Geneviève Lalonde

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.

Geneviève Lalonde

Personal information
Born	(1991-09-05) September 5, 1991 (age 33) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Home town	Moncton, New Brunswick
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	127 lb (58 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Steeplechase
University team	University of Guelph
Coached by	Joël Bourgeois & Hilary Stellingwerff
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500m: 4:08.54 3000m steeplechase: 9:22.40 NR Indoor 3000m: 8:49.78i
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Canada Pan American Games 2019 Lima 3000 m s'chase 2015 Toronto 3000 m s'chase Representing  New Brunswick Jeux de la Francophonie 2013 Nice 3000 m s'chase Canada Games 2013 Sherbrooke 2000 m s'chase

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

• List of Canadian sports personalities

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.

External links

• Geneviève Lalonde at Athletics Canada
• Geneviève Lalonde at World Athletics
• Geneviève Lalonde at Diamond League
• Geneviève Lalonde at Athletics Canada
• Geneviève Lalonde at Olympics.com
• Geneviève Lalonde at Olympedia