Genevieve Gregson

Genevieve Gregson
Gregson in 2019
Personal information
NicknameGreg
National team Australia
Born (1989-08-04) 4 August 1989
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
EducationUniversity of Florida
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb) (2018)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
1500 metres
Marathon
College teamFlorida Gators
Coached byNic Bideau
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2021 Tokyo
  • 3,000 m, steeplechase, DNF
  • 2024 Paris
  • Marathon, 24th
Personal bests

Genevieve Gregson (née LaCaze; born 4 August 1989) is an Australian athletics competitor who specialized in the 3000 metre steeplechase but for the 2024 Olympics qualified for and ran for Australia in the marathon. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021 and ran 9:26.11 in her Women's 3000m steeplechase heat to qualify for the final. She fell, rupturing her Achilles tendon, and was unable to complete the race.

She is the AR and National record holder in the event with a PB of 9.14.28. She held an athletics scholarship at the University of Florida. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.