Brooke Overholt
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| Born | April 2, 2000 St. Marys, Ontario, Canada |
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| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 400 metres hurdles |
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| Club | London Legion T.F. Alliance |
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Brooke Overholt (born 2 April 2000) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] She competed collegiately for Cornell and Vanderbilt University, and represented Canada at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
Junior athletics
Overholt was born and raised in Perth County, Ontario to parents Terry and Jody Overholt. She attended St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in Stratford, graduating in 2018.[2]
Representing St. Mike's and the London Legion, Overholt medaled at numerous OFSAA and Canadian junior championships, in the 100 and 400 m hurdles as well as the open 400 m.[3]
In 2016, she won silver medals in the 100 m hurdles and 400 m, and a bronze in the 400 m hurdles at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships.[4]
Her grade 11 and 12 year, she finished runner up in the 400 m hurdles at the OFSAA Championships. She would graduate high school with personal bests of 8.82 in the 60 m hurdles, 13.77 in the 100 hurdles, 1:01.38 in the 400 m hurdles, and 56.13 in the 400 m.[2]