Alex Genest

Alex Genest (born June 30, 1986 in Shawinigan, Quebec) is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner. He qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in the 3000 metre steeplechase with an A standard time and a first-place finish at the 2012 Canadian Olympics field & track trials in Calgary.[1]

Alex Genest
Alex Genest in 2013
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1986-06-30) June 30, 1986
Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Steeplechase
College teamUniversité de Sherbrooke, University of Guelph
ClubSpeed River Track Club
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's athletics
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto3,000 m st.

Personal life

Genest was born on June 30, 1986, in Shawinigan, Quebec.

Genest and partner Marie-Christine had a son on July 1, 2011, named Arnaud, just three weeks prior to Genest running a time that would qualify him for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.

Career

Alex started to run in 1997, at the age of 12, for Paul Lejeune High School. Genest says he "climbed step by step from regional competitions to provincial competitions." His taste for challenge and overcoming led him to international competition in 2003 when he represented Canada at the World Youth Championships in Athletics, held in nearby Sherbrooke, Quebec. He finished 6th at the event while teammate Chris Winter captured bronze.[2][3]

Genest studied kinesiology at the Université de Sherbrooke until transferring to University of Guelph in order to bring his running to the next level by training at Speed River Track Club, known to be the best distance training centre in the country.[4]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Canada
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 15th (h) 3000m steeplechase 8:55.19
2005 Pan American Junior Championships Windsor, Canada 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:47.00
Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger – 3000 m s'chase DNF
2008 NACAC U-23 Championships Toluca, México — 3000m steeplechase DNF
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:27.53
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 7th 3000 m s'chase 9:12.08
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 26th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:36.67
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:22.62
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 13th 3000 m s'chase 8:27.01
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:33.83
World Championships Beijing, China 29th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:52.49

Career highlights
  • 1st, 2012 National Championships, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Olympic "A" Standard).
  • 3rd, 2013 National Championships, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (IAAF World Championships "A" Standard).
  • Personal Best: 3000 metres steeplechase: 8:19.33, Barcelona, 22/07/2011

References
  1. 2012 Canadian Track and Field Championships, Official Results Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Biography at alexgenest.com Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 2003 IAAF World Youth Championships, 2000m Steeplechase Results
  4. Canadian Running Magazine: Alex Genest: 3000m steeplechase


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