Geneviève Lalonde
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1991-09-05) September 5, 1991
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 place2019 Lima3000 m s'chase
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto3000 m s'chase
Representing  New Brunswick
Jeux de la Francophonie
Bronze medal – third place2013 Nice3000 m s'chase
Canada Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Sherbrooke2000 m s'chase

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.

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
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th 3000 m s'chase 9:22.40

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 steeplechase9:22.40 NRTokyo4 August 2021

Indoor

EventTimeVenueDate
1500 metres4:18.80Montreal27 January 2018
One mile4:38.94New York City20 January 2017
3000 metres8:49.78Boston10 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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