Geneviève Lalonde (born September 5, 1991) is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner competing primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase. 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.
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team. 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. 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.
Competition record Representing and 2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic10th1500 m4:30.902010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada14th (h)1500 m4:19.206th3000 m s'chase9:57.742011UniversiadeShenzhen, China11th3000 m s'chase10:09.432012NACAC U23 ChampionshipsIrapuato, Mexico4th3000 m s'chase10:56.382013Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France3rd3000 m s'chase9:53.352015Pan American GamesToronto, Ontario, Canada3rd3000 m s'chase9:53.03World ChampionshipsBeijing, China19th (h)3000 m s'chase9:36.832016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil16th3000 m s'chase9:41.882017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom13th3000 m s'chase9:29.992018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom11th3000 m9:03.91Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia7th3000 m s'chase9:46.682019Pan American GamesLima, Peru1st3000 m s'chase9:41.45World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar14th3000 m s'chase9:32.922021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan11th3000 m s'chase9:22.40
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 One mile 4:29.99 Mission Viejo 18 July 2021 2000 metres steeplechase 6:32.45 Sherbrooke 13 August 2013 3000 metres steeplechase 9:22.40 Tokyo 4 August 2021 5000 metres 15:48.60 Burnaby 29 May 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
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