Genevieve Gregson

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Genevieve Gregson athletics

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Genevieve Gregson in Doha 2019

nation AustraliaAustralia Australia
birthday 4th August 1989 (age 31)
place of birth Benowa , Australia
size 168 cm
Weight 54 kg
Career
discipline Obstacle course
Best performance 9: 14.28 min Sport records icon NR.svg
society Glenhuntly Athletics Club
Melbourne Track Club
Trainer Nic Bideau
status active
last change: March 23, 2020

Genevieve Gregson (born August 4, 1989 in Benowa as Genevieve LaCaze ) is an Australian long-distance and obstacle runner .

Athletic career

International experience gained Genevieve Gregson at the Olympic Games 2012 in London , where she with 9: 37.90 minutes in advance to retire. Two years later she finished fifth at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 9: 37.04 minutes. In 2015 she qualified for the World Championships in Beijing , where she was eliminated with 9: 39.35 minutes in advance . In the following year she took part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro for the first time , where she finished ninth in the obstacle course in 9: 21.21 minutes in the final . In addition, she also reached the final in the 5000 meter run , in which she finished twelfth with 15: 10.35 minutes. At the World Championships in London 2017, she also made it to the final , in which she finished twelfth with 9: 26.25 minutes. In 2018 she again took part in the Commonwealth Games in her native Gold Coast and finished fifth there in 9: 42.69 minutes.

In 2019 she qualified again for the World Championships in Doha , where she finished tenth in the 9: 23.84 min final .

In 2013 and 2015, Gregson was Australian champion in obstacle course and in 2016 over 5000 meters. She graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Physiology and Kinesiology . In September 2018 she married middle-distance runner Ryan Gregson .

Personal bests

  • 3000 meters: 8: 49.38 min, September 4, 2018 in Zagreb
    • 3000 meters (hall): 8: 45.81 min, February 18, 2017 in Birmingham
  • 5000 meters: 15: 06.67 min, September 9, 2016 in Brussels
  • 2000 m obstacle: 6: 09.48 min, September 1, 2019 in Berlin ( Oceania record )
  • 3000 m obstacle: 9: 14.28 min, August 27, 2016 in Paris ( Oceania record )

Web links

Commons : Genevieve Gregson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Olympic royalty Ryan Gregson and Genevieve LaCaze marry. In: illawarramercury.com.au. October 2, 2018, accessed August 30, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Gregson, Genevieve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES LaCaze, Genevieve (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian obstacle runner
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Benowa