Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
Gabriela Maria DeBues-Stafford (née Stafford, born 13 September 1995) is a Canadian middle-distance runner.[3] She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2016 World Indoor Championships. In addition, she won the silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | London, Ontario, Canada[1] | 13 September 1995
Education | University of Toronto[2] |
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] |
Spouse(s) | Rowan DeBues (m. 2018) |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Athletics/Track, Middle-distance running |
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 5000 metres |
College team | Varsity Blues |
Club | Nike |
Coached by | Andy Young |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | 2017 1500 m, 21st (sf) 2019 1500 m, 6th |
Olympic finals | 2016 1500 m, 25th (h) |
Personal best(s) |
Her father, James Stafford, was also a runner and competed for Canada at four World Cross Country Championships.[2] In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.[4].
In 2019, she broke numerous national records: the indoor mile and 5,000 metre records; the outdoor 1,500 metre, mile and 5,000 metre records. She added the indoor 1,500 metre record in 2020.[5]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 8th | 1500 m | 4:53.35 |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 9th | 3000 m | 9:14.97 |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:19.27 |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 10th (h) | 1500 m | 4:11.46 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 25th (h) | 1500 m | 4:09.45 | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 21st (sf) | 1500 m | 4:08.51 |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 13th (h) | 1500 m | 4:09.94 |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 14th (h) | 1500 m | 4:09.59 | |
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:07.36 | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 1500 m | 3:56.12 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 2:02.45 (Toronto 2017)
- 1500 metres – 3:56.12 (Doha 2019)
- One mile – 4:17.87 (Monaco 2019)
- 3000 metres – 8:45.67 (London 2018)
- 5000 metres - 14:44.12 (Brussels 2019)
Indoor
- 1000 metres – 2:41.67 (Toronto 2016)
- 1500 metres – 4:08.36 (Boston 2019)
- One mile – 4:19.73 (Millrose Games 2020)
- 3000 metres – 8:54.87 (Seattle 2016)
- 5000 metres – 14:57.45 (Glasgow 2019)
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References
- "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- College team bio
- "Gabriela Stafford". IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- Progression NR 5000 metres Canada - run123
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