- Megan Metcalfe
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Megan Elizabeth Metcalfe (born 27 January 1982) is a Canadian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. Metcalfe attended West Virginia University, where she won the 2005 NCAA outdoor title in the 5000m. She was born in Edmonton. She was the NACAC Cross Country Champion in 2006.[1]
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Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Canada 2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 10th 5000 m 2006 World Cup Athens, Greece 9th 3000 m 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 5000 m 15:35.78 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 12th 3000 m 9:07.16 Personal bests
- 1500 metres - 4:11.06 min (2006
- Mile run 4:39.12 min (2007), indoor - 4:31.91 min (2006)
- 3000 metres - 9:04.02 min (2004), indoor - 8:48.56 min (2008)
- 5000 metres - 15:15.73 min (2007), indoor - 15:25.15 (2011)
References
- ^ NACAC Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-24.
External links
- IAAF profile for Megan Metcalfe
- Official website for Megan Metcalfe [1]
Pan American Champions in Women's 3000 m and 5000 m 1979 – 1991: 3000 metres • 1995 – present: 5000 metres 1951–1975: Not held • 1979: Jan Merrill (USA) • 1983: Joan Benoit (USA) • 1987: Mary Knisely (USA) • 1991: Sabrina Dornhoefer (USA) • 1995 – 2003: Adriana Fernández (MEX) • 2007: Megan Metcalfe (CAN) • 2011: Marisol Romero (MEX)
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Canadian female long-distance runners
- Female long-distance runners
- People from Edmonton
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs
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