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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Grace Konrad
| image = Grace Konrad 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Konrad at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|8|16}}
| birth_place = [[Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada
| education = [[Trinity Western University]]
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| event = [[300 m]], [[400 m]]
| universityteam = [[Trinity Western Spartans]]
| club = Capital City Track Club
| coach = Rob Fisher
| pb = {{ubl
|'''[[300 m]]''': 37.36{{AthAbbr|i}} (Edmonton 2024)
|'''[[400 m]]''': 51.60 (Budapest 2023)
}}
}}{{Short description|Canadian sprinter (born 1999)}}
'''Grace Konrad''' (born August 19, 1999) is a Canadian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who competes in the [[400 metres]]. She is the [[2023 Canadian Track and Field Championships|2023 Canadian 400 m champion]] and represented Canada at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships]], finishing fourth as part of Canada's [[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grace KONRAD {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/canada/grace-konrad-14731788 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
== Athletics career ==
=== Trinity Western University ===
Hailing from [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]], Konrad competed for the [[Trinity Western Spartans]] track and field team from 2017 to 2022, competing primarily in the [[300 m|300 m.]] She won the 2019 and 2020 [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association|Canada West]] 300 m title and placed fifth at the [[U Sports|2019 USPORTS Championships]] in the 300 m, following that performance with a fourth place finish in 2020 in a personal best of 38.93.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT {{!}} GRACE KONRAD |url=https://gospartans.ca/news/2022/1/20/womens-track-and-field-spartan-spotlight-grace-konrad.aspx |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Trinity Western University |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, she defended her Can West 300 m title and contested her final [[U Sports|USPORTS Track and Field Championships]], competing in the 300 m as well as the 600 m and [[4 × 200 metres relay|4 × 200 m relay]]. She would go on to place second in both the 300 and 600 m, and earn a bronze medal alongside her TWU teammates in the 4 × 200 m relay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-01 |title=KONRAD WINS 300M SILVER AT U SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=https://gospartans.ca/news/2022/4/1...ns-300m-silver-at-u-sports-championships.aspx |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Trinity Western University |language=en}}</ref>
In August 2022, Konrad set a personal best of 53.28 to win the 400 m at the [[2022 Canada Summer Games|Canada Summer Games]]. Representing [[Alberta|Team Alberta]], she also contested the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 m relays, placing second in both.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2022 |title=2022 Canada Summer Games - Team Alberta Results |url=https://teamalberta.org/media/np5npyrr/team-alberta-final-results-summary-2022-csg.pdf |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=Team Alberta}}</ref>
=== International Career ===
In 2023, she set successive 400 m personal bests of 52.59 and 51.96 in [[Calgary]] and then in [[Guelph]]. At the [[2023 Canadian Track and Field Championships|Canadian Championships]], Konrad won her first national title, running 52.06 to beat out defending champion [[Aiyanna Stiverne]] and reigning silver medalist [[Lauren Gale (sprinter)|Lauren Gale]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milne |first=Keeley |date=2023-07-30 |title=Grace Konrad wins first national title in 400m upset at Canadian Track and Field Championships |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections...et-at-canadian-track-and-field-championships/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Canadian Running Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
She was then selected to represent Canada in both the individual 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Budapest, Hungary]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics Canada reveals 2023 World Athletics Championships Team |url=https://sirc.ca/news/athletics-canada-reveals2023-world-athletics-championships-team/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=The Sport Information Resource Centre |language=en-US}}</ref> In the 400 m, she ran a personal best of 51.60 in her heat, but it was not enough to advance her to the semi-finals. In the relay, she anchored Canada's women's 4 x 400 team, composed of [[Aiyanna Stiverne]], [[Zoe Sherar]], and [[Kyra Constantine]] to a third consecutive fourth place finish at a major championship, following Canada's performances in [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|Tokyo]] and [[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|Eugene.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian women's 4x400m relay team places fourth at athletics worlds |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/c...es-seventh-in-mens-5000m-at-athletics-worlds/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Sportsnet.ca |language=en}}</ref>
In fall 2023, Konrad competed at the [[2023 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Santiago, Chile]], placing fourth in 52.10, just 0.15 seconds out of a medal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Donna |date=2 November 2023 |title=Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad takes significant strides at Pan "*****" Games |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/pan-american-games/pan-"*****"-games-roundup-nov-2-1.7016217 |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=CBC}}</ref>
== Championship results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Representing {{CAN}}
!Year
!Competition
!Venue
!Position
!Event
!Time
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
| rowspan="2" |[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|30th
|[[400 metres|400 m]]
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|51.60]]
|-
|4th
|[[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m]]
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:22.42]]
|-
|[[2023 Pan American Games|Pan "*****" Games]]
|[[Santiago, Chile]]
|4th
|[[400 metres|400 m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres|52.10]]
|}
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian sprinters]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from Alberta]]
[[Category:Trinity Western University alumni]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Grace Konrad
| image = Grace Konrad 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Konrad at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|8|16}}
| birth_place = [[Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada
| education = [[Trinity Western University]]
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| event = [[300 m]], [[400 m]]
| universityteam = [[Trinity Western Spartans]]
| club = Capital City Track Club
| coach = Rob Fisher
| pb = {{ubl
|'''[[300 m]]''': 37.36{{AthAbbr|i}} (Edmonton 2024)
|'''[[400 m]]''': 51.60 (Budapest 2023)
}}
}}{{Short description|Canadian sprinter (born 1999)}}
'''Grace Konrad''' (born August 19, 1999) is a Canadian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who competes in the [[400 metres]]. She is the [[2023 Canadian Track and Field Championships|2023 Canadian 400 m champion]] and represented Canada at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships]], finishing fourth as part of Canada's [[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grace KONRAD {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/canada/grace-konrad-14731788 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
== Athletics career ==
=== Trinity Western University ===
Hailing from [[Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta]], Konrad competed for the [[Trinity Western Spartans]] track and field team from 2017 to 2022, competing primarily in the [[300 m|300 m.]] She won the 2019 and 2020 [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association|Canada West]] 300 m title and placed fifth at the [[U Sports|2019 USPORTS Championships]] in the 300 m, following that performance with a fourth place finish in 2020 in a personal best of 38.93.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=SPARTAN SPOTLIGHT {{!}} GRACE KONRAD |url=https://gospartans.ca/news/2022/1/20/womens-track-and-field-spartan-spotlight-grace-konrad.aspx |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Trinity Western University |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, she defended her Can West 300 m title and contested her final [[U Sports|USPORTS Track and Field Championships]], competing in the 300 m as well as the 600 m and [[4 × 200 metres relay|4 × 200 m relay]]. She would go on to place second in both the 300 and 600 m, and earn a bronze medal alongside her TWU teammates in the 4 × 200 m relay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-01 |title=KONRAD WINS 300M SILVER AT U SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=https://gospartans.ca/news/2022/4/1...ns-300m-silver-at-u-sports-championships.aspx |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Trinity Western University |language=en}}</ref>
In August 2022, Konrad set a personal best of 53.28 to win the 400 m at the [[2022 Canada Summer Games|Canada Summer Games]]. Representing [[Alberta|Team Alberta]], she also contested the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 m relays, placing second in both.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2022 |title=2022 Canada Summer Games - Team Alberta Results |url=https://teamalberta.org/media/np5npyrr/team-alberta-final-results-summary-2022-csg.pdf |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=Team Alberta}}</ref>
=== International Career ===
In 2023, she set successive 400 m personal bests of 52.59 and 51.96 in [[Calgary]] and then in [[Guelph]]. At the [[2023 Canadian Track and Field Championships|Canadian Championships]], Konrad won her first national title, running 52.06 to beat out defending champion [[Aiyanna Stiverne]] and reigning silver medalist [[Lauren Gale (sprinter)|Lauren Gale]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milne |first=Keeley |date=2023-07-30 |title=Grace Konrad wins first national title in 400m upset at Canadian Track and Field Championships |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections...et-at-canadian-track-and-field-championships/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Canadian Running Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
She was then selected to represent Canada in both the individual 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Budapest, Hungary]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics Canada reveals 2023 World Athletics Championships Team |url=https://sirc.ca/news/athletics-canada-reveals2023-world-athletics-championships-team/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=The Sport Information Resource Centre |language=en-US}}</ref> In the 400 m, she ran a personal best of 51.60 in her heat, but it was not enough to advance her to the semi-finals. In the relay, she anchored Canada's women's 4 x 400 team, composed of [[Aiyanna Stiverne]], [[Zoe Sherar]], and [[Kyra Constantine]] to a third consecutive fourth place finish at a major championship, following Canada's performances in [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|Tokyo]] and [[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|Eugene.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian women's 4x400m relay team places fourth at athletics worlds |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/c...es-seventh-in-mens-5000m-at-athletics-worlds/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Sportsnet.ca |language=en}}</ref>
In fall 2023, Konrad competed at the [[2023 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Santiago, Chile]], placing fourth in 52.10, just 0.15 seconds out of a medal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Donna |date=2 November 2023 |title=Canadian sprinter Grace Konrad takes significant strides at Pan "*****" Games |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/pan-american-games/pan-"*****"-games-roundup-nov-2-1.7016217 |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=CBC}}</ref>
== Championship results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Representing {{CAN}}
!Year
!Competition
!Venue
!Position
!Event
!Time
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
| rowspan="2" |[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|30th
|[[400 metres|400 m]]
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|51.60]]
|-
|4th
|[[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m]]
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:22.42]]
|-
|[[2023 Pan American Games|Pan "*****" Games]]
|[[Santiago, Chile]]
|4th
|[[400 metres|400 m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres|52.10]]
|}
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian sprinters]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from Alberta]]
[[Category:Trinity Western University alumni]]
Okumaya devam et...