Andrea Seccafien

Andrea Seccafien
Seccafien at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1990-08-27) August 27, 1990 (age 34)
Guelph, Ontario
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m, 5000 m
ClubUniversity of Toronto Track Club[1]
Coached byRoss Ristuccia[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 – 4:10.70 (2016)
5,000 m – 14:57.07 (2021)
10,000 m – 31:13.94 (2021)
Half marathon –1:09:38 (2020)
[3]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games

Andrea Seccafien (born August 27, 1990, in Guelph, Ontario) is a Canadian long-distance runner, who mostly competes in the 5000 m event.[3][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 at the Canadian Championships.[5] She missed the 2015 season due to a foot injury.[2] In May 2016, she ran a personal best of 15:17.81 and qualified for the 2016 Olympics. In July 2016, she was officially named to the Canadian Olympic team.[6]

She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7][8] In 2021, Seccafien beat the Canadian record for 10,000 m at the Sound Running Track Meet with a time of 31:13.94.[9] She finished 15th in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrea Seccafien.
  1. ^ Andrea Seccafien Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  2. ^ a b Andrea Seccafien. Olympic.ca.
  3. ^ a b Andrea Seccafien. Iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2016-08-23.
  4. ^ "Andrea Seccafien". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  5. ^ "Former Guelph Gryphons repping Canada at Tokyo Olympics". thestar.com. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  6. ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Athletics Canada announces Olympic marathon teams". Canadian Running Magazine. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  8. ^ "Athletics SECCAFIEN Andrea". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  9. ^ Athleticsillustrated (2021-05-15). "Seccafien smashes Canadian 10,000m record qualifies for Olympic Games". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 2021-07-28.


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