Geneviève Lalonde

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Geneviève Lalonde
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1991-09-05) September 5, 1991 (age 32)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Home townMoncton, New Brunswick
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight127 lb (58 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
EventSteeplechase
University teamUniversity of Guelph
Coached byJoël Bourgeois & Hilary Stellingwerff
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500m: 4:08.54
3000m steeplechase: 9:22.40 NR
Indoor 3000m: 8:49.78i
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 3000 m s'chase
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 3000 m s'chase
Representing  New Brunswick
Jeux de la Francophonie
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Nice 3000 m s'chase
Canada Games
Gold medal – first place
2013 Sherbrooke
2000 m s'chase

Geneviève Lalonde (born September 5, 1991) is a Canadian

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Geneviève Lalonde". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Moncton's Geneviève Lalonde sets new steeplechase record". cscatlantic.ca. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Geneviève Lalonde's Most Excellent Season". athleticsillustrated.com. May 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Geneviève Lalonde". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee.
  5. ^ Hossain, Asif (July 11, 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Women's 3000 meter steeplechase" (PDF). Women's 3000 meter steeplechase. IAAF. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "Lalonde breaks Canadian steeplechase record in Shanghai". CBC. May 20, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.

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