Marie-Éloïse Leclair (born 10 September 2002) is a Canadian sprinter. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 10 September 2002 |
| Education | Simon Fraser University |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.30s (2024) 100m: 11.38s (2024) 200m: 23.40s (2024) |
Medal record | |
Biography
editWhilst a student at Simon Fraser University, she was named by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference as their 2023-24 Female Athlete of the Year.[2]
Leclair was part of the Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team that competed at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, and qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.[3][4]
Leclair was selected to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris for her Olympic debut.[5][6] She was part of the 4 × 100 m sprint relay team which qualified for the final, setting a national record of 42.50 seconds.[7]
Leclair was selected for the Canadian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025, where she won gold in the inaugural Mixed 4 x 100 metres relay.[8][9][10] She was named in the Canadian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[11]
Leclair was selected as part of the Canada team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[12] In the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay she was part of the team which briefly set a new world record time of 40.07 seconds, until it was broken by Jamaica in the following heat. She also ran in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay on the opening day of the competition.[13] Thw following day she again races twice, winning the silver medal in the mixed relay as well as the women’s 4 x 100 m in which Canada won the silver medal behind Jamaica in a national record time 42.17 seconds.[14]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Marie-Éloïse Leclair". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ Balzer, Jess (26 June 2024). "SFU's Marie-Eloise Leclair named 2023-24 GNAC Female Athlete of the Year". Burnabynow. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "Canadian women's 4x100m relay team qualifies for Paris Olympics". cbc.ca. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ Donkin, Karissa (5 August 2024). "Canada's women's 4x100m relay team back in the Olympics with something to prove". cbc.ca. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Canada announces team for Olympic Games in Paris". World Athletics. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ Dickinson, Marley (8 August 2024). "Canadian women's 4x100m relay team sets national record at Paris Olympics". Running Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Olympic champions named on Canada's team for Guangzhou". World Athletics. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "Canada claims inaugural World Relays mixed 4x100m crown in Guangzhou". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ Dickinson, Marley (28 August 2025). "Athletics Canada names 59 athletes to 2025 World Championships team". Running Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ "WRE Gaborone 26 preview: global medallists clash in women's 4x100m". World Athletics. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jamaica set mixed 4x100m world record of 39.99 in Gaborone". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Thompson-Herah anchors Jamaica to 4x100m win in Gaborone". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Quebec sprinter Audrey Leduc and her teammates in the women's 4 x 100-metre relay will take part in the Olympic final". actualnewsmagazine. August 8, 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
edit- Marie-Éloïse Leclair at World Athletics
- Marie-Éloïse Leclair at Athletics Canada
- Marie-Éloïse Leclair at Team Canada
- Marie-Éloïse Leclair at Olympics.com
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