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Gabriela DeBues-Stafford

Professional athlete
Athlete IDATH-1665994
Sports:RunningAthletics

Biography

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner who made her Olympic debut at Rio 2016 and finished fifth in the 1500m at Tokyo 2020. She ran 3:56.12 to finish sixth in the 1500m at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. In February 2022, she ran 14:31.38 for 5000m on the short track.

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford's published record includes performances from 2011 to 2026 in 1500 Metres Short Track, 10K, 800 Metres Short Track, 1500 Metres, 3000 Metres Short Track, 3000 Metres. Selected recorded events include International Youth Meet of Champions (2011; source checked); Fulham 10K (2026; source checked); AO Bantam Midget Junior (2011; source checked).

Achievements & next milestones

Achievements update from recorded results. A tick means the supporting results are verified.

Achieved

  • 181 finishes completed

    Based on 181 distinct completed events in your linked record.

    Verified
  • 2 5K finishes completed

    Based on 2 distinct completed 5K finishes in your linked record.

    Verified
  • 2 10K finishes completed

    Based on 2 distinct completed 10K finishes in your linked record.

    Verified
  • 22 countries raced

    One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.

    Verified
  • 2 sports completed

    At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.

    Verified
  • Raced in 16 calendar years

    At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.

    • 2011
    • 2012
    • 2013
    • 2014
    • 2015
    • 2016
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    • 2021
    • 2022
    • 2023
    • 2024
    • 2025
    • 2026

    Each year counts once. A tick means at least one result from that year is verified.

    Verified
  • PB improved

    A faster result after an earlier performance in the same sport, distance, surface and timing category.

    Verified

Race wins by sport and distance

Overall, gender and age-category wins are listed separately. Ticks show checked results.

  • Running · Category · F25–29

    5K · 1 win

    Verified

  • Running · Gender classification

    8K · 1 win

    Verified

  • Running · Category · F25–29

    8K · 1 win

    Verified

  • Running · Women’s race

    10K · 1 win

    Verified

  • Running · Category · SEN

    10K · 1 win

    Verified

Next milestones

  • 250 finishes

    69 more finishes needed

    181 of 250 recorded

  • 5 5K finishes

    3 more 5K finishes needed

    2 of 5 recorded

  • 5 10K finishes

    3 more 10K finishes needed

    2 of 5 recorded

  • 25 different countries

    3 more different countries needed

    22 of 25 recorded

  • 20 calendar years with a finish

    4 more calendar years with a finish needed

    16 of 20 recorded

Personal bests (PBs) & best performances

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford’s road 5K best recorded on AthRecs is 16:08 (verified), at Hamilton Road2Hope 5K on 2023-11-04.

Athletics · 400m · Track

59.76

PB

Verified

Phoenix Twilight · 2020-08-02

Athletics · 800m · Track

1:58.70

PB

Verified

Portland Track Festival - High Performance · 2021-05-29

Athletics · 1000m · Track

2:42.23

PB

Verified

Phoenix Twilight · 2020-08-02

Athletics · 1500m · Track

3:56.12

PB

Verified

World Athletics Championships – 1500m final · 2019-10-05

Athletics · Mile · Track

4:17.87

PB

Verified

Herculis Monaco · 2019-07-12

Athletics · 3000m · Track

8:38.51

PB

Verified

Phoenix · 2021-02-06

Athletics · 2 miles · Track

9:28.76

PB

Verified

Prefontaine Classic · 2026-07-04

Athletics · 5000m · Track

14:44.12

PB

Verified

Memorial Van Damme · 2019-09-06

Running · 5K · Road

16:08

PB

Verified

Hamilton Road2Hope 5K · 2023-11-04

Running · 8K · Road

26:43

PB

Verified

Royal Victoria Marathon – 8K · 2023-10-08

Running · 10K · Road

31:54

PB

Verified

Fulham 10K · 2026-11-15

Career highlights

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford's published record includes performances from 2011 to 2026 in 1500 Metres Short Track, 10K, 800 Metres Short Track, 1500 Metres, 3000 Metres Short Track, 3000 Metres.

Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.

  • International Youth Meet of Champions

    2011 · 1500 Metres Short Track

    Performance: 5:11.08

    Source checked
  • Fulham 10K

    2026 · 10K

    Performance: 31:54

    Source checked
  • AO Bantam Midget Junior

    2011 · 800 Metres Short Track

    Performance: 2:24.34

    Source checked
  • Toronto Metro Regionals

    2011 · 1500 Metres

    Performance: 4:56.82

    Source checked
  • Fred Foot Memorial

    2013 · 3000 Metres Short Track

    Performance: 9:46.66

    Source checked
  • OFSAA Metro Regional

    2013 · 3000 Metres

    Performance: 9:49.09

    Source checked

Earlier results

Showing 21–25 of 183 recorded performances.

Athlete results history
Race dateRace nameSportDistance / disciplineLocationPerformancePlaceCategory
Tue, 17 Jun 2025Completed event · Finisher · Paavo Nurmi GamesAthletics1500mTrackTurku4:02.00VerifiedTiming unknown——
Sat, 7 Jun 2025Completed event · Silver · 2nd · Overall · FAST5000Athletics5000mTrackParc des Sports, Maisons-Laffitte14:47.83VerifiedTiming unknown2—
Sun, 25 May 2025Completed event · Finisher · IFAM OutdoorAthletics1500mTrackBrussels4:03.81VerifiedTiming unknown——
Sat, 10 May 2025Completed event · Finisher · Belfast Irish Milers MeetAthletics3000mTrackBelfast8:39.35VerifiedTiming unknown——
Thu, 27 Jun 2024Completed event · National championships · Finisher · Round not recorded · Canadian ChampionshipsNational championshipsAthletics5000mTrackComplexe Sportif Claude-Robillard, Montréal (CAN)15:33.50VerifiedTiming unknown1—

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