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'''Michael Stember''' (born January 30, 1978) is a male [[track and field]] [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]] from the United States, who is known for his achievements in the [[middle-distance running|middle distance]] events. His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the [[1500 metres]] at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships. He won a silver medal at the [[1999 Pan American Games]] in the men's 1500 metres. He ran in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney, Australia]], where he qualified for the semi-finals but finished a non-qualifying 9th.<ref>{{cite |
'''Michael Stember''' (born January 30, 1978) is a male [[track and field]] [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]] from the United States, who is known for his achievements in the [[middle-distance running|middle distance]] events. His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the [[1500 metres]] at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships. He won a silver medal at the [[1999 Pan American Games]] in the men's 1500 metres. He ran in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney, Australia]], where he qualified for the semi-finals but finished a non-qualifying 9th.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/michael-stember-1.html|title=Michael Stember|accessdate=September 26, 2017}}</ref> He returned to the [[2003 Pan American Games]] and repeated his silver medal in the men's 1500 metres. In 2004 he became the U.S. Indoor 800 m champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF/men/m800m.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-09-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902141853/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF/men/m800m.asp |archivedate=September 2, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2007–2008 he was a volunteer coach at [[UCLA]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-xc/mtt/stember_michael00.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-09-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405154957/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-xc/mtt/stember_michael00.html |archivedate=April 5, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 30, 1978 Fair Oaks, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 meters: 1:46.20[1] 1500 meters: 3:35.11[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Michael Stember (born January 30, 1978) is a male track and field athlete from the United States, who is known for his achievements in the middle distance events. His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships. He won a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in the men's 1500 metres. He ran in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he qualified for the semi-finals but finished a non-qualifying 9th.[2] He returned to the 2003 Pan American Games and repeated his silver medal in the men's 1500 metres. In 2004 he became the U.S. Indoor 800 m champion.[3] In 2007–2008 he was a volunteer coach at UCLA.[4]
Running career
High school
Stember ran for Jesuit High School. As a sophomore in 1994 at the CIF California State Meet he finished first in the 1600 metres. He also won the race as a junior (1995) and senior (1996). His 4:04.00 winning time in the 1995 CIF State Meet was the state 1600 meters record until it was demolished by the national record set by German Fernandez in the 2008 state meet.[5] However, as fast as Stember was running, he had a habit of running strategically, always finishing with a devastating kick that demoralized his opponents. As a junior, it worked well because no athlete on that level could match his kick at any pace.
Collegiate
He carried this strategy to Stanford University, even though Vin Lananna tried to coax him into occasionally using other strategies. He scored 13 points for the team in 2000, with a second place in the 1500 and 4th place in the 800 metres as Stanford won the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.[6] Stember holds the Stanford records in both the 1500 metres and 800 metres and was named All American ten times. He ran the 800 metre leg on Stanford's "world record" claiming team for the unsanctioned Indoor "Distance Medley Relay".[7]
International
In 1999, he was fourth in the World University Games, behind (among others) then-Kenyan Bernard Lagat. A year later, he was the third qualifier at the U.S. Olympic Trials, but had not achieved the A Standard. He spent the summer chasing the mark, achieving it at Herculis in one of the last opportunities before the Olympics. Stember ended up running the men's 1500 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but did not make it to the final round.
References
- ^ a b All-Athletics. "Profile of Michael Stember".
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Stember". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
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External links
- Michael Stember at USA Track & Field
- Michael Stember at World Athletics
- Michael Stember at Olympics.com
- 1978 births
- Living people
- American male middle-distance runners
- Sportspeople from Sacramento, California
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Track and field athletes from California
- Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- People from Fair Oaks, California
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)