Andrea Seccafien
 Seccafien at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1990 Guelph, Ontario |
| Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1][2] |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Land |  Kanada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m |
| Club | University of Toronto Track Club[2] |
| Coached by | Dave Scott-Thomas[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, but her program was discontinued upon her arrival, and she returned 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 and after that changed her training, diet and coaches.[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
- ^ Andrea Seccafien. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Andrea Seccafien. nbcolympics.com
- ^ a b Andrea Seccafien. Olympic.ca.
- ^ a b Andrea Seccafien. Iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2016-08-23.
- ^ 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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