Alice Falaiye

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Alice Falaiye
XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Women's) Athletics Long Jump Alice Falaiye of Canada (Gold), during the medal presentation ceremony (cropped).jpg
Falaiye with her long jump gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India
Personal information
Born24 December 1978 (1978-12-24) (age 46)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Long jump
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi Long jump

Alice Falaiye (born 24 December 1978) is a Canadian long jumper.

She has won gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [1] She also competed at the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. Falaiye never appeared in the Olympics.

Her personal best jump is 6.72 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Baton Rouge. [2]

Competing for the Rice Owls track and field team, Falaiye finished 2nd at the 2001 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [3] [4]

References

  1. Canadian Falaiye Jumps All Over India's 'Gold'
  2. USA Track & Field - Statistics - Event/Meet Records - USATF National Club Championships
  3. Alice Falaiye at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. "Former Rice star leaps into gold at Pam Am Games". chron.com. Retrieved 28 December 2024.