Dayna Pidhoresky (born 18 November 1986) is a Canadian long-distance runner.[1][2] She competed in the women's marathon at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 18 November 1986 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Distance running |
| Event(s) | Half-marathon, marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 10 km: 33:20 (2018) Half-Marathon: 1:12:38 (2018) Marathon: 2:29:03 (2019) |
On 20 October 2019, Pidhoresky won the Canadian Olympic Trials Marathon in a time of 2:29.03. Her performance secured her position for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Marathon representing Canada.[4] However, on the flight to Tokyo, Pidhoresky was seated next to a passenger who subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, and as a result was required to quarantine for fourteen days without access to training facilities. Despite this, she opted to compete, finishing the race in seventy-third and last place with a time of 3:03:10. She said that "a month ago, that would have been so disappointing because I had big goals, but as we approached the race I really had to alter my goals. I didn't think I was going to make it to the start line."[5]
Pidhoresky currently holds the women's record for the Vancouver Marathon with a time of 2:34:37, breaking the record she previously set in 2022 by three seconds.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Dayna Pidhoresky". IAAF. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Dayna Pidhoresky". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Marathon women". IAAF. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Canadian marathoners Trevor Hofbauer, Dayna Pidhoresky are Olympic-bound". CBC. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "She came in last place, but it's remarkable Canada's Dayna Pidhoresky finished her marathon". CBC Sports. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "2023 | BMO Vancouver Marathon". Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Records | RUNVAN®". Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links edit
- Dayna Pidhoresky at Athletics Canada
- Dayna Pidhoresky at World Athletics
- Dayna Pidhoresky at Athletics Canada
- Dayna Pidhoresky at Olympics.com
- Dayna Pidhoresky at Olympedia
- Dayna Pidhoresky at the Canadian Olympic Committee
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