The Coquitlam Cheetahs are a non-profit

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track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

club based in

Coquitlam Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the List of cities in British Columbia, sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021, and one of the 21 municipa ...

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. Their home track is

Percy Perry Stadium Percy Perry Stadium is a multi-purpose, fully lit stadium in Coquitlam, British Columbia. It was built for the 1991 B.C. Summer Games, as part of the district's 100th anniversary, and has featured events with crowds of over 4,000 spectators. Pri ...

, named after former Cheetahs' coach Percy Perry. The Cheetahs were founded in 1962, and the team is a member organization of the Canadian Track and Field Association and B.C. Athletics Association. Percy Perry took over as head coach of Cheetahs in 1989 when it was on the verge of folding. Perry was an advisor for the construction of Town Centre Stadium (now called

), which the Cheetahs moved to after the 1991

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. Since then, the club stabilized its operations, and has produced five Canadian Olympians, including Perry's daughter, Tara Self. Following Percy Perry's death in 2005, Tara Self assumed the role of head coach.

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Coquitlam Cheetahs website
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