Andrea Seccafien Explained
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Guelph, Ontario |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 1500 m, 5000 m |
| Club: | University of Toronto Track Club[1] |
| Coach: | Ross Ristuccia[2] |
| Pb: | 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)
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| Height: | 155 cm |
| Weight: | 47 kg |
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.
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Notes and References
- http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=seccafien-andrea-1307768/index.html Andrea Seccafien
- http://olympic.ca/team-canada/andrea-seccafien/ Andrea Seccafien
- http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/canada/andrea-seccafien-279526 Andrea Seccafien
- Web site: Andrea Seccafien. 2021-06-27. Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 11 July 2016 . en-US.
- Web site: 2021-07-20. Former Guelph Gryphons repping Canada at Tokyo Olympics. 2021-07-28. thestar.com. en.
- News: Asif. Hossain. Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio. Canadian Olympic Committee. 11 July 2016. 11 July 2016.
- Web site: 2021-06-04. Athletics Canada announces Olympic marathon teams. 2021-06-27. Canadian Running Magazine. en-US.
- Web site: Athletics SECCAFIEN Andrea. dead. 2021-08-28. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730172232/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1432642-seccafien-andrea.htm . 2021-07-30 .
- Web site: Athleticsillustrated. 2021-05-15. Seccafien smashes Canadian 10,000m record qualifies for Olympic Games. 2021-07-28. Athletics Illustrated. en-CA.
