Suzy Favor-Hamilton

Suzy Favor-Hamilton

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Suzy Favor-Hamilton
Event Middle Distance
Height 5-4
PR 800m - 1:58.10 (2000); 1000m - 2:33.93 (1995); 1500m - 3:57.40 (2000); Mile - 4:22.93 (1998); 3000m 8:46.16 (2000); 5,000m - 15:06.48 (2000)
Born August 8, 1968 at Stevens Point, WI
Current Residence New Glarus, Wis.
High School Stevens Point (Wis.) 86
College Wisconsin '90
Coach Peter Tegen
Agent Shawn Smith
Club Nike

Suzy Favor-Hamilton is an American runner and motivational speaker. She is also an assistant cross country and track coach at the University of Wisconsin.[1] Coauthor, with Jose Antonio, Ph.D., of Fast Track a book of advice for young female runners.

Career highlights

Professional career
  • 3-time U.S. Olympian ('92, '96, '00)
  • 7 U.S. National Championships
  • Ranked #3 in the world, '02
  • Former U.S. record holder at 1000m
  • Goodwill Games Bronze Medalist, '98
  • Former U.S. indoor record holder at 800m
  • 5 sub-4's - 5 of 9 fastest times run by an American
  • USA Track & Field Distance Runner of the Year, '00
  • Fifth at the '02 World Cross-Country Championships - The highest short-course finish by an American
Collegiate Highlights
  • 9 NCAA Titles
  • 14 All-American Awards
  • 23 Big Ten Championships
  • Honda-Broderick Cup Award - top US female collegiate athlete, '90
  • 4 Big Ten Athlete of the Year Awards - now called the "Suzy Favor Award"
  • Big Ten Athlete of the Decade for the '90s
  • World University Games Silver Medalist
  • NCAA Woman of the Year
  • Babe Zaharias Award
High School Highlights
  • 11 state titles
  • 3 USA Junior 1500m titles
  • U.S. Junior record holder at 1500m
  • One of top 100 High School Athletes of Century, Scholastic Sports Magazine
  • 2-time Pan American Juniors Gold Medalist ('84, '86)

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References

  1. http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2006/Favor-Hamilton_Suzy.asp Retrieved 2008-05-24.