Amy Rudolph
Amy Rudolph ( Amy Lynn Rudolph ; born September 18, 1973 in Ridgway , Pennsylvania ) is an American long-distance runner .
In 1996 she set a national record over 5000 m with 14: 56.04 min and was tenth over the same distance at the Olympic Games in Atlanta .
At the World Athletics Championships in Athens in 1997 , she was eliminated over 5000 m in the preliminary run. In 1998 she was ninth on the short distance at the World Cross Country Championships in Marrakech . After she failed again over 5000 m in the heat at the 1999 World Cup in Seville, she was diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia . In the following year, she was in the national eliminations (Trials) for the Olympic Games in Sydney fourth over 5000 m, but came as a successor to the team. Shortly before the Olympic competition, she caught a virus infection and dropped out in the run-up.
At the 2001 World Cup , she did not get beyond the preliminary round over 5000 m.
In 2004 she missed participation in the Athens Olympics . Over 5000 m she fulfilled the A standard, but only came fourth in the trials. Over 1500 m she was third in the trials, but could only achieve the B standard.
The following year she won the Great Ireland Run , but was eliminated again in the prelims at the World Championships in Helsinki over 5000 m.
In 2006 she became US champion in the 10,000 m , her first national title, which she won on the open-air track, after which she won in 1997 and 2002 in the hall over 3000 m , in 1998 and 1999 in cross-country running on the short distance and in 1998 in the 8th km road run US champion.
In 2009, she finished fifth in the Houston Marathon Half Marathon competition .
Amy Rudolph is 1.73 m tall and weighs 56 kg. She holds a degree in Health Sciences at Providence College , where she is currently an assistant coach in track and field operates. She has been married to Irish long-distance runner Mark Carroll since 2005 .
Personal bests
- 1500 m: 4: 06.02 min, August 5th, 2000, Heusden
- Hall: 4: 10.45 min (split time), January 20, 2001, New York City
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1 mile : 4: 27.66 min, July 17, 1999, Nice
- Hall: 4: 28.47 min, January 20, 2001, New York City
- 3000 m: 8: 39.86 min, August 11, 2000, Zurich
- Hall: 8: 48.33 min, February 4, 2001, Boston
- 5000 m: 14: 56.04 min, July 8, 1996, Stockholm
- 10,000 m: 31: 18.96 min, May 1st 2005, Palo Alto
- 10 km road run : 32:16 min, April 9, 2005, Dublin
- Half marathon: 1:12:35 h, Jan 18, 2009, Houston
Web links
- Amy Rudolph in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at USA Track & Field
- Interview ( memento of July 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) by Scott Douglas at www.fast-women.com, October 7, 2004
- Interview ( memento of August 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) by Mario Fraioli at www.fast-women.com, September 13, 2006
- Amy Rudolph in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press : Rudolph Struggles to Conquer Anemia . August 31, 2000
- ↑ Fastwomen.com: Bio: Amy Rudolph ( Memento April 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). September 2000
- ^ Providence College Official Athletics Site: Roster: Amy Rudolph
- ↑ LetsRun.com: Mark Carroll and Amy Rudolph Get Married . October 1, 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rudolph, Amy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rudolph, Amy Lynn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long-distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th September 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ridgway , Pennsylvania |