Canadian runner (born 1991)
Geneviève Lalonde (born September 5, 1991) is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner competing primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Her biggest success to date is winning the gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games . Lalonde won the bronze medal as a competitor for New Brunswick at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie in Nice, France . She also won the gold medal for New Brunswick at the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke , Quebec in the 2,000 m steeplechase. Lalonde holds the Canadian record in the 3,000 m steeplechase.
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team .[ 5] On August 13, 2016, she qualified for the women's 3000m steeplechase final with a personal best and new Canadian record of 9:30.24.
On August 11, 2017, she finished 13th in the Women's 3000 meters steeplechase finals at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London lowering the Canadian record once again to 9:29.99.[ 6] On May 18, 2019, she placed 7th at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix with a time of 9:29.82, again lowering the national record.[ 7]
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Canada and New Brunswick
2007
World Youth Championships
Ostrava, Czech Republic
10th
1500 m
4:30.90
2010
World Junior Championships
Moncton, Canada
14th (h)
1500 m
4:19.20
6th
3000 m s'chase
9:57.74
2011
Universiade
Shenzhen, China
11th
3000 m s'chase
10:09.43
2012
NACAC U23 Championships
Irapuato, Mexico
4th
3000 m s'chase
10:56.38
2013
Jeux de la Francophonie
Nice, France
3rd
3000 m s'chase
9:53.35
2015
Pan American Games
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
3rd
3000 m s'chase
9:53.03
World Championships
Beijing, China
19th (h)
3000 m s'chase
9:36.83
2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16th
3000 m s'chase
9:41.88
2017
World Championships
London, United Kingdom
13th
3000 m s'chase
9:29.99
2018
World Indoor Championships
Birmingham, United Kingdom
11th
3000 m
9:03.91
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
7th
3000 m s'chase
9:46.68
2019
Pan American Games
Lima, Peru
1st
3000 m s'chase
9:41.45
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
14th
3000 m s'chase
9:32.92
2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
11th
3000 m s'chase
9:22.40
Personal bests
Outdoor
Event
Time
Venue
Date
800 metres
2:09.71
Guelph
8 July 2014
1500 metres
4:08.54
Guelph
7 June 2019
2000 metres steeplechase
6:32.45
Sherbrooke
13 August 2013
3000 metres steeplechase
9:22.40 NR
Tokyo
4 August 2021
Indoor
Event
Time
Venue
Date
1500 metres
4:18.80
Montreal
27 January 2018
One mile
4:38.94
New York City
20 January 2017
3000 metres
8:49.78
Boston
10 February 2018
See also
References
^ "Geneviève Lalonde" . all-athletics.com . Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2015 .
^ "Moncton's Geneviève Lalonde sets new steeplechase record" . cscatlantic.ca . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2015 .
^ "Geneviève Lalonde's Most Excellent Season" . athleticsillustrated.com . May 18, 2015.
^ "Geneviève Lalonde" . Olympic.ca . Canadian Olympic Committee .
^ Hossain, Asif (July 11, 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio" . Olympic.ca . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 11, 2016 .
^ "Women's 3000 meter steeplechase" (PDF) . Women's 3000 meter steeplechase . IAAF. Retrieved August 11, 2017 .
^ "Lalonde breaks Canadian steeplechase record in Shanghai" . CBC . May 20, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019 .
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