// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Dianna Proctor? A proc-tor with a great diary.
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 2005 Edmonton, Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 200m: 23.30 (2024) 400m: 51.98 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dianna Proctor (born 25 April 2005) is a Canadian sprinter. She was a silver medallist over 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
Education
[edit]Proctor was educated at Strathcona High School is Edmonton, Alberta before attending the University of Guelph in Ontario.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]She ran a 51.98 personal best to win the silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 400 metres.[5][6] She also competed in the 200 metres at the Championships, qualifying for the semi-final, and the women's 4x100 metres relay, in which the Canadian team qualified for the final.[7][8] She also won bronze in the 4 × 100 m relay at the Championships.[9]
She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.[10] She won two gold medals at the 2025 Pan American Junior Games in Asunción, Paraguay in August 2025, setting a new championship record of 51.97 seconds in the 400 metres and also anchoring the Canadian team to gold in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay.[11] She was subsequently selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where she ran in the women's 400 metres and the women's 4 x 400 metres relay.[12][13]
Competing in January 2026 in Albuquerque, Proctor lowered the long-standing Canadian under-23 best time for the indoors 300 metres, held for 43 years by Angela Bailey. The time of 37.05 seconds also set a new school record for the University of Guelph, ahead of the previous best time of Zoe Sherar.[14] She was selected as part of the Canadian team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana, and ran as part of the Canadian women's 4 x 400 metres team which won their heat on the opening day.[15][16] The following day, as the women’s 4 x 400 m team won the bronze medal, Proctor switched to the mixed 4 x 400 m, anchoring the team to a national record of 3:12.43.[17] The following month, she placed second over 400 metres at the 2026 Canadian Championships.[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dianna Proctor". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ Ormond, Cameron (14 March 2025). "Max Davies and Dianna Proctor named Under Armour Athletes of the Week". Running Magazine. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
- ↑ Boal, Erik (29 August 2024). "Thursday World U20 Championships recap: Molly Haywood wins pole vault gold for U.S." Youth Runner Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ↑ Ormerod, Cameron (26 August 2024). "4 Canadian track stars to look out for at World U20 Championships". Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ Ormond, Cameron (30 August 2024). "Edmonton's dual-threat sprinter takes silver on the world stage". Runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "Records galore at the Pan American Junior Games". World Athletics. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 20 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ↑ Milne, Keeley (25 Jan 2026). "Canadian sprint dynamo sets new national U23 300m record". Running Magazine. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "Canadian sprinters qualify 4 relay teams for 2027 world championships". cbc.ca. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "2026 WORLD RELAYS TEAM READY TO PASS THE BATON IN GABORONE". Athletics.ca. 8 Apr 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ Milne, Keely (3 May 2026). "Canada captures five qualifying spots for 2027 World Championships". Runningmagazine. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Canadian Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
