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Born | London, Ontario, Canada | 11 April 1984||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Long distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Updated on July 2014 |
Lanni Marchant (born 11 April 1984) is a Canadian long distance runner from London, Ontario. On October 20, 2013, Marchant set the Canadian women's marathon record at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, beating the 28-year-old national record by running it in exactly 2:28:00.[1] This record held until March 10th, 2019 when Rachel Cliff established the new marathon national record in 2:26:56. Marchant participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics both in the 10,000 metres and marathon events.