Christin Wurth-Thomas

Christin Wurth-Thomas

Christin Wurth-Thomas in 2010
Personal information
Born	11 July 1980 (1980-07-11) (age 31) Bloomington, Illinois
Residence	Springdale, Arkansas
Height	5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m)
Weight	120 pounds (54 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	1500 m, 800 m
College/university team	Arkansas Razorbacks
Coached by	Lance Harter
Achievements and titles
World finals	2007, 1500 m 2009, 1500 m, 5th
Olympic finals	2008, 1500 m
Personal best(s)	1500 m: 3:59.59
Medal record Continental Cup Bronze 2010 Split 1500 m

Christin Wurth-Thomas (born Christin Wurth on July 11, 1980 in Bloomington, Illinois) is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Wurth-Thomas competed for the United States in the women's 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

While at the University of Arkansas, Wurth-Thomas was the Southeastern Conference Cross Country and 1500 m champion in 2002. In 2003, she finished 3rd in the 1500 m NCAA outdoor track and field championships.^[1]

Wurth-Thomas qualified for the 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics by finishing 3rd at the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials (4:08.48). In Beijing, she finished 8th in the opening round, and did not qualify for the finals.^[1]

In 2009, she set a personal best in the 1500 m by running a 3:59:98 at the Golden Gala in Rome, at the time becoming only the 4th American female to break 4:00 at an outdoor 1500 m competition. She also qualified the 2009 World Championships by finishing second at the US Championships to Shannon Rowbury, with a time of 4:06.00.^[2] Wurth-Thomas finished 5th at the World Championships, with a time of 4:05.21.

Personal bests

Track	Event	Time (min)	Venue	Date
Outdoor
	800 m	1:59.35	Monaco	July 28, 2009
	1500 m	3:59.59	Paris	July 16, 2010
	One mile	4:39.11	Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States	August 11, 2007
	5000 m	15:28.04	Walnut, California, United States	April 18, 2008
Indoor
	800 m	2:03.70	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	February 25, 2007
	1500 m	4:10.56	Valencia, Spain	March 8, 2008
	One mile	4:27.18	Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States	February 15, 2008
	3000 m	8:43.79	Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States	February 12, 2011
	5000 m	16:16.79	Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States	February 24, 2003

• All information taken from IAAF profile.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Christin Wurth-Thomas". US Track and Field. http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Wurth-Thoms_Christin.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-04. 
2. ^ Battaglia, Joe (July 23, 2009). "Inside Track: Wurth-Thomas gains poise". Universal Sports. http://www.universalsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=105551&SPID=13055&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23000&ATCLID=204763352. Retrieved 2009-08-04. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Biographies Wurth-Thomas Christin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.

External links

• USA Track & Field: Christin Wurth-Thomas
• NBC Olympics Profile
• 2009 Interview in Running Times

Persondata
Name	Wurth-Thomas, Christin
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Date of birth	July 11, 1980
Place of birth	Bloomington, Illinois
Date of death
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