Philippe Giguere at World Masters Athletics Championships

Greenville Track Club member Philippe Giguere is competing in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden and is representing his native country of Canada. On August 14, Philippe ran 16:48.4 to place fifth in the men's 55-59 Age Group over 5,000 meters. One day later, on August 15, he ran the 800m and placed 10th overall (2nd in his heat) among the six  preliminary heats to qualify for Saturday's final with a time of 2:13.71. The top 12 qualifiers moved on to the final. 

Men's 55-59 5,000m Final

Men's 55-59 800m Heat 1