Alexandre Genest (born June 30, 1986) is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner. He qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in the 3000 metre steeplechase with an A standard time and a first-place finish at the 2012 Canadian Olympics field & track trials in Calgary.2012 Canadian Track and Field Championships, Official Results
Personal life Genest was born on June 30, 1986, in Shawinigan, Quebec.
Genest and partner Marie-Christine had a son on July 1, 2011, named Arno, just three weeks prior to Genest running a time that would qualify him for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
Career Alex started to run in 1997, at the age of 12, for Paul Lejeune High School. Genest says he "climbed step by step from regional competitions to provincial competitions." His taste for challenge and overcoming led him to international competition in 2003 when he represented Canada at the World Youth Championships in Athletics, held in nearby Sherbrooke, Quebec. He finished 6th at the event while teammate Chris Winter captured bronze.Biography at alexgenest.com 2003 IAAF World Youth Championships, 2000m Steeplechase Results
Genest studied kinesiology at the Université de Sherbrooke until transferring to University of Guelph in order to bring his running to the next level by training at Speed River Track Club, known to be the best distance training centre in the country.Canadian Running Magazine: Alex Genest: 3000m steeplechase
Competition record Representing 2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy15th (h)3000m steeplechase8:55.192005Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada2nd3000 m s'chase8:47.00Jeux de la FrancophonieNiamey, Niger –3000 m s'chaseDNF2008NACAC U-23 ChampionshipsToluca, Mexico —3000m steeplechaseDNF2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia4th3000 m s'chase8:27.53Jeux de la FrancophonieBeirut, Lebanon7th3000 m s'chase9:12.082011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea26th (h)3000 m s'chase8:36.672012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom13th (h)3000 m s'chase8:22.622013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia13th 3000 m s'chase8:27.012015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada2nd 3000 m s'chase8:33.83World ChampionshipsBeijing, China29th (h)3000 m s'chase8:52.49
Career highlights 1st, 2012 National Championships, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Olympic "A" Standard). 3rd, 2013 National Championships, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (IAAF World Championships "A" Standard). Personal Best: 3000 metres steeplechase: 8:19.33, Barcelona, 22/07/2011
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