Nicole Sifuentes ( Edwards; born 30 June 1986) is a Canadian

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athlete who specialises in middle-distance running events.

Career

Hailing from

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, her first global outing came at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics in

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where she reached the semi-finals of the 800 metres.Edwards, Nicole Biography
IAAF. Retrieved on 7 September 2010. After graduating from high school, she went to the

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to study at the

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. Competing for the Michigan Wolverines, she had success with the college's

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team, which included a collegiate record double in the 4×800 metres relay and 4×1500 metres relay at the 2007

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. At the following year's event, Edwards ran the meet's second fastest ever

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with the Michigan team, and repeated the same feat in the 4 × 1500 m relay. The 2010 season marked a breakthrough into the senior national track team. She was selected for the

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at the

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, but she did not manage to make the event final. She earned selection for the combined Americas team at the

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and won the silver medal in the 1500 m, finishing ahead of her more experienced American counterpart Christin Wurth-Thomas. She also gained selection for the Canadian athletics team for the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, ...

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. In 2012, Nicole Sifuentes made her first Canadian Olympic team, where she reached the semifinals. She also finished 19th in the Women's 1500m at the great tournament of Kyoto, in Japan. Nicole Sifuentes finished 4th at

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, and after a DQ, was promoted to bronze after the 3rd-place finisher, Rababe Arafi, made contact with Heather Kampf, resulting in Kampf's fall. In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.

Personal life

She married fellow University of Michigan graduate Antonio Sifuentes in 2011.

Coaching career

Nicole Sifuentes helped lead Michigan, working closely under cross country head coach and track and field associate head coach Mike McGuire, to Big Ten team titles. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native competed professionally for

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until 2018, also gaining international experience competing for her native Canada.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sifuentes, Nicole 1986 births Living people Athletes from Winnipeg Canadian female middle-distance runners Michigan Wolverines women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games