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Andrea Seccafien
Seccafien at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1990-08-27) August 27, 1990 (age 34)
Guelph, Ontario
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1][2]
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 5000 m
ClubUniversity of Toronto Track Club[2]
Coached byRoss Ristuccia[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 – 4:10.70 (2016)
5000 m – 15:17.81 (2016)[4]

Andrea Seccafien (born August 27, 1990) is a Canadian long-distance runner, who mostly competes in the 5000 m event.[4]

In 2010 Seccafien enrolled to the Samford University in the United States. After two years she transferred to the University of Guelph in Canada to study economics and political sciences. In 2013, she won the national 5000 m title. She missed the 2015 season due to a foot injury.[3] In May 2016, she ran a personal best of 15:17.81 and qualified for the 2016 Olympics. In July she was officially named to the Olympic team.[5]

References

  1. ^ Andrea Seccafien Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b Andrea Seccafien Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ a b Andrea Seccafien. Olympic.ca.
  4. ^ a b Andrea Seccafien. Iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2016-08-23.
  5. ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.