Nicole Sifuentes ( Edwards; born 30 June 1986) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance running events.
Career
Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, her first global outing came at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Sherbrooke where she reached the semi-finals of the 800 metres.Edwards, Nicole Biography. IAAF. Retrieved on 7 September 2010. After graduating from high school, she went to the United States to study at the University of Michigan.Winnipegger Nicole Edwards to compete in IAAF World Track and Field Championships. Winnipeg Free Press (1 March 2010). Retrieved on 4 September 2010. Competing for the Michigan Wolverines, she had success with the college's relay team, which included a collegiate record double in the 4×800 metres relay and 4×1500 metres relay at the 2007 Penn Relays.Lee, Kirby (28 April 2007). 4x1500m Relay collegiate record for Michigan women - Penn Relays Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 7 September 2010.Lee, Kirby (29 April 2007). US squads take five of six relay titles - Penn Relays Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved 7 September 2010. At the following year's event, Edwards ran the meet's second fastest ever distance medley relay with the Michigan team, and repeated the same feat in the 4 × 1500 m relay.Lee, Kirby (25 April 2008). Michigan Women take Distance Medley Relay title - Penn Relays Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved 7 September 2010.Lee, Kirby (26 April 2008). Relay records continue to tumble - Penn Relays Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
The 2010 season marked a breakthrough into the senior national track team. She was selected for the 1500 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, but she did not manage to make the event final. She earned selection for the combined Americas team at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup and won the silver medal in the 1500 m, finishing ahead of her more experienced American counterpart Christin Wurth-Thomas.Mulkeen, Jon (5 September 2010). EVENT Report - Women's 1500 Metres. IAAF. Retrieved 7 September 2010. She also gained selection for the Canadian athletics team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.Campigiotto, Jamie (4 August 2010). Armstrong, Zelinka top Commonwealth athletics team. CBC Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
In 2012, Nicole Sifuentes made her first Canadian Olympic team, where she reached the semifinals. She also finished 19th in the Women's 1500m at the great tournament of Kyoto, in Japan.
Nicole Sifuentes finished 4th at 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and after a DQ, was promoted to bronze after the 3rd-place finisher, Rababe Arafi, made contact with Heather Kampf, resulting in Kampf's fall.Official Results of the women's 1500m finals, Sopot 2014
In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.
Personal life She married fellow University of Michigan graduate Antonio Sifuentes in 2011.
Coaching career Nicole Sifuentes helped lead Michigan, working closely under cross country head coach and track and field associate head coach Mike McGuire, to Big Ten team titles. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native competed professionally for Saucony until 2018, also gaining international experience competing for her native Canada.
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