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Canadian long-distance runner

Rory Linkletter (born August 12, 1996)^[1] is a Canadian long-distance runner.

He represented Canada in the marathon at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships. He holds a personal best of 2:08:01 set at the 2024 Seville Marathon making him the second fastest Canadian of all time over the distance. He formerly held the Canadian half marathon record from January to October 2022 set at the 2022 Houston Half Marathon.

Early and personal life

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Linkletter moved to Herriman, Utah at the age of 5.

Yan linkin biography of rory

While a freshman at Herriman High School, he was introduced to running after his friend brought him to a summer practice. After graduating high school, he enrolled at Brigham Young University where he would compete for the Cougars track and field and cross country teams.

At BYU, he met fellow BYU athlete Jill van Dielo, who competed for the Cougars gymnastics team.

They married in 2019 and as of 2024, have