Natasha Fraser at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 43) Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||
Education | Simon Fraser University | ||||||||||||||
Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10,000 metres, Half marathon | ||||||||||||||
Club | BC Endurance Project | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natasha Wodak (divorced Fraser, born 17 December 1981) is a Canadian long-distance runner. She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, placing 23rd. Wodak formerly held the Canadian 10,000m record.
In July 2016, Wodak was named to the Canadian Olympic team for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, where she finished 22nd.
At the 2019 Pan American Games, Wodak won gold in the 10,000m with a time of 31:55.17, breaking the Games record by over 45 seconds. In June 2021, she qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing 13th overall.
September 25, 2022 she set a new Canadian women's marathon record of two hours 23 minutes 12 seconds, competing in the Berlin Marathon in Germany.
At the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Wodak finished in 15th.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Canada | |||||
2013 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 4th | 10,000 m | 33:31.02 |
Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon | San Jose, United States | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:14:39 | |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 7th | 10,000 m | 33:20.14 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 23rd | 10,000 m | 32:59.20 | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 22nd | 10,000 m | 31:53.14 |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 16th | 10,000 m | 31:55.47 |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | 10,000 m | 31:50.18 |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | 10,000 m | 31:55.17 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 17th | 10,000 m | 32:31.19 | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 13th | Marathon | 2:31:41 |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 15th | Marathon | 2:30:09 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 metres - 4:15.27 (Burnaby 2018)
- 5000 metres – 15:29.44 (Portland 2018)
- 10,000 metres – 31:41.59 (Palo Alto 2015)
- 10 kilometres – 31:59 (Ottawa 2015)
- 20 kilometres – 1:07:41 (New York 2015)
- Half marathon – 1:09:41 (Houston 2020)
- Marathon – 2:23:12 NR (Berlin 2022)
Indoor
- 3000 metres – 9:02.57 (Seattle 2013)
References
- Official bio
- Natasha Wodak to make marathon debut at Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, by Paul Gains
- "Natasha Wodak". IAAF. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "Natasha Wodak". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Weekend recap: Seccafien shatters Canadian 10,000m record, Van Buskirk runs sub-15". Canadian Running Magazine. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Athletics Canada announces Olympic marathon teams". Canadian Running Magazine. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Natasha WODAK | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (25 September 2022). "Natasha Wodak takes down Malindi Elmore's Canadian women's marathon record in Berlin". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Natasha Wodak at World Athletics
- Natasha Wodak at Olympics.com
- Natasha Wodak at Team Canada
- Natasha Wodak at Olympedia
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia
- Canadian female long-distance runners
- Canadian female marathon runners
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs women's track and field athletes