1. Genevieve Gregson is an Australian athletics competitor who specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase but for the 2024 Olympics qualified for and ran for Australia in the marathon.
15 Facts About Genevieve Gregson
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Genevieve Gregson fell, rupturing her Achilles tendon, and was unable to complete the race.
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Genevieve Gregson is the AR and National record holder in the event with a PB of 9.14.28.
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Genevieve Gregson held an athletics scholarship at the University of Florida.
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Genevieve Gregson was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Genevieve Gregson attended the University of Florida, where she majored in Social and Behavioral Sciences from 2009 to 2012.
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Genevieve Gregson started running when she was nine years old.
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Genevieve Gregson competed in the university-hosted Mountain Dew Invitational held at the Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville.
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Genevieve Gregson finished fifth at the 2011 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships in the 3000 metres steeple chase, and second in the 2012 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships in the same event, both held in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Genevieve Gregson set the time at a race in Indianapolis.
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Genevieve Gregson claimed her inability to set an Olympic A-Qualifying time earlier was a result of the university athletics schedule making it difficult to set a qualifying time.
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Genevieve Gregson's family planned to travel to London to watch her compete.
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Genevieve Gregson did not qualify for the final but improved her personal best up to 9:37:90.
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Genevieve Gregson finished in twelfth in the 1500 m race.
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Genevieve Gregson finished in 12th in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2017 World Championships, despite an injury-ravaged build up to the event.