Lyndsay Tessier

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Lyndsay Tessier
Personal information
Born (1978-01-21) January 21, 1978 (age 47)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event marathon

Lyndsay Tessier (born January 21, 1978) is a Canadian athlete competing in long-distance events. [1] Representing Canada at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she placed ninth in the women's marathon. [2] At the time she was a 41-year-old, full-time, Grade 3 teacher who had given up the sport in school and only returned to competitive running eight years earlier, well into her 30s. [3]

She ran a personal best of 2:30:47 at the 2018 Berlin Marathon. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Lyndsay Tessier Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 Russell, Scott (27 September 2019). "Canadian elementary teacher, 41, aims to bring world championship marathon lessons back to the classroom". CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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