John Gay (runner)

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John Gay
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John Gay at the 2020 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJohn Eamon Gay
Born (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 (age 27)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
Sport Long-distance running

John Eamon Gay (born 7 November 1996) [1] is a Canadian track and field Olympic Finalist who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

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In June 2021, at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials, he established his then personal best at the 3,000 m steeple with 8:20.68 at Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard, Montréal. This mark qualified him for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021 due to the COVID19 virus).

He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In the preliminary heats, he bettered his personal best to 8:16.99, qualifying for his first world final where he would finish 15th. [2]

Previously, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. [1] He did not qualify to compete in the final. [1]

In 2017, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan. [3] He finished in 11th place. [3]

In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. [4] He finished in 102nd place. [4]

Competing in the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Gay placed 44th, the fastest among the Canadian team.

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Indoor

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Men's 3000 metres steeplechase" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. "Athletics - GAY John". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Men's 3000 metres steeplechase" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.