- Sarah Thorsett
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Sarah ("Renk") Thorsett (born March 18, 1970) is a retired female middle distance runner from the United States, who competed in the 1990s for her 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
Year Tournament Venue Result Extra Representing the United States 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, Lousiana 8th 1500 m References
- ^ http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2003/04/20/sports/00lead.txt
- ^ http://www.usatfmn.org/2007-inductees
Pan American Champions in Women's 1500 m 1951 – 1971: Not Held • 1975: Jan Merrill (USA) • 1979: Mary Decker (USA) • 1983: Ranza Clark (CAN) • 1987: Linda Sheskey (USA) • 1991: Alisa Hill (USA) • 1995: Sarah Thorsett (USA) • 1999: Marla Runyan (USA) • 2003: Adriana Muñoz (CUB) • 2007: Juliana Santos (BRA) • 2011: Adriana Muñoz (CUB)
Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- American middle distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- American middle distance runner stubs
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