Shannon Rowbury

Shannon Rowbury
	Rowbury in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	September 19, 1984 (age 40); San Francisco, California
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	115 lb (52 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track
Event(s)	800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters
College team	Duke Blue Devils
Coached by	Pete Julian
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2008 Beijing; 1500 m, 7th; 2012 London; 1500 m, Bronze (not yet reallocated) ; 2016 Rio de Janeiro; 1500 m, 4th;
World finals	2009 Berlin; 1500 m, Bronze; 2011 Daegu; 1500 m, 20th (sf); 2013 Moscow; 5000 m, 7th; 2015 Beijing; 1500 m, 7th; 2017 London; 5000 m, 9th;
Personal bests	800 m: 1:59.97 (Eugene 2016); 1500 m: 3:56.29 (Monaco 2015); Mile: 4:20.34 (Rieti 2008); 3000 m: 8:29.93 (Brussels 2014); 5000 m: 14:38.92 (Brussels 2016);
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
World Relay Championships
Continental Cup

Shannon Solares-Rowbury (born September 19, 1984) is an American middle-distance runner from San Francisco, California. After competing collegiately for Duke University, she turned professional in 2007. Rowbury has represented the United States at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2012, becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in the event. ^[4] She also represented the United States at the World Championships in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, winning the bronze medal in the 1500 meters in 2009.^[5] In 2015, Rowbury helped set the world record with the U.S. team for the distance medley relay event,^[6] and set a then-American record for 1500 meters on July 17, 2015, breaking Mary Slaney's 32 year-old mark with a time of 3:56.29.^[3]^[7]

^ "Tatyana Tomashova banned: Runner in 2012 'dirtiest race' gets 10-year ban". September 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d All-Athletics. "Profile of Shannon Rowbury".
^ ^a ^b Germano, Sara (July 17, 2015). "Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba Breaks 1,500-Meter World Record". Blogs.wsj.com.
^ "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's 1,500 metres Final". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
^ "2009 World Championships in Athletics - 1500 Metres - W". IAAF. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
^ IAAG Ratifies World Records. Retrieved on November 1, 2015
^ Shannon Rowbury breaks Decker's 31-year-old American record in the 1500m. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.

[1] "Tatyana Tomashova banned: Runner in 2012 'dirtiest race' gets 10-year ban". September 3, 2024.

[All-Athletics-2] All-Athletics. "Profile of Shannon Rowbury".

[blogs.wsj.com-3] Germano, Sara (July 17, 2015). "Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba Breaks 1,500-Meter World Record". Blogs.wsj.com.

[4] "Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's 1,500 metres Final". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2010.

[5] "2009 World Championships in Athletics - 1500 Metres - W". IAAF. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.

[6] IAAG Ratifies World Records. Retrieved on November 1, 2015

[7] Shannon Rowbury breaks Decker's 31-year-old American record in the 1500m. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.

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