Birth Date: | 23 February 1991 |
Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Weight: | 69kg (152lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Middle distance |
Coach: | Richard Lee |
Lucas Bruchet (born February 23, 1991, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the middle-distance events, predominantly the 5,000m event.[1] [2] He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he finished 8th.[1]
Bruchet ran collegially for the University of British Columbia.[3] In June 2016, he ran a personal best of 13:24.10 (in the 5,000 metres event), meeting the Olympic Standard. In July, he was officially named to the Olympic team.[4] In the Men's 5,000 metres at the 2016 Olympics he finished 37th after failing to qualify for the finals[5]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 5000m where he was 12th in his heat.[6]
In February 2023 he announced he was retiring from professional running.[7]
Bruchet attended Elgin Park Secondary in Surrey, British Columbia. While still in high school, Bruchet finished in seventh place in the 1500 meters at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Canadian Cross Country Champion2013, 2017, 2018