Zoe Sherar


Zoe Sherar is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. As part of the Canadian women's 4 × [400 metres relay] team, she finished fourth at the 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships.

Athletics career

University of Guelph

After graduating from Bloor Collegiate Institute in 2017, Sherar enrolled at the University of Guelph where she competed with the Guelph Gryphons track and field team. Competing for Guelph from 2017 to 2023, she won 12 USPORTS individual and relay titles, in addition to contributing to 5 consecutive team titles for the Guelph women.
Her 12 titles:
In February 2020, alongside Guelph teammates Morgan Byng, Shyvonne Roxborough, and Tessa Hamilton, she set a Canadian record in the indoor 4 × 200 m relay, clocking a time of 1:36.10.
Sherar was named Guelph athlete of the year for the 2019–20 and 2022–23 seasons.

International Competitions

2019

Sherar made her international debut 2019 [IAAF World Relays – Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay|representing Canada in 2019 at the IAAF World Relays] in Yokohoma, Japan. As part of Canada's mixed 4 × 400 m relay team, she won a silver medal with teammates Austin Cole, Aiyanna Stiverne, and Philip Osei. With their time of 3:18.15, the team also set a new Canadian record.
Later that summer, she represented Canada at the World University Games in Napoli, Italy, competing in individual Athletics at the [2019 Summer Universiade – Women's 400 metres|400 m] and the Athletics at the 2019 [Summer Universiade – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]. Individually, she missed the final despite clocking a time of 52.50 after taking fourth in her semi-final heat. In the relay, she and the Canadian team took fifth place, missing a podium spot by 0.65 seconds.

2022

In 2022, Sherar competed in the 2022 [World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 metres relay at the World Championships] in Eugene, Oregon. The Canadian quartet of Natassha McDonald, Aiyanna Stiverne, Kyra Constantine, and Sherar took fourth in at time of 3:25.18.
The following year in the 2023 [World Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 World Championships] in Budapest, Hungary, Sherar and the Canadian team finished fourth once again, clocking a time of 3:22.42 in the final.

Championship results