Farah Jacques

Farah Jacques
Personal information
Born (1990-02-08) February 8, 1990 (age 34)
Montreal, Quebec
Height174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAthletics
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best200m: 23.21

Farah Jacques (born February 8, 1990, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the sprint events, predominantly the 200m event.[1][2][3][4][5]

In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team as part of the 4x100 meters relay team.[6]

References

  1. ^ COC Profile
  2. ^ IAAF Profile
  3. ^ Miller-Davis, Stuart (August 26, 2020). "Returning to her track beginnings has Jacques aiming for a 2nd Olympic Games". OttawaSportsPages.ca.
  4. ^ Lacoste, Karin (September 16, 2020). "D'athlète olympique à prof de maths : le virage à 180 degrés de Farah Jacques". Radio-Canada.ca (in French).
  5. ^ Comtois, Martin (May 2, 2022). "Farah Jacques a disputé sa dernière course". Le Droit (in French).
  6. ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.


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