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Keely Nicole Hodgkinson OLY (born 3 March 2002) [ 4][ 5] is an English middle-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [ 6] At the age of 19, she won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, breaking the British record set by Kelly Holmes in 1995. [ 7]
Event (s) Ultramarathon, trail running. Courtney Dauwalter (born February 13, 1985) is an American ultramarathon runner and former teacher. [ 1] Widely regarded as one of the world's best trailrunners, [ 2] Dauwalter became in 2023 the first person ever to win Western States 100, Hardrock 100 and the UTMB in the same year.
Steve Roland " Pre " Prefontaine[ 1] (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was a US-American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. [ 2][ 3] He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, [ 4] and was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his ...
Grant Fisher. Grant Jackson Fisher (born April 22, 1997) [ 2] is an American middle- and long-distance runner. Fisher holds American records in the 3000 m, two mile, 5000 m, and 10,000 m events. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Fisher won bronze medals in the 5000 m and 10,000 m, becoming the first American to medal in both events at an Olympic ...
Fiona O'Keeffe. Hometown: Davis, California. Best marathon: 2:22:10 (at the Olympic Trials in Orlando 2024) O'Keeffe's first-ever marathon was at the Olympic Trials, and she finished first in 2 ...
The running boom of the 1970s occurred in high- and middle-income countries. It was particularly pronounced in the United States and occurred in other countries including the United Kingdom and other European countries, Australia and New Zealand. [ 1][ 2] The boom was primarily a 'jogging' movement in which running was generally limited to ...
Continental Cup. 2014 Marrakech. 3000 m s'chase. Emma Jane Coburn (born October 19, 1990) [ 1] is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 3000-meters steeplechase. She holds the distinction of being a world champion, world silver medalist, Olympic bronze medalist, three-time Olympian and 10-time US National Champion in the ...
Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion by which humans and other animals move rapidly on foot. Running is a gait with an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). [ 1] This is in contrast to walking, where one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight, and the ...