Alycia Butterworth

Alycia Butterworth
Personal information
Full nameAlycia Kaitlin Butterworth
Born (1992-10-01) October 1, 1992
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Home townParksville, British Columbia[1]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
University teamIdaho[1]
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago3000 m steeplechase

Alycia Kaitlin Butterworth (born October 1, 1992) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase event.[1]

Career

Butterworth competed collegiately for the Idaho Vandals in both track and cross country from 2010 to 2015.[2] At the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, Butterworth finished 26th in the heats of the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1]

In July 2021, Butterworth was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase where she finished the games in 24th place.[3][4] Butterworth attended the 2023 Pan American Games as part of Canada's athletics team, she finished in second place one and half seconds behind Belen Casetta of Argentina to win silver. After the win Butterworth said that "In the final stretch, I was happy I could battle back from third to finish seconds. Santiago did an awesome job hosting."[5]

Personal

Born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Butterworth's hometown is Parksville, British Columbia.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alycia Butterworth". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Alycia Butterworth". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ Nichols, Paula (July 3, 2021). "Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ Keely Milne (November 5, 2023). "Canada's Jean-Simon Desgagnés wins steeple gold despite falling at Pan Am Games". Canadian Running Magazine.
  6. ↑ Briones, Michael (July 9, 2021). "Parksville athlete Butterworth thrilled to be headed to Tokyo Olympics". Vancouver Island Free Daily. Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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