Amy Yoder Begley
Amy Yoder Begley (born January 11, 1978 in Goshen , Indiana ) is an American long-distance runner .
Career
During her studies, Begley was twice NCAA champion: 2000 indoors over 5000 m and 2001 outdoors over 10,000 m .
Thereafter, benefits stagnated until she was diagnosed with celiac disease in January 2006 . The switch to a gluten- free diet improved her well-being so much that in 2008 she qualified third in the US eliminations for the Olympic Games in Beijing with 31: 43.60 minutes , where she over 10,000 m in 32: 38.28 min came in 26th place.
In 2009 she won national championship titles indoors over 3000 m in 8: 53.27 minutes and outdoors over 10,000 m in 31: 22.69 minutes. At the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, she improved again and was sixth best non-African in 31: 13.78 min.
Amy Yoder Begley is 1.63 meters tall and weighs 53 kg. She graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Exercise Science and Biomechanics and has been married to Andrew Begley, a gym buddy from high school, since 2000. She lives in Beaverton ( Oregon ), where she worked as part of the Nike Oregon Project by Alberto Salazar was supervised as a coach.
Web links
- Amy Yoder Begley in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at USA Track & Field
- Interview with Amy Yoder Begley ( memento from February 18, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) by Alison Wade on Fast-women.com, August 18, 2003
Footnotes
- ^ The Journal Gazette: Running over medical obstacles ( Memento April 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). August 9, 2008
- ↑ Fast-women.com: Interview: Amy Yoder Begley ( Memento from November 22, 2001 in the Internet Archive ). 2000
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yoder Begley, Amy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yoder, Amy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long-distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goshen , Indiana |