Lynn Kanuka-Williams

Lynn Kanuka-Williams (née Kanuka; born July 11, 1960) is a Canadian athlete from Regina, Saskatchewan. She competed in 3000m races, as well as a smaller number of 1500m races.

Lynn Kanuka-Williams

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
	1984 Los Angeles	3,000 metres

She competed for Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the 3,000 metres where she won the bronze medal (in the race notable for the incident between Mary Decker and Zola Budd). Four years later in Seoul, South Korea she finished fifth in the 1500 metres.^[1] Additionally, she collected a bronze medal at the 1989 World Cross Country championships.

Kanuka-Williams competed in the AIAW for the San Diego State Aztecs track and field team, finishing 5th in the 3000 m at the 1980 AIAW Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Canada
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	5th	1500 m	4:12.40
			3rd	3000 m	9:07.74
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th	3000 m	8:50.20
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	3rd	3000 m	8:42.14
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	3rd	1500 m	4:12.66
			1st	3000 m	8:54.29
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	6th	3000 m	8:50.80
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	9th	3000 m	8:49.91
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	1500 m	4:00.86
			8th	3000 m	8:38.43
1989	World Cross Country Championships	Stavanger, Norway	3rd

See also

• Canadian records in track and field