Matthew Centrowitz

Matthew Centrowitz at the 2011 World Championships

Matthew Centrowitz (born October 18, 1989 in Beltsville , Maryland ) is an American middle-distance runner . He was the 2016 Olympic champion in the 1,500 meter run.

Life

His father Matt Centrowitz is a track and field trainer and was part of the US Olympic squad as a medium and long-distance runner in 1976 and 1980. Matthew Centrowitz is 1.75 m tall and weighs 60 kg (as of 2017). He started for the "Nike Oregon Project" and is trained by Alberto Salazar (previously by Vince Lamanna).

In 2007 he was the Pan-American Junior Champion over 1500 meters and in 2008 US Junior Champion over 5000 meters .

In 2011 he became US and NCAA champions over 1,500 meters and won bronze at the World Championships in Daegu . In 2012 he finished seventh over the same distance at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul . At the Olympic Games in London , he finished fourth.

In 2013 he won silver over 1500 meters at the World Championships in Moscow .

In 2016 he won the 1500 meters at the World Indoor Championships in Portland . In the same year he celebrated the most important success of his career up to then by winning the gold medal in the 1,500 meter run at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .

Personal bests

• 800 m : 1: 44.62 min, June 13, 2015, New York City
  • Hall: 1: 47.82 min, March 3, 2013, Albuquerque
• 1000 m : 2: 16.67 min, August 25, 2016, Lausanne
  • Hall: 2: 17.00 min, February 7, 2015, Boston
• 1500 m: 3: 30.40 min, July 17, 2015, Monaco
  • Hall: 3: 35.91 min, February 20, 2016, New York City
• 1 mile : 3: 50.53 min, May 31, 2014, Eugene
  • Hall: 3: 50.63 min, February 20, 2016, New York City
• 3000 m : 8: 20.09 min, April 28, 2006, Philadelphia
  • Hall: 7: 40.74 min, February 5, 2016, Portland
• 5000 m : 13: 00.39 min, September 10, 2019, Beaverton

Web links

Commons : Matthew Centrowitz  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Matthew Centrowitz in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Athlete portrait at USA Track & Field
• Matthew Centrowitz in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Footnotes

1. ↑ Nike Oregon Project: Matthew Centrowitz Jr.