Simone Plourde
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 8 August 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 2:04.34 (Fayetteville, 2024) 1500m: 4:06.47 (Langley, 2023) Mile: 4:24.67 (New York, 2024) 3000m: 8:53.95 (Seattle, 2023) 5000m: 15:21.19 (Azusa, 2023) |
Simone Plourde (born 8 August 2000) is a Canadian track and field athlete who competes as a middle distance running|middle distance runner.[1]
Early life
From Montreal, she attended college at BYU before transferring to the University of Utah. Initially, her main sporting interests were in skiing and soccer.[2] Plourde started to train seriously in athletics in 2018.[3]
Career
Competing for the University of Utah,[4] Plourde won the 1500m at the PAC-12 Championships in May 2023, breaking Shelby Houlihan’s conference record by close to two seconds.[5] She had a seventh-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas in June 2023.[3]
She set a Quebec provincial record as she ran a personal best over 1500m at La Classique d’athlétisme de Montréal on June 29, 2023. She turned professional in the second half of 2023, joining the Nike Union Athletics Club in Oregon.[6] She finished second in the 1500 metres at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in July 2023.[7] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 where she finished tenth in her heat.[8][9]
In February 2024 she ran a huge personal best in the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York, recording 4:24.67, an improvement of more than 17 seconds. This placed her third all-time among Canadian women, behind only Gabriela DeBues-Stafford and her sister, Lucia Stafford.[9] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow as part of the Canadian team, to compete in the 1500 metres.[10]
References
- ^ "Simone Plourde". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (4 May 2023). "The circuitous route this track duo took to Utah — and to stardom". Deseret. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ a b Dickinson, Marley (19 July 2023). "Canada's Simone Plourde on turning pro and joining Nike's Union Athletics Club". Running Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Simone Plourde is part of a group of transfers trying to rebuild Utah track". Salt Lake Tribune. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "B.C. runner wins two NCAA conference titles". Running Magazine. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (14 July 2023). "Montreal's Simone Plourde turns pro, joining Nike's Union Athletics Club". Running Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Plourde Takes Second at Canadian Championships". utahutes. July 30, 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (18 August 2023). "These 7 Utah ties will be competing in the world track and field championships this week". Deseret.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ a b Harrison, Doug (11 February 2024). "Plourde, Lumb, Philibert-Thiboutot run personal bests for Canada at Millrose Games". cbc. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (15 February 2024). "Athletics Canada names nine athletes to 2024 World Indoor Championship team". Running Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2024.