Lindsey Butterworth Explained
| Lindsey Butterworth |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Sport: | Middle-distance running |
| Event: | 800 metres |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
Lindsey Butterworth (born 27 September 1992) is a Canadian middle-distance runner.[1] [2] She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[3] She also competed at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics, reaching the semi-final in the women's 800 metres.[4] Named to the Canadian team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Butterworth was fifth in her heat of the 800 metres and did not advance to the semi-finals.[5]
Results and personal bests
All Results taken from World Athletics Profile
Championship results
| Year | Meet | Venue | Event | Place | Time |
|---|
| 2011 | NAIA Indoor Championships | Geneva, USA | 1000m | 3rd | 2:54.17 |
| NAIA Championships | Marion, USA | 1500m | 4th | 4:31.46 |
| Canadian Junior Championships | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 4:31.59 |
| Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | Ansin Sports Complex | 2nd | 4:36.91 |
| 2012 | Canadian Track and Field Championships | Calgary, Alberta | 21st | 4:52.32 |
| 2013 | NCAA Div II Indoor Championships | Birmingham, USA | 800m | 8th | 2:20.18 |
| NCAA Div II Championships | Pueblo, USA | 4th | 2:10.03 |
| 2014 | Canadian Track and Field Championships | Moncton Stadium | H2 7th | 2:12.19 |
| 2015 | NCAA Div II Indoor Championships | Birmingham, USA | 1st | 2:08.44 |
| NCAA Div II Championships | Allendale, USA | 1st | 2:02.88 |
| Summer Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 7th | 2:03.96 |
| 2016 | Canadian Track and Field Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 5th | 2:04.55 |
| 2017 | Canadian Track and Field Championships | Terry Fox Stadium | 3rd | 2:04.34 |
| World Athletics Championships | Olympic Stadium | H4 8th | 2:03.19 |
| 2018 | Canadian Track and Field Championships | Terry Fox Stadium | 1st | 2:00.87 |
| NACAC Championships | Varsity Stadium | 5th | 2:00.81 |
| 2019 | Canadian Track and Field Championships | Montreal, Canada | 4th | 2:02.64 |
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 5th | 2:02.68 |
| World Athletics Championships | Khalifa International Stadium | SF1 4th | 2:00.74 |
| 2021 | Canadian Track and Field Championships | Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard | 1st | 1:59.19 |
| Olympic Games | National Stadium | H4 5th | 2:02.45 |
| 2022 | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Štark Arena | 6th | 2:03.21 |
| Canadian Track and Field Championships | Langley, Canada | 2nd | 2:00.85 |
| World Athletics Championships | Hayward Field | SF1 7th | 2:01.39 |
| Commonwealth Games | Alexander Stadium | 7th | 2:00.79 | |
Personal records
| Surface | Event | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|
| Indoor track | 800m | 2:01.45 | February 27, 2022 | Boston University |
| 1000m | 2:37.85 | February 14, 2020 | Boston University |
| 1500m | 4:14.82 | January 25, 2020 | Reggie Lewis Center |
| One Mile | 4:34.40 | January 28, 2022 | Boston University |
| Outdoor track | 800m | 1:59.19 | June 25, 2021 | Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard |
| 1000m | 2:37.26 | September 4, 2020 | Brusseles, Belgium |
| 1500m | 4:08.25 | June 14, 2022 | Burnaby, Canada |
| One Mile | 4:40.00 | May 28, 2017 | Richmond, Canada | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Lindsey Butterworth . IAAF . 13 August 2017.
- Web site: Athletics BUTTERWORTH Lindsey - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-08-28. Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us.
- Web site: 800 metres Women . IAAF . 13 August 2017.
- Web site: Women's World Championship 800m wide open after big contenders eliminated in heats. 27 September 2019. Canadian Running Magazine. en-US. 4 October 2019.
- Web site: Canada's Melissa Bishop-Nriagu knocked out early in women's 800m heats. Dichter. Myles. 29 July 2021.
