Camille Buscomb

New Zealand long-distance runner

Camille Buscomb

Buscomb in 2019

Personal information
Nationality| New Zealand
Born|  (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 33)
Hamilton, New Zealand[1]
Education| University of Waikato
Height| 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight| 51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport| Long-distance running
Event(s)| 10,000 m, 5,000 m, 1500 m
Coached by| Nic Bideau

Camille French (née Buscomb; born 11 July 1990) is a New Zealand long-distance runner.[2]

## Early life[edit]

Buscomb attended St Peter's School in Cambridge, New Zealand. She competed over 1500m in the World Youth Championships in 2007 and the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.[3]

From 2009, she spent two and a half years on an athletics scholarship at Purdue University in Indiana, USA.[4] She eventually transferred her studies from Purdue to the University of Waikato in New Zealand, where she was offered a Hillary Scholarship in 2015.[5]

## Career[edit]

After returning to New Zealand, won her first national title in 2012, over 3000 metres, and also came second in New Zealand's 800m championship.[4][6] The next year she won national the national road championships, over 10 km, and on the track won the 3000m, along with silver over 1500m.[6]

Buscomb began concentrating on the 5000m distance in 2014, setting a series of personal bests but missing the qualification mark for that year's Commonwealth Games.[7] She was New Zealand's 8 km cross-country champion that year, and also defended her 10 km road racing title from 2013.[8][9] She retained her 10 km national road title and added the 5000m as well. She was third over 1500m at the national championships.[6]

In 2015, she was the 5000m silver medalist at the World University Games.[3][10] That September she claimed her third consecutive national 10 km road championship.[11] She won a second consecutive 5000m national title, and improved her 1500m standing to second place.[6] At the end of 2015 she won half marathons in Hamilton and Auckland, having had a cyst removed from her jaw less than two months beforehand. Her efforts to qualify for the 2016 Olympics were unsuccessful, and affected by her slow recovery from that surgery ("I came back too soon and it took me a long time to realise what a toll the surgery had taken on my body," she said).[12]

She was New Zealand's 5000m champion again in 2016 (with a third place over 1500m), and also repeated her Hamilton half marathon victory of the year before.[13][12]

At the 2017 World Championships in London, Buscomb finished in her heat in a time of 15:40.41 of the women's 5000 metres and did not qualify for the final, and in the women's 10,000 metres finished 30th in 33:07.53.[14]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Australia, she finished 12th in the 5000m in 15:55.45, and 14th in 10,000m in 32:23.91.

In 2021, Buscomb competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics finishing 14th in her heat of  5000m, in a time of 15:24.39, which did not qualify her for the final and in the  Olympic 10,000m she finished 19th in 32:10.49.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
2. ^ "Camille Buscomb". IAAF. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
3. ^ a b "Athlete profile: Camille Buscomb". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
4. ^ a b Pegden, Evan (10 March 2012). "Focus and fitness pay dividends". Stuff. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
5. ^ "Hamilton students among new Hillary Scholars". scoop.co.nz. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
6. ^ a b c d "Camille Buscomb – Athlete Profile (Athletics New Zealand Rankings and Records)". www.anzrankings.org.nz. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
7. ^ Pegden, Evan (14 March 2014). "Camille Buscomb edges closer to Games qualifier". Waikato Times (Stuff). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
8. ^ Pegden, Evan (23 August 2014). "Buscomb pushes herself through winter season". Stuff. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
9. ^ Pegden, Evan (8 September 2014). "Camille Buscomb claims national title double". Waikato Times (Stuff). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
10. ^ "NZ medal tally grows in Korea". Radio New Zealand. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
11. ^ Posselt, Viv (8 September 2015). "Local runners do Cambridge proud". Stuff. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
12. ^ a b Gullery, Lawrence (5 October 2016). "Camille Buscomb no longer 'invincible' as running career restarts". Waikato Times (Stuff). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
13. ^ "2016 Lion Foundation NZ Track and Field Champs – 4/03/2016 to 6/03/2016 Caledonian Ground Results" (PDF). Athletics. 10 March 2016. p. 2\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
14. ^ "10,000 Metres Women". IAAF. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Camille Buscomb at World Athletics
* Camille Buscomb at Diamond League
* Camille Buscomb at Olympedia
* Camille Buscomb at the New Zealand Olympic Committee

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2018 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team

Athletics|

* Valerie Adams
* Alana Barber
* Camille Buscomb
* Cameron French
* Siositina Hakeai
* Marshall Hall
* Ben Langton Burnell
* Brad Mathas
* Eliza McCartney
* Olivia McTaggart
* Joseph Millar
* Angie Petty
* Julia Ratcliffe
* Quentin Rew
* Jake Robertson
* Holly Robinson
* Nick Southgate
* Tom Walsh

Badminton|

* Oliver Leydon-Davis
* Susannah Leydon-Davis

Basketball|

* Tom Abercrombie
* Jessica Bygate
* Micaela Cocks
* Finn Delany
* Antonia Farnworth
* Deena Franklin
* Jordan Hunter
* Shea Ili
* Zara Jillings
* Jarrod Kenny
* Charlisse Leger-Walker
* Rob Loe
* Jordan Ngatai
* Chevannah Paalvast
* Alex Pledger
* Kalani Purcell
* Derone Raukawa
* Erin Rooney
* Ethan Rusbatch
* Tohi Smith-Milner
* Josie Stockill
* Natalie Taylor
* Reuben Te Rangi
* Mika Vukona

Beach volleyball|

* Ben O'Dea
* Sam O'Dea
* Shaunna Polley
* Kelsie Wills

Boxing|

* Tasmyn Benny
* Troy Garton
* Richard Hadlow
* Leroy Hindley
* Patrick Mailata
* David Nyika
* Alexis Pritchard
* Ryan Scaife

Cycling|

* Ellesse Andrews
* Shane Archbold
* Jack Bauer
* Hamish Bond
* Bryony Botha
* Rushlee Buchanan
* Jason Christie
* Anton Cooper
* Emma Cumming
* Eddie Dawkins
* Michaela Drummond
* Sam Gaze
* Regan Gough
* Jared Gray
* Natasha Hansen
* Kirstie James
* Dylan Kennett
* Nick Kergozou
* Bradly Knipe
* Sharlotte Lucas
* Hayden McCormick
* Kate McIlroy
* Ethan Mitchell
* Ben Oliver
* James Oram
* Olivia Podmore
* Tom Sexton
* Racquel Sheath
* Samara Sheppard
* Campbell Stewart
* Linda Villumsen
* Sam Webster
* Georgia Williams
* Zac Williams

Diving|

* Shaye Boddington
* Elizabeth Cui
* Anton Down-Jenkins
* Yu Qian Goh
* Liam Stone

Gymnastics|

* Stella Ashcroft
* David Bishop
* Ethan Dick
* Devy Dyson
* Stella Ebert
* Kyleab Ellis
* Misha Koudinov

Hockey|

* Cory Bennett
* Sam Charlton
* Marcus Child
* Tarryn Davey
* Frances Davies
* Madison Doar
* Shiloh Gloyn
* Ella Gunson
* Sam Harrison
* Pippa Hayward
* Hugo Inglis
* Stephen Jenness
* Richard Joyce
* Rose Keddell
* Dane Lett
* Devon Manchester
* Shea McAleese
* Anita McLaren
* Olivia Merry
* Stacey Michelsen
* Harry Miskimmin
* George Muir
* Brooke Neal
* Dominic Newman
* Grace O'Hanlon
* Arun Panchia
* Jared Panchia
* Hayden Phillips
* Amy Robinson
* Nick Ross
* Kane Russell
* Sally Rutherford
* Aidan Sarikaya
* Kelsey Smith
* Liz Thompson
* Nic Woods

Lawn bowls|

* Peter Blick
* Mandy Boyd
* Tayla Bruce
* Sue Curran
* Jo Edwards
* Ali Forsyth
* Paul Girdler
* Katelyn Inch
* Shannon McIlroy
* Ann Muir
* Mike Nagy
* Mark Noble
* Blake Signal
* Val Smith
* David Stallard
* Bruce Wakefield
* Barry Wynks

Netball|

* Katrina Grant
* Maria Folau
* Ameliaranne Ekenasio
* Temalisi Fakahokotau
* Shannon Francois
* Kelly Jury
* Grace Kara
* Claire Kersten
* Bailey Mes
* Te Paea Selby-Rickit
* Michaela Sokolich-Beatson
* Samantha Sinclair

Rugby sevens|

* Kurt Baker
* Shakira Baker
* Michaela Blyde
* Kelly Brazier
* Gayle Broughton
* Dylan Collier
* Scott Curry
* Sam Dickson
* Theresa Fitzpatrick
* Sarah Goss
* Trael Joass
* Vilimoni Koroi
* Andrew Knewstubb
* Tim Mikkelson
* Sione Molia
* Etene Nanai-Seturo
* Tyla Nathan-Wong
* Alena Saili
* Ruby Tui
* Stacey Waaka
* Regan Ware
* Niall Williams
* Tenika Willison
* Portia Woodman

Shooting|

* Myles Browne-Cole
* Brian Carter
* Janet Hunt
* Sally Johnston
* Owen Robinson
* Natalie Rooney
* John Snowden
* Ryan Taylor
* Chloe Tipple
* Scott Wilson
* Ricky Zhao

Squash|

* Lance Beddoes
* Paul Coll
* Campbell Grayson
* Joelle King
* Amanda Landers-Murphy
* Zac Millar
* Evan Williams

Swimming|

* Chris Arbuthnott
* Bradlee Ashby
* Lewis Clareburt
* Carina Doyle
* Celyn Edwards
* Helena Gasson
* Bobbi Gichard
* Daniel Hunter
* Corey Main
* Georgia Marris
* Tupou Neiufi
* Sophie Pascoe
* Sam Perry
* Jesse Reynolds
* Bronagh Ryan
* Matthew Stanley
* Laticia-Leigh Transom

Triathlon|

* Tony Dodds
* Andrea Hewitt
* Tayler Reid
* Ryan Sissons
* Rebecca Spence
* Nicole van der Kaay

Weightlifting|

* Alethea Boon
* Stanislav Chalaev
* Ianne Guiñares
* Andrea Hams
* Laurel Hubbard
* Tracey Lambrechs
* David Liti
* Cameron McTaggart
* Phillipa Patterson
* Richie Patterson
* Bailey Rogers
* Vester Villalon

Wrestling|

* Sam Belkin
* Toby Fitzpatrick
* Tayla Ford
* Akash Khullar
* Ana Moceyawa
* Brahm Richards

Chef de Mission: Rob Waddell

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2020 New Zealand Olympic team

Athletics|

* Valerie Adams
* Lauren Bruce
* Camille Buscomb
* Jacko Gill
* Malcolm Hicks
* Hamish Kerr
* Julia Ratcliffe
* Quentin Rew
* Zane Robertson
* Sam Tanner
* Tom Walsh
* Maddi Wesche
* Nick Willis

Boxing|

* David Nyika

Canoeing|

* Max Brown
* Lisa Carrington
* Callum Gilbert
* Teneale Hatton
* Alicia Hoskin
* Kurtis Imrie
* Luuka Jones
* Caitlin Regal

Cycling|

* Ellesse Andrews
* George Bennett
* Patrick Bevin
* Bryony Botha
* Rushlee Buchanan
* Anton Cooper
* Sam Dakin
* Holly Edmondston
* Aaron Gate
* Regan Gough
* Kirstie James
* Jordan Kerby
* Ethan Mitchell
* Jaime Nielsen
* Rebecca Petch
* Callum Saunders
* Campbell Stewart
* Corbin Strong
* Sam Webster

Diving|

* Anton Down-Jenkins

Equestrian|

* Jesse Campbell
* Bruce Goodin
* Daniel Meech
* Uma O'Neill
* Jonelle Price
* Tim Price
* Tom Tarver-Priebe

Field hockey|

* Sam Charlton
* Tarryn Davey
* Frances Davies
* Stephanie Dickins
* Katie Doar
* Steve Edwards
* Sean Findlay
* Ella Gunson
* Leon Hayward
* Megan Hull
* Hugo Inglis
* Stephen Jenness
* Rose Keddell
* Julia King
* Sam Lane
* Dane Lett
* Shea McAleese
* Olivia Merry
* Stacey Michelsen
* Grace O'Hanlon
* Jared Panchia
* Hope Ralph
* Nick Ross
* Kane Russell
* Olivia Shannon
* Jacob Smith
* Kelsey Smith
* Blair Tarrant
* Dylan Thomas
* Elizabeth Thompson
* Nick Wilson
* Nic Woods

Football|

* Elizabeth Anton
* Joe Bell
* C. J. Bott
* Katie Bowen
* Michael Boxall
* Claudia Bunge
* Liberato Cacace
* Joe Champness
* Olivia Chance
* Daisy Cleverley
* Callan Elliot
* Abby Erceg
* Victoria Esson
* Matthew Garbett
* Anna Green
* Betsy Hassett
* Dane Ingham
* Elijah Just
* Anna Leat
* Clayton Lewis
* Annalie Longo
* Callum McCowatt
* Marisa van der Meer
* Meikayla Moore
* Erin Nayler
* Ben Old
* Alex Paulsen
* Ria Percival
* Nando Pijnaker
* Winston Reid
* Gabi Rennie
* Ali Riley
* Michaela Robertson
* Emma Rolston
* Paige Satchell
* Jamie Searle
* George Stanger
* Marko Stamenić
* Gianni Stensness
* Sam Sutton
* Ben Waine
* Hannah Wilkinson
* Chris Wood
* Michael Woud

Golf|

* Ryan Fox
* Lydia Ko

Gymnastics|

* Maddie Davidson
* Mikhail Koudinov
* Dylan Schmidt

Karate|

* Andrea Anacan

Rowing|

* Kelsey Bevan
* Hamish Bond
* Sam Bosworth
* Michael Brake
* Brooke Donoghue
* Emma Dyke
* Jackie Gowler
* Kerri Gowler
* Ella Greenslade
* Chris Harris
* Stephen Jones
* Shaun Kirkham
* Olivia Loe
* Jack Lopas
* Matt Macdonald
* Eve MacFarlane
* Tom Mackintosh
* Tom Murray
* Georgia Nugent-O'Leary
* Hannah Osborne
* Jordan Parry
* Grace Prendergast
* Brook Robertson
* Beth Ross
* Caleb Shepherd
* Lucy Spoors
* Ruby Tew
* Emma Twigg
* Dan Williamson
* Phillip Wilson

Rugby sevens|

* Kurt Baker
* Michaela Blyde
* Kelly Brazier
* Gayle Broughton
* Scott Curry
* Dylan Collier
* Theresa Fitzpatrick
* Stacey Fluhler
* Sarah Hirini
* Shiray Kaka
* Andrew Knewstubb
* Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
* Tim Mikkelson
* Sione Molia
* Etene Nanai-Seturo
* Tyla Nathan-Wong
* Tone Ng Shiu
* Amanaki Nicole
* Risi Pouri-Lane
* Alena Saili
* Ruby Tui
* William Warbrick
* Regan Ware
* Joe Webber
* Tenika Willison
* Portia Woodman

Sailing|

* Peter Burling
* Erica Dawson
* Josh Junior
* Alex Maloney
* Molly Meech
* Sam Meech
* Paul Snow-Hansen
* Blair Tuke
* Micah Wilkinson
* Daniel Willcox

Shooting|

* Natalie Rooney
* Chloe Tipple

Surfing|

* Billy Stairmand
* Ella Williams

Swimming|

* Lewis Clareburt
* Carina Doyle
* Erika Fairweather
* Ali Galyer
* Hayley McIntosh
* Zac Reid
* Eve Thomas

Taekwondo|

* Tom Burns

Tennis|

* Marcus Daniell
* Michael Venus

Triathlon|

* Tayler Reid
* Ainsley Thorpe
* Nicole van der Kaay
* Hayden Wilde

Weightlifting|

* Kanah Andrews-Nahu
* Laurel Hubbard
* David Liti
* Cameron McTaggart

Chef de Mission: Rob Waddell

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New Zealand national champions in women's 1500 m

Note: 1 mile before 1970

1 mile|

* 1968: Glenys Stewart
* 1969: Heather Thomson

1500 metres|

* 1970: Val Robinson
* 1971: Patricia Davey
* 1972: Bev Shingles
* 1973–1974: Sue Haden
* 1975: Gail Finlay
* 1976: Anne Garrett
* 1977–1978: Alison Wright
* 1979–1980: Anne Audain
* 1981–1982: Dianne Rodger
* 1983: Linda Gray
* 1984–1985: Anne McKenzie
* 1986–1987: Christine Pfitzinger
* 1988: Wendy Breed
* 1989: Judith Cantwell
* 1990: Christine Pfitzinger
* 1991–1995: Geraldine MacDonald
* 1996: Toni Hodgkinson
* 1997: Vanessa Nikora
* 1998: Melissa Moon
* 1999: Christine Pfitzinger
* 2000: Toni Hodgkinson
* 2001: Nina Rillstone
* 2002: Kim Smith
* 2003: Toni Hodgkinson
* 2004: Emily Morris (AUS)
* 2005: Melissa Thomas
* 2006: Jess Ruthe
* 2007: Kellie Palmer
* 2008: Rowan Baird
* 2009: Nikki Hamblin (GBR)
* 2010–2012: Nikki Hamblin
* 2013: Lucy van Dalen
* 2014: Angie Smit
* 2015: Nikki Hamblin
* 2016–2018: Angie Petty
* 2019: Katherine Camp
* 2020: Angie Petty
* 2021: Camille Buscomb
* 2022–2023: Laura Nagel

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New Zealand national champions in women's 3000 m

* 1976–1977: Dianne Zorn
* 1978–1979: Heather Thomson
* 1980–1981: Barbara Moore
* 1982: Anne Audain
* 1983: Sara Harnett
* 1984: Christine Hughes
* 1985: Sue Bruce
* 1986: Anne Audain
* 1987: Anne Hare
* 1988: Christine Pfitzinger
* 1989: Anne Hare
* 1990: Christine Pfitzinger
* 1991: Erin Baker
* 1992: Debbie Sheddan
* 1993: Linden Franks
* 1994: Anne Hare
* 1995: Geraldine MacDonald
* 1996: Nyla Carroll
* 1997: Regina Jacobs (USA)
* 1998: Demelza Murrihy
* 1999: Natalie Harvey (AUS)
* 2000: Karen Murphy
* 2001: Nina Rillstone
* 2002: Sarah Christie
* 2003: Nyla Carroll
* 2004: Emily Morris (AUS)
* 2005: Jess Ruthe
* 2006–2008: not held
* 2009–2010: Fiona Crombie
* 2011: Nikki Hamblin
* 2012–2013: Camille Buscomb
* 2014: Eloise Wellings (AUS)
* 2015–2016: Rosa Flanagan
* 2017: Laura Nagel
* 2018: Olivia Burne
* 2019: Camille Buscomb
* 2020: Penny Peskett
* 2021: Kara MacDermid
* 2022: Laura Nagel

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New Zealand national champions in women's 5000 m

* 1986: Debbie Elsmore
* 1987: Anne Audain
* 1988: Sonia Barry
* 1989: Anne Hannam
* 1990–1991: Anne Hare
* 1992: Sharon Clode
* 1993: Linden Franks
* 1994–1995: Anne Hare
* 1996: Nyla Carroll
* 1997: Linden Wilde
* 1998: Nyla Carroll
* 1999: Melissa Moon
* 2000: Sarah Christie
* 2001: Melissa Moon
* 2002: Kim Smith
* 2003: Nyla Carroll
* 2004: Nina Rillstone
* 2005: Melissa Moon
* 2006: Kim Smith
* 2007: Belinda Wimmer
* 2008: Kim Smith
* 2009: Rachel Kingsford
* 2010: Jessica Ruthe
* 2011: Kellie Palmer
* 2012: Hannah Newbould
* 2013: Becky Wade (USA)
* 2014–2016: Camille Buscomb
* 2017: Laura Nagel
* 2018: Olivia Burne
* 2019: Lydia O'Donnell
* 2020: Rebekah Greene
* 2021: Camille Buscomb
* 2022–2023: Laura Nagel

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