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Geneviève Lalonde

Geneviève Lalonde

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.

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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]

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References

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