One week on from reaching the Women’s 5000m and 3000m steeplechase finals at the Rio Olympics, VIS athlete Genevieve LaCaze has backed up with another stellar performance at the Paris Diamond League breaking the Australian and Oceania 3000m steeplechase record in 9:14:28.
With her 15th personal best of the season, LaCaze has smashed the outgoing record by four seconds, previously held by Donna MacFarlane in 2008 with a 9:18:35.
“I don't know how it feels to break the record just yet because I am absolutely in shock! I set this time as my background on my phone the other week because I knew I had it in me but to come out and break it by 4 seconds is incredible!”
“Every race pretty much has been a step forward this year. This was my 15th PB which is so hard to believe but they have all been baby steps towards where I need to be. I was so happy with ninth at the Olympics but after tonight I am already hungry for a better position in the world. I have started writing my goals for 2017,” said LaCaze.
LaCaze was joined at the Paris Diamond League by fellow VIS athletes Zoe Buckman and Ryan Gregson, who both also took home personal bests from the event.
- Zoe Buckman crossed the line in the Women’s 1500m in 11th with a PB of 4:03:22.
- Ryan Gregson (VIC) in the Men’s 3000m closed the race in 12th with another PB at 7:44:90.
The Diamond League continues with the next event in Zurich, on 1 September.
