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Kyra Cheresse Constantine (born August 1, 1998) is a Canadian sprinter specializing in the
400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...
. She won the silver medal in the women's metres relay event at the
2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games (), officially the XVIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Lima 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminar ...
held in Lima, Peru. She also competed in the women's 400 metres event. In 2014, she competed in the girls' 400 metres event at the
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held in Nanjing, China. She competed in the women's 400 metres event at the
2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
held in Tokyo, Japan. As well, she was part of the Canadian team that finished in fourth place in the metres relay. At the
2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...
, she was the anchor leg of the Canada team that won gold in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay final. Ironically, she had actually finished second, behind England's Jessie Knight by 0.01 seconds in a photo-finish, but was awarded the gold due to an earlier lane infraction by England. She attended St. Roch Secondary School as a high school student. From 2016 - 2021 she attended the University of Southern California. While there she was a PAC 12 Champion in the women’s 400m and 9 time NCAA All American.


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* * * * * * 1998 births Living people Canadian female sprinters Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Olympic female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games USC Trojans women's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Sportspeople from Brampton Track and field athletes from Toronto Track and field athletes from Ontario 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics {{Canada-sprint-athletics-bio-stub