Zachary Whitmarsh (born April 5, 1977 in

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The ...

) 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 events. He represented his native country at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

, finishing in 39th place in the men's 800 metres. He won the bronze medal in the men's 800 metres 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.

Competition record

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* 1977 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canadian male middle-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes from Victoria, British Columbia Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub