Lanni Marchant

Lanni Marchant
Personal information
Born (1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 40)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportLong distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 10,000 m
Updated on July 2014
Lanni Marchant approaching the finish of the Canadian 10 km Road Race Championships at the Ottawa Race Weekend.

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.

  1. ^ Kim Nursall. "Toronto Waterfront Marathon: Lanni Marchant smashes Canadian record". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 October 2013.