Lucas Bruchet
 Bruchet competing at the 2013 UBC Last Chance Meet | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 23, 1991 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Middle distance |
| Coached by | Richard Lee, Marek Jedrzejek at UBC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1,500m = 3:39.13 One Mile = 3:57.71 5,000m = 13:12.56 10,000m = 28:17.33 |
Lucas Bruchet (born February 23, 1991, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the middle-distance events, predominantly the 5,000m event.[1][2] He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he finished 8th.[1]
In June 2016, he ran a personal best of 13:24.10 (in the 5,000 metres event), in the process meeting the Olympic Standard. In July he was officially named to the Olympic team.[3] In the Men's 5,000 metres at the 2016 Olympics he finished 37th after failing to qualify for the finals [4]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
Running career[]
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High school[]
Bruchet attended Elgin Park Secondary in Surrey, British Columbia. While still in high school, Bruchet finished in seventh place in the 1500 meters at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Career Highlights[]
Canadian Cross Country Champion 2013, 2017, 2018
Personal bests[]
- 1500 metres (track) - 3:39.19 (2014)
- One Mile (indoor track) - 3.57.71 (2014)
- 3000 metres (track) - 7:46.89 (2017)
- 5,000 metres (track) - 13:12.56 min (2021)
- 10,000 metres (track) - 28:17.33 min (2020)
- 5 km (road) - 14:08 min (2016)
References[]
- ^ a b COC Proifle
- ^ IAAF Profile
- ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "The XXXI Olympic Games | World Athletics".
- ^ "Athletics BRUCHET Luc - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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External links[]
- Lucas Bruchet at World Athletics
- Lucas Bruchet at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Lucas Bruchet at Olympedia
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes from Vancouver
- Canadian male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs