Audrey Leduc (born March 9, 1999) is a Canadian sprinter who holds the Canadian records in the 100 m (10.94) and 200 m (22.36), set in 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Athletics career In her youth, Leduc competed for the Gatineau Athletics Club, competing both sprinting events and the long jump, but specializing in the 100 m.
In 2018, Leduc won the Canadian U20 100 m title, clocking a time of 12.11 in the final. The day after the 100 m final, she competed in the long jump, jumping personal best of 5.86 m to take third.
The following year, Leduc represented Canada at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships in Querétaro, Mexico. Competing in the 100 m, she set a personal best of 11.54 in the heats, before improving that time with clocking 11.52 with an illegal +3.3 m/s wind. She also competed as part of the Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team, taking a silver medal alongside Shyvonne Roxborough, Ashlan Best, and Natassha McDonald.
Laval Rouge et Or 2020 marked Leduc's first year competing as part of the Laval Rouge et Or track and field team. Competing in her first USPORTS Championships in March, she won bronze in the 60 m, silver in the 4 × 200 m, and a bronze in the long jump.
At the 2022 USPORTS Championships, she took bronze in the 60 m, repeating her showing from the 2020 edition, took fifth in the long jump, and won gold anchoring the Laval women to 4 × 200 m gold. Later that year, representing Quebec at the Canada Summer Games in the Niagara Region, she won three gold medals in the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m.
In 2023, Leduc won her first USPORTS individual title, winning the long jump in a personal best of 6.11m. That same weekend she also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m and fifth in the 60 m. In July, she placed fourth at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in the 100 m.
2024: Breakthrough year 2024 marked a breakthrough year for Leduc. In March, she represented Canada at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Competing in the 60 m, where she tied her personal best of 7.22 in the first round, advancing her to the semi-finals. In the semis, she ran another personal best of 7.21, but didn't advance to the final. Later that month, at the USPORTS Championships, she won gold in the 60 m and led the Laval women's 4 × 200 m team to a silver medal.
On March 30, Leduc opened her 2024 outdoor season at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Florida. Competing in the 100 m, she ran a massive personal best of 11.08, eclipsing her previous best by 0.30 seconds and breaking the 36-year-old Quebec record of 11.13.
On April 20, competing at Louisiana State University, Leduc set another 100 m personal best of 10.96. With her time, Leduc broke Angela Bailey's long-standing Canadian national record of 10.98, set in 1987. Her time was also under the Paris Olympic qualifying standard of 11.07, qualifying her for the 2024 Summer Olympics in August. On May 31, Leduc ran a big personal best in the 200m of 22.36, the second fastest time ever recorded by a Canadian. In the 100m heats at the Olympics, Leduc broke her own national record with a time of 10.95.
She reached the semi-finals of the 60 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.
Athletics achievements Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted. Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotesIndividual eventsIndoor60 metres7.20New York, United States8 February 2025200 metres 23.25Clemson, United States13 February 2026300 metres 39.97Montréal, Canada27 January 2024Outdoor100 metres10.94+0.9Edmonton, Canada13 July 2025200 metres22.36+1.1Atlanta, Georgia31 May 2024Team eventsIndoor4 × 200 metres relay 1:37.66Montréal, Canada26 January 2024Outdoor4 × 100 metres relay42.17Gaborone, Botswana3 May 20264 × 100 metres relay 40.07Gaborone, Botswana2 May 2026
International competitions 2019NACAC U23 ChampionshipsQuerétaro, Mexico5th100 m11.522nd4 × 100 m relay44.282024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom17th (sf)60 m7.21World RelaysNassau, The Bahamas7th4 × 100 m relay43.09Olympic GamesParis, France11th (sf)100 m11.1015th (sf)200 m22.686th4 × 100 m relay42.692025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China11th (sf)60 m7.22World RelaysGuangzhou, China5th4 × 100 m relay42.46NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, The Bahamas8th100 m11.43World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan22nd (sf)100 m11.3418th (sf)200 m22.907th4 × 100 m relay42.822026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland18th (sf)60 m7.21World RelaysGaborone, Botswana2nd4 × 100 m relay42.172nd4 × 100 m relay 40.23Pan American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1st200 m22.64Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom6th100 m11.0910th (sf)200 m22.982nd4 × 100 m relay42.76World Ultimate ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary14th (sf)100 m11.264th4 × 100 m relay 40.34
National titles She has won ten national titles.
Canadian U20 Indoor Championships Long jump: 2017 (1) Canadian U20 Championships 100 metres: 2018 (1) Canada Summer Games 100 metres: 2022 (1) 200 metres: 2022 (1) Canadian Championships 100 metres: 2024, 2025, 2026 (3) 200 metres: 2024, 2025, 2026 (3) References
External links
Audrey Leduc at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics