John Gay
John Gay at the 2020 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJohn Eamon Gay
Born (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 (age 27)
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportLong-distance running

John Eamon Gay (born 7 November 1996)[1] is a Canadian track and field athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[1] He did not qualify to compete in the final.[1]

In 2017, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[2] He finished in 11th place.[2]

In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[3] He finished in 102nd place.[3]

In June 2021, at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Trials, he established his personal best on 3,000 m steeple with 8:20.68 at Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard, Montréal. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Competing in the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Gay placed 44th, the fastest among the Canadian team.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Road

Indoor

References

  1. ^ a b c "Men's 3000 metres steeplechase" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Men's 3000 metres steeplechase" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Athletics - GAY John". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.