Natasha Wodak (divorced Fraser,Natasha Wodak to make marathon debut at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, by Paul Gains born 17 December 1981) is a Canadian long-distance runner. She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, placing 23rd. Wodak formerly held the Canadian 10,000m record.
In July 2016, Wodak was named to the Canadian Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, where she finished 22nd.
At the 2019 Pan American Games, Wodak won gold in the 10,000m with a time of 31:55.17, breaking the Games record by over 45 seconds. In June 2021, she qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 13th overall.
September 25, 2022 she set a new Canadian women's marathon record of two hours 23 minutes 12 seconds, competing in the Berlin Marathon in Germany.
At the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Wodak finished in 15th.
International competitions Representing 2013Jeux de la FrancophonieNice, France4th10,000 m33:31.02Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half MarathonSan Jose, United States1stHalf Marathon1:14:392015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada7th10,000 m33:20.14World ChampionshipsBeijing, China23rd10,000 m32:59.202016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd10,000 m31:53.142017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom16th10,000 m31:55.472018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia 5th10,000 m31:50.182019Pan American GamesLima, Peru1st10,000 m31:55.17World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar17th10,000 m32:31.192021Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan 13thMarathon2:31:412023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary15thMarathon2:30:092025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan31stMarathon2:36:02
Personal bests Outdoor 1500 metres - 4:15.27 (Burnaby 2018) 5000 metres – 15:29.44 (Portland 2018) 10,000 metres – 31:41.59 (Palo Alto 2015) 10 kilometres – 31:59 (Ottawa 2015) 20 kilometres – 1:07:41 (New York 2015) Half marathon – 1:09:41 (Houston 2020) Marathon – 2:23:12 NR (Berlin 2022)
Indoor 3000 metres – 9:02.57 (Seattle 2013)
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