{{short description|Canadian long-distance runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Kinsey Middleton | image = | caption = | country = {{CAN}} | birth_name = Kinsey Gomez | nickname = | nationality = Canadian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|22|mf=y}} | birth_place = Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|5|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | coach = Travis Floeck | sport = Track & Field,<br />Distance Running,<br />Road racing | event = 5000 meters, <br />10,000 meters, <br />Half marathon, <br />Marathon | turnedpro = 2016 | collegeteam = Oregon State University '14<br />University of Idaho '16 | pb = '''1500m''': 4:15.19 (2017)<br />'''3000m''': 9:06.94 (2017)<br />'''5000m''': 15:52.79 (2017)<br />'''10,000 metres''': 32:30.81 (2018)<br />'''10 km road''': 33:20 (2017)<br />'''Half marathon''': 1:11:48 (2020)<br />'''Marathon''': 2:30:08 (2022) | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{Medal| |2022 Eugene|Marathon}} {{MedalCompetition|World Half Marathon Championships}} {{Medal| |2018 Valencia|Half Marathon}} }}
'''Kinsey Middleton''' (born November 22, 1992) is a Canadian long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running and track & field competitions. Middleton won 2018 Canadian National Marathon Championship 21 October 2018 at Toronto Waterfront Marathon in a time of 2:32:09. Middleton represented Canada at 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships placing 50th in 1:13:52.
==Professional== Kinsey Middleton finished as the top Canadian woman, stopping the clock in 2:32:09 in her Toronto Waterfront debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.trackie.com/track-and-field/TrackieRadio/epi-102-kinsey-middleton-marathon-champion-and-nicole-sifuentes-hangs-up-the-spikes/1233/ |title=Epi. 102-Kinsey Middleton-Marathon Champion And Nicole Sifuentes Hangs Up The Spikes |publisher=The Terminal Mile Podcast - Trackie Radio Canada |date=October 27, 2018 |accessdate=October 28, 2018 |archive-date=October 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028225849/https://www.trackie.com/track-and-field/TrackieRadio/epi-102-kinsey-middleton-marathon-champion-and-nicole-sifuentes-hangs-up-the-spikes/1233/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/kinsey-middleton-top-canadian-woman-at-toronto-waterfront-marathon-1.4872270 |title=Kinsey Middleton top Canadian woman at Toronto Waterfront Marathon |publisher=CBC Television |date=October 21, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/kinsey-middleton-wins-the-canadian-marathon-championships-in-debut-run/ |title=Kinsey Middleton wins the Canadian Marathon Championships in debut run |publisher=Canadian running magazine |date=October 21, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref> Middleton paced the first half of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 1:15:48.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.sportstats.ca/res2018/scotiabank_42.htm |title=Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon- Full Marathon October 21, 2018 Toronto, ON |publisher=ScotiaBank Toronto Waterfront Marathon |date=October 21, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref> Middleton placed 18th in January 2018 at the Houston Half Marathon in 1:12:30. In May 2018, Middleton ran 33:48 in a road 10k at 2018 Ottawa 10K. January 2020, she ran a personal best of 1:11:48 at the Houston Half Marathon. She was slated to compete in the spring 2020 London Marathon, until it was canceled.
Middleton, won the 2022 Ottawa Marathon on May 29, running a personal best of 2:30:08 in warm conditions. She was the first Canadian woman to win the race in 15 years.
Middleton represented Athletics Canada at the 2022 World Marathon Championships in Eugene, OR on July 18 where she placed 26th in 2:32:56 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's marathon.
==NCAA== Kinsey Gomez competed for Oregon State University '14 and the University of Idaho '16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=8893100 |title=Kinsey Gomez University of Idaho Track results |publisher=Athletic.net |date=October 21, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=3731835#!/L0 |title=Kinsey Gomez Oregon State University Track results |publisher=Athletic.net |date=October 21, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref> Gomez followed her college coach Travis Floeck from the Oregon State Beavers to the Idaho Vandals, where she met her husband. She was a Big Sky Conference Champion in the 5000m and an NCAA All-American and school record holder in the 10,000m running 33:18.
==Prep== Kinsey Middleton, formerly Gomez, placed second in the 1500 meters in 4:38.71 at 2010 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships at California State University, Sacramento the summer before graduating from Coeur d'Alene High School in Idaho in 2011.
Gomez won the 3200 meters in 10:56.97 and 1600 meters in 5:03.73 May 19 at the 2011 Idaho High School Activities Association 5A State Track and Field Championships at Boise State University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=355323#!/L0 |title=Kinsey Gomez Coeur d'Alene High School Track results |publisher=Athletic.net |date=October 21, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref>
Gomez set Coeur d'Alene High School records in 1600 m (5:00.15) and 3200 m (10:55.14).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/SchoolRecords.aspx?SchoolID=2106 |title=Kinsey Gomez Coeur d'Alene High School Track school records |publisher=Athletic.net |date=October 21, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref>
Gomez won 2009 Idaho High School Activities Association 5A State Cross Country championship in 18:09 at Circling Raven Golf Club and 2010 Idaho High School Activities Association 5A State Cross Country championship in 19:02 at Soda Springs's Kelly Park Nordic Ski Trails.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Athlete.aspx?AID=355323#!/L0 |title=Kinsey Gomez Coeur d'Alene High School Cross Country records |publisher=Athletic.net |date=October 21, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sodaspringsid.com/recreation/kelly_park/index.php |title=Arthur Kelly Park in Soda Springs |publisher=Soda Springs |date=October 21, 2018 |accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref>
==Personal life== Middleton's mother is from Canada and father is from the United States. At birth, Kinsey's grandmother applied for dual citizenship for Kinsey and Middleton chose to compete for Canada after graduating from University. Middleton's provincial alliance is British Columbia (closest to her Idaho home).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://athleticsillustrated.com/interviews/the-kinsey-middleton-interview/ |title=The Kinsey Middleton interview |publisher=athletics illustrated |date=October 26, 2018 |accessdate=October 28, 2018}}</ref> Middleton started running in kindergarten, but she also played soccer until Grade 8. Her family is originally from Guelph, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-race-weekend-covid-19-pandemic-return-2022-1.6470268|title=Ottawa Race Weekend returns after pandemic hiatus|quotation=Kinsey Middleton first Canadian to win women's race since 2007|website=Cbc.ca|access-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * [https://govandals.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3373 Kinsey Gomez] at Idaho Vandals * [https://osubeavers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=144 Kinsey Gomez] at Oregon State Beavers * {{TFRRS|5489178|Kinsey Gomez – University of Idaho}} * {{TFRRS|3639872|Kinsey Gomez – Oregon State University}}
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