Lantzville’s Lundman places 20th in Olympic marathon race walk relay
PARIS, FRANCE — A local athlete has wrapped her first Olympic experience.
Lantzville’s Olivia Lundman and her Richmond-based race partner and coach Evan Dunfee placed 20th in the marathon race walk relay at the Paris Olympics overnight on Wednesday, Aug. 6 with a time of 3:04:57.
Dunfee opened the race for Canada, along with other male competitors and completed the first 11.45 kilometres in 43 minutes and 41 seconds, putting the duo in a share of 7th place.
Lundman then walked the second leg of 10 kilometres in 47 minutes and 23 seconds before Dunfee walked his second and final 10 kilometre leg in 39:51.