Dunfee, who sat around 12th place for much of the race before moving up, crossed in two hours 25 minutes two seconds.
Richmond race walker Evan Dunfee, pictured in early July 2021 in Richmond, finished third for a bronze-medal performance at the Tokyo Olympics later that summer.EUGENE, Ore. — Canadian Olympic bronze medallist Evan Dunfee says he’s come to love climbing medal podiums.Article content
Dunfee, who sat around 12th place for much of the race before moving up through the final few kilometres, crossed in two hours 25 minutes two seconds. “I got used to the podium,” Dunfee said with a laugh. “It’s always disappointing to not be on there. Not disappointing, disappointing’s the wrong word. But, it’s something that, as much as I told myself — and I am really proud of this race — but you’re still like, ah, that podium’s fun to stand on.Dunfee’s two global medals came at 50 kilometres, a distance that has been eliminated from the international program, despite tireless lobbying from Dunfee and others.
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