Alex Genest

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Alex Genest
Alex Genest 2013.jpg
Genest in 2013
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Genest
Born (1986-06-30) June 30, 1986 (age 39)
Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
Sport Running
Event Steeplechase
College team Université de Sherbrooke, University of Guelph
ClubSpeed River Track Club
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto 3,000 m st.

Alexandre Genest (born June 30, 1986) 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]

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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 Arno, 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 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 15th (h)3000m steeplechase 8:55.19
2005 Pan American Junior Championships Windsor, Canada 2nd3000 m s'chase8:47.00
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 4th3000 m s'chase 8:27.53
Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 7th3000 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 13th3000 m s'chase 8:27.01
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Ontario, Canada2nd3000 m s'chase 8:33.83
World Championships Beijing, China 29th (h)3000 m s'chase 8:52.49

Career highlights

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