Thomas Fafard
{{short description|Canadian long-distance runner}}
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|sport = Athletics (track and field)
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|06|mf=yes}}
|birth_place = Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
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|pb =13:05.07 (5000 metres)
28:39.29 (10,000 metres)
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{{MedalSport|Men's Athletics}}
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{{MedalCompetition|NACAC Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Nassau|5000 metres}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American U20 Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Trujillo|5000 metres}}
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Thomas Fafard (born December 6, 1998) is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the long-distance events.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/thomas-fafard/|title=Thomas Fafard|website=wwww.olympic.ca|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|accessdate=6 July 2024}}
Career
At the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Trujillo, Peru, Fafard won the silver medal in the 5000 metres event.{{cite web|url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/2017-pan-american-u20-championships/|title=Top Canadian performances from the Pan Am U20 Championships|last=Huebsch|first=Tim|date=6 July 2024|website=www.runningmagazine.ca|publisher=Gripped Publishing Inc.|access-date=6 July 2024}} Fafard's first major senior international medal came in 2022, when he won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. Fafard also won silver at the 2022 Pan American Cross-Country Championships in Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/canadas-thomas-fafard-wins-silver-at-pan-am-xc-championship/|title=Canada’s Thomas Fafard wins silver at Pan-Am XC Championship|last=Dickinson|first=Marley|date=28 March 2022|website=www.runningmagazine.ca|publisher=Gripped Publishing Inc.|access-date=6 July 2024}}
=2024 season=
In April 2024, Fafard won the Vancouver Sun Run.{{cite news|last=Ewen|first=Steve|date=21 April 2024|title=Vancouver Sun Run: Thomas Fafard ran like he had a flight to catch — and finished in 28 minutes, 45 seconds|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/vancouver-sun-run-thomas-fafard-28-minutes-45-seconds|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada|access-date=6 July 2024}} In May 2024, Fafard ran a personal best of 13:05.07 in the 5000 metres, just shy of the Olympcic standard by 0.07 seconds.{{cite news|last=Boutin|first=Richard|date=27 May 2024|title=Jeux olympiques: une progression fulgurante rapproche un coureur québécois de Paris|trans-title=Olympic Games: meteoric rise brings Quebec runner closer to Paris|language=French|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/05/27/jeux-olympiques-une-progression-fulgurante-rapproche-un-coureur-quebecois-de-paris|work=Le Journal de Montréal|location=Montreal, Quebec, Canada|access-date=6 July 2024}} In in June 2024, Fafard made his professional debut, finishing second at the Canadian trials in the 5000 metres.{{cite web|url=https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/canadian-olympic-hopeful-turns-pro-with-brooks-running/|title=Canadian Olympic hopeful turns pro with Brooks Running|last=Dickinson|first=Marley|date=28 June 2024|website=www.runningmagazine.ca|publisher=Gripped Publishing Inc.|access-date=6 July 2024}} In July 2024, Fafard qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics through his world rankings position.{{cite web|last=Fenton|first=Caela|title=A big Team Canada athletics team seeks a big medal haul at Paris 2024|url=https://olympic.ca/2024/07/02/a-big-team-canada-athletics-team-seeks-a-big-medal-haul-at-paris-2024/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=2 July 2024|access-date=6 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/athletics/paris-olympics-canada-athletics-team-announcement-1.7252616|title=Caeli McKay leads young Canadian diving team into Paris Olympics|date=2 July 2024|website=www.cbc.ca/sports/|agency=Canadian Press|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=6 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/athletics-canada-names-48-athletes-to-paris-2024-olympic-team/|title=Athletics Canada names 48 athletes to Paris 2024 Olympic team|last=Dickinson|first=Marley|date=2 July 2024|website=www.runningmagazine.ca|publisher=Gripped Publishing Inc.|access-date=6 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://monjoliette.com/thomas-fafard-sera-des-jeux-olympiques/|title=Thomas Fafard sera des Jeux olympiques|trans-title=Thomas Fafard will be at the Olympic Games|language=French|last=Samedy|first=Fabrice|date=3 July 2024|website=www.monjoliette.com/|publisher=Arsenal Media|access-date=6 July 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{Athletics Canada|thomas-fafard}}
- {{Team Canada|thomas-fafard}}
- {{Olympics.com|thomas-fafard}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/thomas-fafard_1974110 Thomas Fafard] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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Category:Canadian male long-distance runners
Category:Sportspeople from Repentigny, Quebec
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics