Lizanne Bussières
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| Born | August 20, 1961 Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Marathon running | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lizanne Bussières (born August 20, 1961) is a Canadian former long-distance runner, who competed in the women's marathon at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. She won the silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 4th | Marathon | 2:35:18 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 26th | Marathon | 2:35:03 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 9th | 3000 m | 9:04.59 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 1993 | Pittsburgh Marathon | Pittsburgh, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:35:39 |
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Paris, France | 2nd | 10,000 m | 34:08.64 |
| Commonwealth Games | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 2nd | Marathon | 2:31:07 | |
References
- Lizanne Bussières at World Athletics
- Lizanne Bussières at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Lizanne Bussières at Olympics.com
- Lizanne Bussières at Olympedia
- Lizanne Bussières at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Lizanne Bussières at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
- Sportspeople from Quebec City
- Canadian women long-distance runners
- Canadian women marathon runners
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian long-distance runner stubs