Lucas Bruchet (born February 23, 1991, in

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athlete who competed in the middle-distance events, predominantly the 5,000m event.COC Profile
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, where he finished 8th.

Running career

Bruchet ran collegially for the

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. In June 2016, he ran a personal best of 13:24.10 (in the 5,000 metres event), meeting the Olympic Standard. In July, he was officially named to the Olympic team. In the Men's 5,000 metres at the

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he finished 37th after failing to qualify for the finals He competed at the

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in the 5000m where he was 12th in his heat. In February 2023 he announced he was retiring from professional running.

High school

Bruchet attended Elgin Park Secondary in Surrey, British Columbia. While still in high school, Bruchet finished in seventh place in the 1500 meters at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships

Career highlights

Canadian Cross Country Champion 2013, 2017, 2018

Personal bests

*1500 metres (track) - 3:37.79 (2021) *One Mile (indoor track) - 3.57.71 (2014) *3000 metres (track) - 7:46.89 (2017) *5,000 metres (track) - 13:12.56 min (2021) *10,000 metres (track) - 27:56.12 min (2022) *5 km (road) - 14:08 min (2016)

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* 1991 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Athletes from Vancouver Canadian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub