Thomas Fafard (born December 6, 1998) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the long-distance events.[1]
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| Born | December 6, 1998 Repentigny, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics (track and field) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 13:05.07 (5000 metres) 28:39.29 (10,000 metres) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Trujillo, Peru, Fafard won the silver medal in the 5000 metres event.[2] Fafard's first major senior international medal came in 2022, when he won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. Fafard also won silver at the 2022 Pan American Cross-Country Championships in Brazil.[3]
2024 season
editIn April 2024, Fafard won the Vancouver Sun Run.[4] In May 2024, Fafard ran a personal best of 13:05.07 in the 5000 metres, just shy of the Olympcic standard by 0.07 seconds.[5] In in June 2024, Fafard made his professional debut, finishing second at the Canadian trials in the 5000 metres.[6] In July 2024, Fafard qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics through his world rankings position.[7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Fafard". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Huebsch, Tim (July 6, 2024). "Top Canadian performances from the Pan Am U20 Championships". www.runningmagazine.ca. Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (March 28, 2022). "Canada's Thomas Fafard wins silver at Pan-Am XC Championship". www.runningmagazine.ca. Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Ewen, Steve (April 21, 2024). "Vancouver Sun Run: Thomas Fafard ran like he had a flight to catch — and finished in 28 minutes, 45 seconds". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Boutin, Richard (May 27, 2024). "Jeux olympiques: une progression fulgurante rapproche un coureur québécois de Paris" [Olympic Games: meteoric rise brings Quebec runner closer to Paris]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (June 28, 2024). "Canadian Olympic hopeful turns pro with Brooks Running". www.runningmagazine.ca. Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (July 2, 2024). "A big Team Canada athletics team seeks a big medal haul at Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Caeli McKay leads young Canadian diving team into Paris Olympics". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (July 2, 2024). "Athletics Canada names 48 athletes to Paris 2024 Olympic team". www.runningmagazine.ca. Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Samedy, Fabrice (July 3, 2024). "Thomas Fafard sera des Jeux olympiques" [Thomas Fafard will be at the Olympic Games]. www.monjoliette.com/ (in French). Arsenal Media. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
