Lindsey Butterworth (born 27 September 1992) is a Canadian

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the

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. She also competed at the

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, reaching the semi-final in the women's 800 metres. Named to the Canadian team for the

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, Butterworth was fifth in her heat of the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

and did not advance to the semi-finals.

Results and personal bests

All Results taken from World Athletics Profile

Championship results

Personal records

References

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* * 1992 births Living people Canadian female middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Sportspeople from Burnaby 21st-century Canadian sportswomen 21st-century Canadian people Simon Fraser Red Leafs women's track and field athletes Simon Fraser University alumni {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub