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

YearMeetVenueEventPlaceTime
2011NAIA Indoor ChampionshipsGeneva, USA1000m3rd2:54.17
NAIA ChampionshipsMarion, USA1500m4th4:31.46
Canadian Junior ChampionshipsWinnipeg, Canada1st4:31.59
Pan American Junior Athletics ChampionshipsAnsin Sports Complex2nd4:36.91
2012Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsCalgary, Alberta21st4:52.32
2013NCAA Div II Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, USA800m8th2:20.18
NCAA Div II ChampionshipsPueblo, USA4th2:10.03
2014Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsMoncton StadiumH2 7th2:12.19
2015NCAA Div II Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, USA1st2:08.44
NCAA Div II ChampionshipsAllendale, USA1st2:02.88
Summer UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea7th2:03.96
2016Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada5th2:04.55
2017Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsTerry Fox Stadium3rd2:04.34
World Athletics ChampionshipsOlympic StadiumH4 8th2:03.19
2018Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsTerry Fox Stadium1st2:00.87
NACAC ChampionshipsVarsity Stadium5th2:00.81
2019Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsMontreal, Canada4th2:02.64
Pan American GamesLima, Peru5th2:02.68
World Athletics ChampionshipsKhalifa International StadiumSF1 4th2:00.74
2021Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsComplexe Sportif Claude-Robillard1st1:59.19
Olympic GamesNational StadiumH4 5th2:02.45
2022World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsŠtark Arena6th2:03.21
Canadian Track and Field ChampionshipsLangley, Canada2nd2:00.85
World Athletics ChampionshipsHayward FieldSF1 7th2:01.39
Commonwealth GamesAlexander Stadium7th2:00.79

Personal records

SurfaceEventTimeDateVenue
Indoor track800m2:01.45February 27, 2022Boston University
1000m2:37.85February 14, 2020Boston University
1500m4:14.82January 25, 2020Reggie Lewis Center
One Mile4:34.40January 28, 2022Boston University
Outdoor track800m1:59.19June 25, 2021Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard
1000m2:37.26September 4, 2020Brusseles, Belgium
1500m4:08.25June 14, 2022Burnaby, Canada
One Mile4:40.00May 28, 2017Richmond, Canada

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lindsey Butterworth . IAAF . 13 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Athletics BUTTERWORTH Lindsey - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-08-28. Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us.
  3. Web site: 800 metres Women . IAAF . 13 August 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Canada's Melissa Bishop-Nriagu knocked out early in women's 800m heats. Dichter. Myles. 29 July 2021.