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
NationalityCanadian
Born (1991-09-05) September 5, 1991
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight127 lb (58 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Steeplechase
College teamUniversity of Guelph
Coached byJoël Bourgeois & Hilary Stellingwerff
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:08.54
3000m steeplechase: 9:29.82 NR
Indoor 3000m: 8:49.78i
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's athletics
Pan American Games
2019 Lima3000 m s'chase
2015 Toronto3000 m s'chase
Representing  New Brunswick
Jeux de la Francophonie
2013 Nice3000 m s'chase
Canada Games
2013 Sherbrooke2000 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

Personal bests

Outdoor
EventTimeVenueDate
800 metres2:09.71Guelph8 July 2014
1500 metres4:08.54Guelph7 June 2019
2000 metres steeplechase6:32.45Sherbrooke13 August 2013
3000 metres steeplechaseNRShanghai18 May 2019

Indoor
EventTimeVenueDate
1500 metres4:18.80Montreal27 January 2018
One mile6:32.45New York City20 January 2017
3000 metres8:49.78Boston10 February 2018

References
  1. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/114121
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://athleticsillustrated.com/editorial/genevieve-lalondes-most-excellent-season/
  4. http://olympic.ca/team-canada/genevieve-lalonde/
  5. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  6. "Women's 3000 meter steeplechase" (PDF). Women's 3000 meter steeplechase. IAAF. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  7. "Lalonde breaks Canadian steeplechase record in Shanghai". CBC. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.


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