Ryan Shay
Ryan Shay (born May 4, 1979 in Ypsilanti , Michigan , † November 3, 2007 in New York City ) was an American long-distance runner .
life and career
Shay's greatest achievement was winning the US marathon championship in 2003 . A year later he finished ninth in the New York City Marathon , and in 2005 he finished 15th in the World Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton .
Ryan Shay had a competition weight of 70 kg with a height of 1.78 m. He was married to the successful long-distance runner Alicia Shay (born Craig; born June 14, 1982; best time over 10,000 m: 32: 19.97 min) since July 7, 2007 .
He died during the 2008 Olympic Games Elimination Marathon, which took place in Central Park the day before the 2007 New York City Marathon and was won by Shays friend Ryan Hall in 2:09:02 h. After nine kilometers, Shay collapsed and was immediately rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital, where doctors could only determine his death. In the autopsy one was sudden cardiac arrest found the cause of death. In March 2008, the examining doctor announced that Shay had died as a result of cardiac arrhythmias caused by an enlarged heart and scars on the heart muscles. However, the causes of these fibroses could not be determined. Shay had already been diagnosed with an enlarged heart in his youth , but on repeated examinations, the doctors repeatedly gave the green light for competitive sport. Shay is the first known case of an elite runner who suffered a second heart death during a competition .
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 13: 35.00 min, April 19, 2002, Walnut
- 10,000 m : 28: 03.44 min, April 29, 2007, Palo Alto
- 15k road run : 43:52, March 12, 2005, Jacksonville
- 20k road run: 59:53, September 6, 2004, New Haven
- Half marathon : 1:03:13 h, October 1, 2005, Edmonton
- Marathon : 2:14:08 h, November 7, 2004, New York City Marathon
Web links
- Ryan Shay in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on usatf.org ( Memento from August 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Death of a Marathon Runner , Article in the World , November 5, 2007
- Ryan Shay - the dead marathon runner had an enlarged heart , article on the German Road Races website, November 15, 2007
Footnotes
- ↑ ALICIA SHAY. Retrieved October 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Die Welt : The cause of Shay's death clarified: Cardiac arrhythmia , March 20, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shay, Ryan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th May 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ypsilanti (Michigan) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 2007 |
| Place of death | New York City |