Evan Esselink (born 28 February 1992) is a Canadian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

Biography

Esselink attended

Courtice Secondary School Courtice Secondary School is a public high school in the community of Courtice in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, at the corner of Nash and Courtice Roads. History It was built in the late 1950s and opened in September 1960. The school has just unde ...

before competing for

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. * Indiana Univers ...

, where he studied economics. In 2017, he competed in the senior men's race at the

2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was hosted in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This 42nd edition was held on 26 March 2017. The venue was Kampala Airport, commonly known as Kololo airstrip, or officially, the Kololo Ceremoni ...

held in

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and ...

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. He finished in 88th place. In 2017, he also represented Canada at the 2017 Summer Universiade and he finished in 13th place in the men's 10,000 metres event. In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the

2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 24 March 2018 in Valencia, Spain. It was the 23rd edition of the event and the 2nd time it was held in Spain. Netsanet Gudeta gave the standout performance of the competition, winning ...

held in

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, Spain. He finished in 114th place. In 2019, he finished in 9th place in the senior 10,000 metres event at the

2019 NACAC Cross Country Championships The 2019 NACAC Cross Country Championships took place on February 16, 2019. The races were held at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. A detailed report of the event was given for the IAAF. Medallists Race resu ...

held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Living people 1992 births Sportspeople from Clarington Canadian male long-distance runners Canadian male cross country runners Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Indiana University Bloomington alumni Indiana Hoosiers athletes 21st-century Canadian people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub