferno, Guelph |
400mH | 56.84 | - | Jun 18 | Ottawa High Performance Triple-Header Meet, Ottawa |
400mH | 57.06 | - | Jun 17 | Ottawa High Performance Triple-Header Meet, Ottawa |
400mH | 57.93 | - | Jun 11 | Toronto Ontario Ch., Toronto |
400mH | 58.46 | - | May 31 | Toronto University of Toronto Twilight Meet, Toronto |
400mH | 57.05 | - | May 21 | Windsor Running Factory Windsor Open, Windsor |
400mH | 58.84 | - | May 15 | London Bob Vigars Classic, London |
200m | 25.25 | +3.0 | May 14 | London Western HP Sprint Meet, London |
400mH | 58.33 | - | May 7 | Lexington Kentucky Relays, Lexington, KY |
400mH | 58.88 | - | Apr 30 | Athens Georgia Invitational, Athens, GA |
400mH | 57.38 | - | Mar 31 | Gainesville Florida Relays, Gainesville, FL - Open Event |
400mH | 57.82 | - | Mar 25 | Jacksonville UNF Spring Break Invitational, Jacksonville, FL |
400mH | 57.83 | - | Mar 19 | Santa Barbara Westmont Collegiate Classic with Jim Klein Multi-Events, Santa Barbara, CA |
2015
19 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400mH | 57.42 | - | Aug 1 | Atlanta American Track League, Atlanta, GA |
400mH | 58.51 | - | Jul 29 | St. Thomas Great Lakes Legue Meet, St. Thomas |
400mH | 1:01.91 | - | Jul 15 | Ottawa Summer Twilight, Ottawa |
400mH | 57.83 | - | Jul 5 | Canadian Championships, Edmonton |
400mH | 57.30 | - | Jul 4 | Canadian Championships |
400mH | 57.15 | - | Jun 14 | Windsor AO Ch., Windsor |
400mH | 56.91 | - | May 30 | Guelph Speed River Inferno Festival, Guelph - International Events |
400mH | 57.40 | - | May 26 | Toronto University of Toronto Twilight, Toronto |
400mH | 57.69 | - | May 23 | Windsor Open, Windsor |
400mH | 58.79 | - | May 17 | London Bob Vigars Track Classic, London |
400mH | 58.56 | - | May 9 | Athens Georgia Invitational, Athens, GA |
400mH | 59.51 | - | May 2 | Lexington Kentucky Relays, Lexington, KY |
400mH | 58.79 | - | Apr 18 | Norwalk Beach Invitational, Norwalk, CA |
400mH | 58.93 | - | Apr 17 | Azusa Bryan Clay Invitational, Azusa, CA |
400mH | 58.93 | - | Apr 16 | Azusa Bryan Clay Invitational, Azusa, CA |
800m | 2:10.53 | - | Apr 4 | Santa Barbara Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational, Santa Barbara, CA - Combined Events |
200m | 24.59 | +0.3 | Apr 3 | Santa Barbara Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational, Santa Barbara, CA - Combined Events |
400m | 56.24 | - | Mar 21 | Santa Barbara Westmont Collegiate Classic, Santa Barbara, CA |
400m | 57.05 | - | Feb 14 | Geneva SPIRE NCAA Invitational, Geneva, OH (i) |
2014
15 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400mH | 57.69 | - | Jul 20 | Ottawa Regional Championships, Ottawa |
LJ | 5.95 | +0.2 | Jun 29 | Canadian Championships |
400mH | 56.86 | - | Jun 29 | Canadian Championships |
400mH | 57.82 | - | Jun 28 | Canadian Championships, Moncton |
400mH | 59.44 | - | Jun 11 | Toronto Pre-Nats Tune Up, Toronto |
400mH | 58.21 | - | May 31 | Guelph Speed River Inferno, Guelph |
400mH | 58.06 | - | May 16 | Atlanta American Track League, Atlanta, GA |
400mH | 59.01 | - | May 16 | Atlanta Georgia Tech Invitational, Atlanta, GA |
400mH | 57.98 | - | May 10 | Akron Campbell/Wright Invitational, Akron, OH |
400mH | 58.70 | - | Apr 19 | Norwalk Beach Invitational, Norwalk, CA - Invitational Events |
400mH | 58.77 | - | Apr 18 | Azusa Bryan Clay Invitational, Azusa, CA |
400mH | 58.77 | - | Apr 17 | Azusa Bryan Clay Invitational, Azusa, CA |
200m | 24.73 | - | Apr 4 | Santa Barbara Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational, Santa Barbara, CA - Combined Events |
400m-short-track | 56.26 | - | Mar 15 | Montreal Canadian Indoor Championships, Montréal (i) - Invitational Events |
LJ | 6.15 | - | Mar 14 | Montreal Canadian Indoor Championships |
Honours
Montreal Canadian Indoor Championships
Long Jump
Beirut Francophone Games
Heptathlon
Frequently asked questions
What is Jen Cotten's 400 m hurdles personal best?
Jen Cotten's 400 m hurdles personal best is 56.84, set on Jun 18, 2016 in Ottawa (CAN), #853 on the all-time list.
Which events does Jen Cotten compete in?
Jen Cotten competes in the 400 m hurdles and 100 m hurdles.
How did Jen Cotten perform in 2016?
2016 season best: 56.84, set on Jun 18, 2016 in Ottawa (CAN).