 Rowbury in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | September 19, 1984 San Francisco, California |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters |
| College team | Duke Blue Devils |
| Coached by | Pete Julian |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals |
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| World finals |
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| Personal bests | |
Shannon Solares-Rowbury (born September 19, 1984) is an American middle-distance runner from San Francisco, California. After competing collegiately for Duke University, she turned professional in 2007. Rowbury has represented the United States at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2012, becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in the event. [4] She also represented the United States at the World Championships in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, winning the bronze medal in the 1500 meters in 2009.[5] In 2015, Rowbury helped set the world record with the U.S. team for the distance medley relay event,[6] and set a then-American record for 1500 meters on July 17, 2015, breaking Mary Slaney's 32 year-old mark with a time of 3:56.29.[3][7]
- ^ "Tatyana Tomashova banned: Runner in 2012 'dirtiest race' gets 10-year ban". September 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d All-Athletics. "Profile of Shannon Rowbury".
- ^ a b Germano, Sara (July 17, 2015). "Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba Breaks 1,500-Meter World Record". Blogs.wsj.com.
- ^ "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's 1,500 metres Final". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "2009 World Championships in Athletics - 1500 Metres - W". IAAF. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ IAAG Ratifies World Records. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
- ^ Shannon Rowbury breaks Decker's 31-year-old American record in the 1500m. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.