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)
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2006/Favor-Hamilton_Suzy.asp Retrieved 2008-05-24.