Rachel Forsyth
Canadian athlete
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rachel Forsyth (born 14 March 2006) is a middle-distance runner with dual American and Canadian citizenship and competes internationally for Canada. She was a silver medalist over 1500 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 800m: 2:06.30 (2022) 1500m: 4:17.00 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Early life
She attended Ann Arbor Pioneer High School and competed in athletics for Purple Track Club.[2]
Career
Competing at the Champions of Champions meet hosted by the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association at Davison High School, Forsyth the fastest 800m in Michigan State high school history with a time of 2:03.87.[3]
Forsyth won the Canadian U20 national championships over 1,500m in 2024 and set a personal best time of 4:17.00, at the Ontario Track and Field Championships in July 2024.[4]
She won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru running a time of 4:17.94.[5][6][7]