Sarah Thorsett
Appearance
Sarah ("Renk") Thorsett (born March 18, 1970) is a retired middle distance runner from the United States, who competed in the 1990s for her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and for the United States. As a collegiate runner, she was a six time All American, and a member of two national champion 4x800 meter relay teams.[1] She was the winner of the women's 1,500 meters race at the 1995 Pan American Games, and set her personal best time in that event (4:05.87) on 1996-07-10 at a meet in Nice, France. She twice competed as a member of her national team at World Championship events. She was inducted into the USA Track and Field Minnesota Hall of Fame in 2007.[2]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the ![]() | ||||
1994 | US National Championships | Knoxville, Tennessee | 4th | 1500 m |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | 1500 m |
US National Championships | Sacramento, California | 3rd | 1500 m | |
1996 | US National Championships | Atlanta, Georgia | 5th | 1500 m |
1997 | US National Championships | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3rd | 1500 m |
1998 | US National Championships | New Orleans, Louisiana | 8th | 1500 m |
References
[edit]- ^ "Winona Daily News - Sports". www.winonadailynews.com. Archived from the original on 2003-07-28.
- ^ "2007 Inductees | USA Track and Field - Minnesota". www.usatfmn.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13.
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- American female middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- American middle-distance runner stubs