Sage Watson (born 20 June 1994) is a Canadian athlete specializing in the

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. Competing internationally for Canada, she is the reigning Pan American champion in the

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, having also won Pan American medals in 2015 and 2019 as part of Canada's relay team.

Career

Watson first represented her country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, where she reached the semifinals. In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team, reaching the semifinals in the

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and finishing fourth as part of Canada's women's

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team. At the 2017 World Championships, Watson finished sixth. At the 2019 World Championships in

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, Watson qualified to the final of the

with a national record time of 54.32, breaking the previous record of

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that had stood since

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. Watson competed at her second Olympics in

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in 2021. She qualified to the semi-finals of the

, but placed fifth there and did not advance to the final. The Canadian team in the 4x400 m relay finished in fourth place for the second consecutive Olympics, which she remarked afterward "really hurts." Due to a back injury incurred six weeks before the Tokyo Games, Watson would later announce that she was stepping away from competition to focus on recovery.

International competitions

¹Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 23.80 (-0.2 m/s, Tucson 2017) *

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– 51.62 (Tucson 2018) *

– 54.32 (Doha 2019) Indoor *

– 51.84 (College Station 2018)

References

External links

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All-Athletics Sage Watson track profile and results
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Sage Watson track profile

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Sage Watson UA track profile

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Sage Watson profile

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Sage 1994 births Living people Canadian female hurdlers Canadian female sprinters Sportspeople from Alberta Sportspeople from Medicine Hat World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Florida State University Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games University of Arizona alumni Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) 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