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Alexandre Genest
CANMenBirth dateJun 30, 1986
BirthplaceShawinigan-Sud, Canada
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Alexandre Genest (born June 30, 1986) is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner. He qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in the 3000 metre steeplechase with an A standard time and a first-place finish at the 2012 Canadian Olympics field & track trials in Calgary.
Key facts
Age
40 years old
As of Sep 19, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 8:19.33 (#342 all-time), 2016 season best 8:30.25 (May 1, 2016, Palo Alto, CA (USA)) · 40 years old
PB
Personal bests
3:44.57
4:02.18
7:57.46
3:51.06
5:51.61
8:05.61
4:09.56
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mile | 4:09.56 | - | Jan 24, 2016 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | mile-short-track | 4:09.56 | - | Jan 24, 2016 | - | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | 3000mSt | 8:30.25 | - | May 1, 2016 | ↑ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2015 | 1500m | 3:45.53 | - | Jun 8, 2015 | ↑ | Burnaby (CAN) |
| 2015 | 1500m-short-track | 3:54.21 | - | Feb 20, 2015 | ↓ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2015 | Mile | 4:02.18 | - | Apr 11, 2015 | ↓ | Tempe, AZ (USA) |
| 2015 | 3000m | 8:10.24 | - | Feb 14, 2015 | ↑ | Geneva, OH (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 3000mSt | 8:24.84 | - | May 2, 2015 | ↑ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2014 | 3000mSt | 8:34.71 | - | May 31, 2014 | ↑ | Guelph (CAN) |
| 2013 | 1500m | 3:45.45 | - | Jun 11, 2013 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2013 | 3000mSt | 8:23.43 | - | Apr 28, 2013 | ↑ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2012 | 1500m | 3:44.57 | - | Jul 11, 2012 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2012 | 1500m-short-track | 3:55.10 | - | Mar 10, 2012 | ↓ | Winnipeg (CAN) (i) |
| 2012 | Mile | 4:05.84 | - | Jan 28, 2012 | ↓ | Geneva, OH (USA) (i) |
| 2012 | 3000m | 7:57.46 | - | Feb 11, 2012 | ↑ | Geneva, OH (USA) (i) |
| 2012 | 3000m-short-track | 8:14.17 | - | Mar 9, 2012 | ↑ | Winnipeg (CAN) (i) |
| 2012 | 3000mSt | 8:22.62 | - | Aug 3, 2012 | ↑ | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
| 2011 | 1500m-short-track | 3:52.02 | - | Mar 12, 2011 | ↓ | Sherbrooke (CAN) (i) |
| 2011 | 1500m | 3:52.02 | - | Mar 12, 2011 | ↑ | Sherbrooke (CAN) (i) |
| 2011 | Mile | 4:07.78 | - | Feb 5, 2011 | ↓ | Geneva, OH (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | 3000m | 8:04.87 | - | Jul 13, 2011 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2011 | 3000m-short-track | 8:11.84 | - | Mar 11, 2011 | ↑ | Sherbrooke (CAN) (i) |
| 2011 | 3000mSt | 8:19.33 | - | Jul 22, 2011 | ↑ | Barcelona (ESP) |
| 2011 | CrossCount | 38:35 | - | Mar 20, 2011 | ↓ | 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Punta Umbria |
| 2010 | 1500m-short-track | 3:54.41 | - | Jan 9, 2010 | ↓ | Toronto (CAN) (i) |
| 2010 | 1500m | 3:54.41 | - | Jan 9, 2010 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) (i) |
| 2010 | 3000m-short-track | 8:05.83 | - | Feb 13, 2010 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 3000m | 8:05.83 | - | Feb 13, 2010 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 3000mSt | 8:36.11 | - | Jul 30, 2010 | ↑ | Toronto (CAN) |
| 2009 | 1500m | 3:52.38 | - | May 31, 2009 | ↑ | Guelph (CAN) |
| 2009 | 1500m-short-track | 3:57.56 | - | Mar 14, 2009 | ↓ | Windsor (CAN) (i) |
| 2009 | 3000m-short-track | 8:21.57 | - | Feb 14, 2009 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2009 | 3000m | 8:21.57 | - | Feb 14, 2009 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2009 | 3000mSt | 8:27.53 | - | Jul 11, 2009 | ↑ | Beograd (SRB) |
| 2009 | CrossCount | 39:34 | - | Mar 28, 2009 | ↓ | 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Golf Club Al Bisharat, Amman |
| 2008 | 3000m-short-track | 8:05.61 | - | Feb 16, 2008 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2008 | 3000m | 8:05.61 | - | Feb 16, 2008 | ↑ | Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i) |
| 2008 | 3000mSt | 8:34.61 | - | May 4, 2008 | ↑ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2007 | 1500m-short-track | 3:51.06 | - | Jan 26, 2007 | ↓ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2007 | 1500m | 3:51.06 | - | Jan 26, 2007 | ↑ | Montréal (CAN) (i) |
| 2007 | 3000m-short-track | 8:10.18 | - | Feb 9, 2007 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2007 | 3000m | 8:10.18 | - | Feb 9, 2007 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2006 | 3000mSt | 8:30.82 | - | Jul 6, 2006 | ↑ | Århus (DEN) |
| 2005 | 3000m-short-track | 8:28.99 | - | Feb 11, 2005 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2005 | 3000m | 8:28.99 | - | Feb 11, 2005 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2005 | 3000mSt | 8:37.83 | - | Jun 14, 2005 | ↑ | Burnaby (CAN) |
| 2005 | CrossCount | 27:26 | - | Mar 20, 2005 | ↓ | 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, St-Etienne |
| 2004 | 3000mSt | 8:55.19 | - | Jul 14, 2004 | ↑ | Grosseto IAAF World Junior Championships |
| 2003 | 2000Metres | 5:51.61 | - | Jul 13, 2003 | - | Sherbrooke IAAF World Youth Championships |
2016
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:37.81 | - | May 7 | Kingston Jamaica International Invitational IWC, National Stadium, Kingston |
3000mSt | 8:30.25 | - | May 1 | Palo Alto Payton Jordan Invitational, Palo Alto, CA |
mile-short-track | 4:09.56 | - | Jan 24 | New York New Balance Games, New York, NY (i) |
2015
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:52.49 | - | Aug 22 | IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing |
3000mSt | 8:33.83 | - | Jul 21 | Pan American Games |
1500m | 3:47.22 | - | Jul 10 | Guelph Speed River Twilight, Guelph |
3000mSt | 8:35.34 | - | Jul 3 | Canadian Championships, Edmonton |
1500m | 3:47.28 | - | Jun 10 | Victoria International Track Classic, Victoria |
1500m | 3:45.53 | - | Jun 8 | Burnaby Harry Jerome International Track Classic, Burnaby |
3000mSt | 8:45.45 | - | May 30 | Guelph Speed River Inferno Festival, Guelph - International Events |
3000mSt | 8:24.84 | - | May 2 | Palo Alto Payton Jordan Invitational, Palo Alto, CA |
Mile | 4:02.18 | - | Apr 11 | Tempe Sun Angel Classic, Tempe, AZ |
1500m-short-track | 3:54.21 | - | Feb 20 | Montreal Canadian Indoor Championships, Montréal (i) |
3000m | 8:10.24 | - | Feb 14 | Geneva SPIRE NCAA Invitational, Geneva, OH (i) |
2014
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:34.71 | - | May 31 | Guelph Speed River Inferno, Guelph |
2013
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:27.01 | - | Aug 15 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
3000mSt | 8:24.56 | - | Aug 12 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
3000mSt | 8:27.01 | - | Aug 10 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
3000mSt | 8:24.56 | - | Aug 10 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
3000mSt | DNF | - | Jul 26 | London Sainsbury's Anniversary Games, Olympic Stadium, London - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:25.75 | - | Jul 17 | Lahti Games, Lahti |
3000mSt | 8:57.11 | - | Jun 29 | Edmonton International Track Classic, Edmonton |
3000mSt | 8:32.08 | - | Jun 21 | Canadian Championships |
1500m | 3:45.45 | - | Jun 11 | Toronto International Track & Field Games, Toronto |
3000mSt | DNF | - | May 18 | Shanghai IAAF Diamond League Meeting, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:30.30 | - | May 5 | Tokyo Seiko Golden Grand Prix, Tokyo |
3000mSt | 8:23.43 | - | Apr 28 | Palo Alto Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, Palo Alto, CA |
2012
15 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | DNS | - | Aug 26 | Birmingham Aviva Grand Prix, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:22.62 | - | Aug 3 | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
3000mSt | 8:36.69 | - | Jul 20 | Monaco Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:24.39 | - | Jul 17 | Luzern Spitzen Leichtathletik, Luzern |
1500m | 3:44.57 | - | Jul 11 | Toronto International Track & Field Games, Toronto |
3000mSt | 8:45.03 | - | Jun 30 | Canadian Championships, Calgary |
1500m | 3:47.96 | - | May 28 | Guelph Speed River Inferno, Guelph |
3000mSt | 8:26.65 | - | May 9 | Fortaleza Grande Prêmio Caixa Unifor de Atletismo, Fortaleza |
3000mSt | 8:38.06 | - | May 6 | Belém GP Caixa Governo do Pará, Belém |
3000mSt | 8:27.41 | - | Apr 29 | Palo Alto Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, Palo Alto, CA |
1500m | 3:47.06 | - | Apr 7 | Tempe Sun Angel Classic, Tempe, AZ - Invitational Events |
1500m-short-track | 3:55.10 | - | Mar 10 | Winnipeg CIS Indoor Championships, Winnipeg (i) |
3000m-short-track | 8:14.17 | - | Mar 9 | Winnipeg CIS Indoor Championships, Winnipeg (i) |
3000m | 7:57.46 | - | Feb 11 | Geneva SPIRE Division I Indoor Invite, Geneva, OH (i) |
Mile | 4:05.84 | - | Jan 28 | Geneva SPIRE Midwest Indoor Open, Geneva, OH (i) |
2011
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:36.67 | - | Aug 29 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
3000mSt | 8:36.67 | - | Aug 27 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
3000mSt | 8:19.33 | - | Jul 22 | Barcelona Reunión Internacional D’Atletisme, Barcelona |
3000m | 8:04.87 | - | Jul 13 | Toronto International T&F Games, Toronto |
3000mSt | 8:44.10 | - | Jun 24 | Canadian Championships |
3000mSt | 8:40.06 | - | Jun 4 | Nashville Music City Distance Carnival, Nashville, TN |
3000mSt | 8:33.85 | - | May 1 | Stanford Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, Palo Alto, CA |
CrossCount | 38:35 | - | Mar 20 | 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Punta Umbria |
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Honours
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2015Pan American Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
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2015Montreal Canadian Indoor Championships
1500 Metres Short Track
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2015Pan American Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
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2012Canadian Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
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2011Canadian Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
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2010Canadian Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Alexandre Genest's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?
Alexandre Genest's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:19.33, set on Jul 22, 2011 in Barcelona (ESP), #342 on the all-time list.
Which events does Alexandre Genest compete in?
Alexandre Genest competes in the 3000 m steeplechase.
How did Alexandre Genest perform in 2016?
2016 season best: 8:30.25, set on May 1, 2016 in Palo Alto, CA (USA).