Jeff Schiebler (born June 1, 1973 in

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) is a

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete from

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, who competes in the middle distance and long-distance running events. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1996 and

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. A five-time national champion in the men's 5,000 metres, Schiebler won the bronze medal in the same event at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

in Winnipeg. He still holds the Canadian High School Record of 14:35.06 set in 1990.

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Canadian Olympic Committee

Marathon Debut

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* 1973 births Living people Canadian male long-distance runners Canadian male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Sportspeople from British Columbia Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub

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