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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
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. Lalonde won the bronze medal as a competitor for
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at the
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in Nice, France. She also won the gold medal for New Brunswick at the
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in the 2,000 m steeplechase. Lalonde holds the Canadian record in the 3,000 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
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lowering the Canadian record once again to 9:29.99. On May 18, 2019, she placed 7th at the
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with a time of 9:29.82, again lowering the national record.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalonde, Genevieve 1991 births Living people Athletes from Montreal Sportspeople from Moncton Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canadian female long-distance runners Canadian female middle-distance runners Canadian female steeplechase runners Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian people