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| Nationality | USA |
| Born | 23 May 1985 Payson, Utah |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Steeplechase |
| Coached by | Paul Pilkington[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 3000 m steeplechase: 9:30.75 (2008) |
Lindsey Anderson (born May 23, 1985 in Payson, Utah) is an American middle distance and steeplechase runner.[2] She is a two-time NCAA All-American, a four-time school record holder at Weber State University, and a five-time Big Sky Conference senior champion. She also set a personal best time of 9:30.75, by placing second at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, which guaranteed her a qualifying place for the Olympics.[3]
Career
Anderson, a native of Payson, Utah, started out her athletic career as a middle-distance runner, since she was in seventh grade. Anderson attended Morgan High School, where she had won five state track and cross-country titles, and held starting positions on both the girls' soccer and basketball teams. Coming out of high school, she was offered a full scholarship to study at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.[1]
While attending the University, Anderson continued to develop into what she called "a pretty, good college runner" in her first two years, before she worked with 1994 Los Angeles marathon champion Paul Pilkington in 2005. Under her coach's direction, Anderson stood out to be an Olympic hopeful, and eventually reached the summit of her career with a runner-up finish in the steeplechase at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships, and a third-place finish at the U.S. Outdoor Championships. Additionally, she earned NCAA All-American honors twice, held four school records in middle-distance running, and won five Big Sky Conference championship titles under the senior division.[1][4]
In 2008, Anderson posted a career best time of 9:30.75 in the women's steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Finishing second overall in the event, she clinched a spot on the United States team for the Olympics.[3][5]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Anderson competed in the first ever women's 3000 m steeplechase, along with her teammates Jennifer Barringer and Anna Willard. She ran in the first heat against sixteen other athletes, including Tunisia's Habiba Ghribi, and Russia's Gulnara Galkina-Samitova, both of whom were top medal contenders in this event. She finished the race in eighth place by five seconds ahead of Ethiopia's Mekdes Bekele, outside her personal best time of 9:36.81. Anderson, however, failed to advance into the final, as she placed twenty-fourth overall, and was ranked below four mandatory slots for the next round.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Gustavson, Jennifer (31 July 2008). "Running to Beijing". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lindsey Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ a b Dunaway, James (4 July 2008). "Merritt upsets Wariner, Richards cruises as action resumes in Eugene – US Olympic Trials, Day 5". IAAF. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Lindsey Anderson Qualifies for Beijing Olympics". Weber State Sports. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ Kirkland, Tom (13 August 2008). "Utah steeplechaser to debut in new Olympic event". KSL TV Utah. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's 3000m Steeplechase – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 7 January 2013.