Megan Elizabeth Wright (née Metcalfe; born 27 January 1982) is a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

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 exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

who specializes in the

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

. Metcalfe attended

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Ins ...

, where she won the 2005 NCAA outdoor title in the 5000m. She was born in

Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

, Alberta. She was the NACAC Cross Country Champion in 2006.

Achievements

Megan Metcalfe Sports Reference profile for 2008 Olympics

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December 25, 2017

Personal bests

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

– 4:10.28 min (2010) *

Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards, 5,280 Foot (unit), feet, or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance running, middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling ...

4:39.12 min (2007), indoor – 4:31.91 min (2006) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...

– 8:44.29 min (2010), indoor – 8:48.56 min (2008) *

– 15:11.23 min (2008), indoor – 15:25.15 (2011) *

10000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The ...

– 32:40.40 min (2011)

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* 1982 births Living people Canadian female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Track and field athletes from Edmonton Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Canadian Track and Field Championships winners West Virginia Mountaineers women's track and field athletes West Virginia Mountaineers women's cross country runners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub