Canadian long distance runner
Thomas Fafard
Born (1998-12-06 ) December 6, 1998 (age 25) Repentigny, Quebec , CanadaSport Athletics (track and field)Personal best(s) 13:05.07 (5000 metres) 28:39.29 (10,000 metres)
Thomas Fafard (born December 6, 1998) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the long-distance events .[ 1]
Career
At the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Trujillo, Peru , Fafard won the silver medal in the 5000 metres event.[ 2] Fafard's first major senior international medal came in 2022, when he won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Nassau, Bahamas . Fafard also won silver at the 2022 Pan American Cross-Country Championships in Brazil.[ 3]
2024 season
In April 2024, Fafard won the Vancouver Sun Run .[ 4] In May 2024, Fafard ran a personal best of 13:05.07 in the 5000 metres, just shy of the Olympcic standard by 0.07 seconds.[ 5] In in June 2024, Fafard made his professional debut, finishing second at the Canadian trials in the 5000 metres.[ 6] In July 2024, Fafard qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics through his world rankings position.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
References
^ "Thomas Fafard" . wwww.olympic.ca . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ Huebsch, Tim (July 6, 2024). "Top Canadian performances from the Pan Am U20 Championships" . www.runningmagazine.ca . Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ Dickinson, Marley (March 28, 2022). "Canada's Thomas Fafard wins silver at Pan-Am XC Championship" . www.runningmagazine.ca . Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ Ewen, Steve (April 21, 2024). "Vancouver Sun Run: Thomas Fafard ran like he had a flight to catch — and finished in 28 minutes, 45 seconds" . The Province . Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ Boutin, Richard (May 27, 2024). "Jeux olympiques: une progression fulgurante rapproche un coureur québécois de Paris" [Olympic Games: meteoric rise brings Quebec runner closer to Paris]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ Dickinson, Marley (June 28, 2024). "Canadian Olympic hopeful turns pro with Brooks Running" . www.runningmagazine.ca . Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ Fenton, Caela (July 2, 2024). "A big Team Canada athletics team seeks a big medal haul at Paris 2024" . Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ "Caeli McKay leads young Canadian diving team into Paris Olympics" . www.cbc.ca/sports/ . CBC Sports . Canadian Press . July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ Dickinson, Marley (July 2, 2024). "Athletics Canada names 48 athletes to Paris 2024 Olympic team" . www.runningmagazine.ca . Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
^ Samedy, Fabrice (July 3, 2024). "Thomas Fafard sera des Jeux olympiques" [Thomas Fafard will be at the Olympic Games]. www.monjoliette.com/ (in French). Arsenal Media. Retrieved July 6, 2024 .
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