Courtney Babcock

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Courtney Babcock (born June 30, 1972 in Chatham-Kent , Ontario ) is a Canadian middle and long distance runner .

In 2000 she became Canadian champion in cross country , in 2001 and 2002 over 5000 m and in 2002 and 2003 over 10,000 m . At the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, she was eliminated over 5000 m in the preliminary run, and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the 2003 World Championships in Paris / Saint-Denis, she was eighth.

In 2004 she started at the Olympic Games in Athens over 1500 m and 5000 m, but failed in each case in the preliminary run. At the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 , she was seventh over 5000 m.

Courtney Babcock is 1.63 m tall and weighs 50 kg. The daughter of ice hockey player Larry Babcock studied at the University of Michigan . She is married with one son and currently coaches the University of Montana cross-country team .

Personal bests

  • 1500 m: 4: 01.99 min, September 5, 2003, Brussels
  • 1 mile : 4:27.68 min, September 15, 2002, San Francisco
  • 3000 m : 8: 43.18 min, July 19, 2002, Monaco
    • Hall: 9: 03.48 min, January 28, 2006, Boston
  • 5000 m: 14: 54.98 min, August 30, 2003, Paris (current Canadian record)
  • 10,000 m: 31: 44.74 min, May 2, 2003, Palo Alto (current Canadian record)

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ gbrathletics: Canadian Championships
  2. ↑ Montana Grizzlies: Women's Cross Country - Head Coach: Courtney Babcock ( Memento from May 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Babcock, Courtney
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian middle and long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Chatham-Kent