Natasha Wodak

Natasha Wodak

Natasha Fraser at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Personal information
Born	(1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 43) Surrey, British Columbia, Canada [1]
Education	Simon Fraser University
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	10,000 metres, Half marathon
Club	BC Endurance Project
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Canada Pan American Games 2019 Lima 10,000 m

Natasha Wodak (divorced Fraser, ^[2] born 17 December 1981) is a Canadian long-distance runner. ^{[3] [4]} She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, placing 23rd. Wodak formerly held the Canadian 10,000m record. ^[5]

In July 2016, Wodak was named to the Canadian Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, where she finished 22nd. ^[6]

At the 2019 Pan American Games, Wodak won gold in the 10,000m with a time of 31:55.17, breaking the Games record by over 45 seconds. In June 2021, she qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 13th overall. ^{[7] [8]}

September 25, 2022 she set a new Canadian women's marathon record of two hours 23 minutes 12 seconds, competing in the Berlin Marathon in Germany. ^[9]

At the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Wodak finished in 15th. ^[8]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Canada
2013	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	4th	10,000 m	33:31.02
	Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon	San Jose, United States	1st	Half Marathon	1:14:39
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	7th	10,000 m	33:20.14
	World Championships	Beijing, China	23rd	10,000 m	32:59.20
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	22nd	10,000 m	31:53.14
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	16th	10,000 m	31:55.47
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	5th	10,000 m	31:50.18
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	10,000 m	31:55.17
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	17th	10,000 m	32:31.19
2021	Olympic Games	Sapporo, Japan	13th	Marathon	2:31:41
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	15th	Marathon	2:30:09

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres - 4:15.27 (Burnaby 2018)
• 5000 metres – 15:29.44 (Portland 2018)
• 10,000 metres – 31:41.59 (Palo Alto 2015)
• 10 kilometres – 31:59 (Ottawa 2015)
• 20 kilometres – 1:07:41 (New York 2015)
• Half marathon – 1:09:41 (Houston 2020)
• Marathon – 2:23:12 NR (Berlin 2022) ^[9]

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 9:02.57 (Seattle 2013)

References

1. Official bio ^{[ usurped ]}
2. Natasha Wodak to make marathon debut at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, by Paul Gains
3. "Natasha Wodak". IAAF. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
4. "Natasha Wodak". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
5. "Weekend recap: Seccafien shatters Canadian 10,000m record, Van Buskirk runs sub-15". Canadian Running Magazine. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
6. Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 July 2016.
7. "Athletics Canada announces Olympic marathon teams". Canadian Running Magazine. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
8. "Natasha WODAK | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
9. Ewing, Lori (25 September 2022). "Natasha Wodak takes down Malindi Elmore's Canadian women's marathon record in Berlin". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

External links

• Official website ^{[ usurped ]}
• Natasha Wodak at World Athletics
• Natasha Wodak at Olympics.com
• Natasha Wodak at Team Canada
• Natasha Wodak at Olympedia