Lyndsay Tessier

Lyndsay Tessier (born January 25, 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]

Lyndsay Tessier
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1978-01-25) January 25, 1978
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)marathon

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

References
  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. 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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