Gabriela DeBues-Stafford sits 21st on all-time 1,500m list
The runner becomes the second-highest ranked Canadian currently on the all-time lists, only surpassed by Donovan Bailey who sits in 11th position in the men's 100m

Canadian Gabriela DeBues-Stafford is not just the fastest Canadian of all time over the 1,500m, she’s one of the fastest 1,500m runners ever. If you head over to the IAAF all-time lists, you’ll find DeBues-Stafford sitting at a remarkable 21st position following her sixth-place World Championships finish and new Canadian record of 3:56.12.
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The only American ahead of DeBues-Stafford on the list is Shelby Houlihan, who set the new American record of 3:54.99 in the final alongside the Canadian. DeBues Stafford has jumped roughly 270 names on the list in one year. Her personal best heading into the 2019 season was a 4:03.55 from 2017, which today would land her in 290th position all-time. The runner becomes the second-highest ranked Canadian currently on the all-time lists on the track, surpassed only by Donovan Bailey, who sits in 11th position in the men’s 100m.
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But DeBues-Stafford isn’t the only Canadian climbing their way to the top of the all-time lists. Mohammed Ahmed improved on his all-time ranking on Sunday when he broke his own Canadian 10,000m record to snag sixth place. He’s now ranked 60th with a 26:59.35.
If you would have told me @gstafford13 would run 3:56 and @Moh_Speed 26:59… I would have thought they’d both end up with medals. Both bettered their Canadian records finishing in 6th. #legendary
— Reid Coolsaet (@ReidCoolsaet) October 6, 2019
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