16 Facts About Lucia Stafford

Lucia Stafford was born on August 17,1998 and is a Canadian athlete specializing in middle-distance running.

Lucia Stafford is the 2017 Pan American U20 champion in the women's 1500 metres, and competed for Canada at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Lucia Stafford was born in London, Ontario and grew up in Toronto.

Lucia Stafford's father James Stafford was a former competitive runner and represented Canada at four World Cross Country Championships.

In 2017, Lucia Stafford won gold at the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in the women's 1500 metres event.

Lucia Stafford was accepted to the University of Toronto to study civil engineering, and while there, competed for the Varsity Blues.

For Lucia Stafford, this afforded her time to recover from a thyroid procedure that she credited with allowing her to train more consistently.

In July 2021, Lucia Stafford was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the women's 1500 m event, alongside her sister.

Lucia Stafford was named to Canada's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, but her preparations were hindered by contracting COVID-19.

On January 28,2023, Lucia Stafford broke the North American indoor record in the 1000 metres with a time of 2:33.75 at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston.

Lucia Stafford moved to ninth on the world indoor all-time list.

Lucia Stafford finished 28th in the heats of the 1500 m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, running a 4:05.21.

Lucia Stafford competed in the 1500 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024.

Lucia Stafford is the daughter of Jamie Lucia Stafford, a statistics professor at the University of Toronto, and Maria Luisa Gardner, a teacher.

Lucia Stafford has an older sister Gabriela Debues-Lucia Stafford, who is an Olympian runner.

Lucia Stafford's family includes her stepmother, Leanne Shafir, and stepsisters, Talia and Gabrielle.