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I changed her 1500m personal best to update it to the time she ran this year. The time is visible on her World Athletics profile, as referenced.
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Current was the 2022 [[U Sports|USports]] women's 1500m and 3000m champion<ref>{{Cite web |title=U Sports Championships |url=https://www.windsortiming.com/LiveResults/2022/USport/index.php?Day=Results/220331F009.htm |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.windsortiming.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U Sports Championships |url=https://www.windsortiming.com/LiveResults/2022/USport/index.php?Day=Results/220331F011.htm |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.windsortiming.com}}</ref> as a member of the Western Mustangs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kate Current Gold - London Free Press |url=https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/sports-notes-kate-currents-golds-lead-western-to-3rd-at-u-sports-track-nationals}}</ref> During her career at Western, she was the recipient of the schools 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 Athlete of the Year award <ref>[https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/western-university-names-its-male-female-athletes-of-the-year/wcm/56a3ae80-bd2d-42b0-8a30-14f829fecf09/amp/ Western University names its male, female athletes of the year], [[The London Free Press]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-21 |title=Female Athlete of the Year |url=https://metrasmuseum.ca/female-athlete-of-the-year/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=John P. Metras Sports Museum |language=en-CA}}</ref> as well as being the recipient of the schools 2020-2021 top athletics award, the F.W.P. Jones Trophy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-03 |title=F.W.P. Jones Trophy Recipients |url=https://metrasmuseum.ca/honours-and-awards/banquet-awards/fwp-jones/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=John P. Metras Sports Museum |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>[https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/runner-kate-current-earns-top-western-award-in-pandemic-stricken-season/wcm/9bdada5f-5347-488e-bd7a-6b426c281f4c/amp/ Runner Kate Current wins top Mustangs athletics award], [[The London Free Press]]</ref>
Current was the 2022 [[U Sports|USports]] women's 1500m and 3000m champion<ref>{{Cite web |title=U Sports Championships |url=https://www.windsortiming.com/LiveResults/2022/USport/index.php?Day=Results/220331F009.htm |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.windsortiming.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U Sports Championships |url=https://www.windsortiming.com/LiveResults/2022/USport/index.php?Day=Results/220331F011.htm |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.windsortiming.com}}</ref> as a member of the Western Mustangs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kate Current Gold - London Free Press |url=https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/sports-notes-kate-currents-golds-lead-western-to-3rd-at-u-sports-track-nationals}}</ref> During her career at Western, she was the recipient of the schools 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 Athlete of the Year award <ref>[https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/western-university-names-its-male-female-athletes-of-the-year/wcm/56a3ae80-bd2d-42b0-8a30-14f829fecf09/amp/ Western University names its male, female athletes of the year], [[The London Free Press]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-21 |title=Female Athlete of the Year |url=https://metrasmuseum.ca/female-athlete-of-the-year/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=John P. Metras Sports Museum |language=en-CA}}</ref> as well as being the recipient of the schools 2020-2021 top athletics award, the F.W.P. Jones Trophy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-03 |title=F.W.P. Jones Trophy Recipients |url=https://metrasmuseum.ca/honours-and-awards/banquet-awards/fwp-jones/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=John P. Metras Sports Museum |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>[https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/runner-kate-current-earns-top-western-award-in-pandemic-stricken-season/wcm/9bdada5f-5347-488e-bd7a-6b426c281f4c/amp/ Runner Kate Current wins top Mustangs athletics award], [[The London Free Press]]</ref>


In 2023 Kate competed in the [[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres|women's 1500 metres event]] at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships|2023 World Athletics Championship]] held in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] running a 4-second personal best of 4:07.23.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HEATS {{!}} 1500 Metres {{!}} Results {{!}} Budapest 23 {{!}} World Athletics Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/results/women/1500-metres/heats/result |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> In 2023 she also competed in the [[2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships]] as a member of Canada's team in the [[2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships – Mixed relay|Mixed relay event]] finishing 8th.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FINAL {{!}} Mixed Relay {{!}} Results {{!}} Bathurst 23 {{!}} World Athletics Cross Country Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/44th-world-athletics-cross-country-championsh-7138983/results/mixed/mixed-relay/final/result |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> Current also represented [[Canada at the Pan American Games|Team Canada]] at the [[Pan American Games|2023 Pan American Games]] in Santiago, Chile, where she competed in the 1500m and finished 7th overall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results |url=https://results-santiago2023.org/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results |language=en}}</ref>
In 2023 Kate competed in the [[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres|women's 1500 metres event]] at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships|2023 World Athletics Championship]] held in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] running a 4-second personal best of 4:07.23.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HEATS {{!}} 1500 Metres {{!}} Results {{!}} Budapest 23 {{!}} World Athletics Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23/results/women/1500-metres/heats/result |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> In 2023 she also competed in the [[2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships]] as a member of Canada's team in the [[2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships – Mixed relay|Mixed relay event]] finishing 8th.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FINAL {{!}} Mixed Relay {{!}} Results {{!}} Bathurst 23 {{!}} World Athletics Cross Country Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/44th-world-athletics-cross-country-championsh-7138983/results/mixed/mixed-relay/final/result |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> Current also represented [[Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games]] in Santiago, Chile, where she competed in the 1500m and finished 7th overall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results |url=https://results-santiago2023.org/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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== External links ==
== External links ==
[https://worldathletics.org/athletes/canada/kate-current-14677768 Kate Current] at [[World Athletics]]
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* {{Athletics Canada|kate-current}}

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[https://olympic.ca/team-canada/kate-current/ Kate Current] at [https://olympic.ca/ Olympics - Team Canada]
* {{Olympics.com|kate-current}}
* [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/kate-current_1974090 Kate Current] at the [[Paris 2024 Summer Olympics]]


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Latest revision as of 20:41, 8 August 2024

Kate Current
Personal information
NationalityCanada
Born (1998-02-16) February 16, 1998 (age 26)
Cobourg, Ontario
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:06.91 (Montreal, 2024)

Kate Current (born February 16, 1998) is a Canadian middle-distance runner.[1] She represents Canada at international competitions, including at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, 2023 Pan American Games, and 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.

Early life

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Current was born and raised in Cobourg, Ontario where she attended Cobourg Collegiate Institute before pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering from Western University.[2]

Education

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Kate attended Western University, where she received a degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Civil Engineering. Kate was a three-time recipient of the D.C Buck Engineering Award, for "leadership in extra-curricular activities".[3]

In 2022, she was awarded the Alan G. Davenport Memorial Scholarship, based on academic achievement and contributions to the wind engineering community.[4]

In 2022, she was also the recipient of the Governor General's Academic All-Canadian Award for 2021-2022.[5]

Athletic Career

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Current was the 2022 USports women's 1500m and 3000m champion[6][7] as a member of the Western Mustangs.[8] During her career at Western, she was the recipient of the schools 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 Athlete of the Year award [9][10] as well as being the recipient of the schools 2020-2021 top athletics award, the F.W.P. Jones Trophy.[11][12]

In 2023 Kate competed in the women's 1500 metres event at the 2023 World Athletics Championship held in Budapest, Hungary running a 4-second personal best of 4:07.23.[13] In 2023 she also competed in the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships as a member of Canada's team in the Mixed relay event finishing 8th.[14] Current also represented Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, where she competed in the 1500m and finished 7th overall.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Kate Current". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. ^ The Kate Current interview: gymnastics, engineering, and university goals, Athletics Illustrated
  3. ^ "Western News - Western student-athlete among Top 8 Academic All-Canadians". Western News. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2023-01-24). "List of 2021-2022 recipients for the Governor General's Academic All-Canadian Commendation". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  5. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2023-01-24). "List of 2021-2022 recipients for the Governor General's Academic All-Canadian Commendation". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  6. ^ "U Sports Championships". www.windsortiming.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  7. ^ "U Sports Championships". www.windsortiming.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. ^ "Kate Current Gold - London Free Press".
  9. ^ Western University names its male, female athletes of the year, The London Free Press
  10. ^ "Female Athlete of the Year". John P. Metras Sports Museum. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  11. ^ "F.W.P. Jones Trophy Recipients". John P. Metras Sports Museum. 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  12. ^ Runner Kate Current wins top Mustangs athletics award, The London Free Press
  13. ^ "HEATS | 1500 Metres | Results | Budapest 23 | World Athletics Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  14. ^ "FINAL | Mixed Relay | Results | Bathurst 23 | World Athletics Cross Country Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  15. ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023 - Web Results". Juegos Panamericanos - Web Results. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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