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Lyndsay Tessier

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Lyndsay Tessier
Personal information
Born (1978-01-21) January 21, 1978 (age 46)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventmarathon

Lyndsay Tessier (born January 21, 1978) is a Canadian athlete competing in long-distance events.[1] Representing Canada at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, she placed ninth in the women's marathon.[2] At the time she was a 41-year-old, full-time, Grade 3 teacher who had given up the sport in school and only returned to competitive running eight years earlier, well into her 30s.[3]

She ran a personal best of 2:30:47 at the 2018 Berlin Marathon.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lyndsay Tessier Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b Russell, Scott (27 September 2019). "Canadian elementary teacher, 41, aims to bring world championship marathon lessons back to the classroom". CBC Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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