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Matthew Tegenkamp 
Personal information Born 19 January 1982 Residence Portland, Oregon Sport Country 
United StatesEvent(s) 5,000 metres College/university team University of Wisconsin, Madison Coached by Jerry Schumacher Achievements and titles World finals 2007, 5,000 metres, 4th
2009, 5,000 metres, 8thOlympic finals 2008, 5,000 metres, 13th Highest world ranking 2007, Ranked 10th in the 5000 meters by Track and Field News Personal best(s) 1500 : 3:34.25
5000 m: 12:58.56
3000 : 7:34.98
2 mile: 8:07.07Matthew Tegenkamp (born January 19, 1982) is a professional distance runner from Lee's Summit, Missouri. He is the American two-mile record holder, with a time of 8:07.07, set at the Prefontaine Classic in 2007.[1]
He also holds a 5,000 meter PR of 12:58.56, which makes him the fourth fastest American all-time at the distance,[2] and a 1,500 meter PR of 3:34.25.[citation needed] Tegenkamp's mile best is 3:56.38, which he achieved while becoming the first person to break four minutes in the mile on Wisconsin soil.[3] He is currently a professional runner for Nike and KIMbia Athletics.
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High school
After being part of the state championship team as a sophomore, Matt showed steady improvement throughout his early career. As a senior he set a Missouri state cross country course record (15:26.7) on the Oak Hills course. He gained national recognition his senior year at Lee's Summit High School when he placed second in the Midwest Regional for cross country and fifth at the Footlocker National Cross Country Championships. During his senior track campaign, Tegenkamp ran an 8:57.23 3200m and a 4:11.43 1600m to win both events at the Missouri state championships, leading his team to the state title.
College
Tegenkamp attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, along with high school rivals Tim Keller and Josh Spiker. After redshirting his freshman season, he defeated two-time high school national champion Dathan Ritzenhein at the U.S. Junior Cross Country championships, handing Ritzenhein his first cross country defeat in several years. Tegenkamp then placed fifth at the World Junior Cross Country Championships, behind Ritzenhein and future world record holder, Kenenisa Bekele.
Tegenkamp soon began to struggle with injuries that hindered him until Wisconsin coach, Jerry Schumacher, changed his training regimen. He responded quickly, lowering his 5000m PR to 13:30.90 in 2004.[4] Tegenkamp graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in human ecology.
Professional
Following graduation, Tegenkamp stayed in Madison to train as a professional under Schumacher. In 2006, he set personal bests at 1,500 meters (3:35.96), 3,000 meters (7:34.98) and the two-mile (8:16.50). Tegenkamp also ended his 2006 season by getting a bronze medal at the 2006 IAAF World Cup in Athletics, with a time of 13:36.83.
In 2007, he won the USA Indoor National 3k with a time of 7:46.08.[5] Then, he set a personal and American record in the two-mile run at the Prefontaine Classic with a time of 8:07.07, breaking the existing record set by Alan Webb by more than 4 seconds.[1]<[2]
Tegenkamp also finished second behind Bernard Lagat in the 5,000m at the 2007 U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which earned him the right to compete at the IAAF World Championships in Osaka.[6] At the 2007 IAAF world championships Matt finished fourth in the 5,000m event, missing out on the bronze medal by .03 second, with a time of 13:46.78 to Moses Ndiema Kipsiro of Uganda's 13:46.75.
At the 2008 United States Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon, Tegenkamp finished second to Lagat in the 5,000-meter run with a time 13:29.68[7] to earn his first trip to the Olympic games.[8]
In 2008, Matt and wife Michelle Carson, and Matt's coach moved to Portland, Oregon for Nike's Oregon Project.
In 2009 Tegenkamp became one of only 6 non-African runners to break the 13 minute barrier in the 5000 meters with his PR of 12:58.56.[9]
Tegenkamp was once quoted saying, "I will never run a 10k," though he later retracted this statement and made his track 10,000 meter début on May 1, 2011 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, running 27:28:64.[10]
Personal bests
- 1500 meters - 3:34.25 (7/3/2007)
- Mile - 3:56.38 (5/6/2006)
- 3000 meters - 7:34.98 (8/19/2006)
- Two miles - 8:07.07 (6/10/2007) Current American Record
- 5000 meters - 12:58.56 (9/4/2009) #5 All-Time in America
- 10,000 meters - 27:28.22
External links
- IAAF profile for Matt Tegenkamp
- Matt Tegenkamp Athlete Profile: KIMbia Athletics
- Matt Tegenkamp Athlete USATF Bio: USA Track & Field
Video interviews
- Flotrack Video Interviews of Matt Tegenkamp
- Matt Tegenkamp Talks About the 2009 US Outdoor Track Championships
Audio interviews
- Tegenkamp discusses his 4th place 2007 IAAF World Championships performance and missing a medal by 0.03 seconds
- Interview with Matt Tegenkamp after he finished second in the 5,000m at the 2007 U.S. Outdoor Championships and earned a spot on Team USA for the World Championships
- Teleconference interview with Former Wisconsin Badger teammates and current training partners Matt Tegenkamp & Chris Solinsky on June 13, 2007
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Runners wow Hayward Field crowd at 2007 Nike Prefontaine Classic". TheFinalSprint.com. 11 June 2007. http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/06/runners-wow-hayward-field-crowd-at-2007-nike-prefontaine-classic/.
- ^ a b "Get to Know KIMbia's Athletes: Matt Tegenkamp". KIMbia Athletics. 12 July 2006. http://www.kimbia.net/newsarticle000106.html/.
- ^ "Eight Olympians Entered in the Continental Airline Fifth Avenue Mile on September 30". Running USA. 25 September 2006. http://www.runningnetwork.com/news/fifthavenuemile06preview.html.
- ^ "Matt Tegenkamp". USA Track and Field. 27 June 2007. http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Tegenkamp_Matt.asp.
- ^ "Tegankamp gets first U.S. Open Title at Indoor Championships". TheFinalSprint.com. 24 February 2007. http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/02/tegankamp-gets-first-us-open-title-at-indoor-championships/.
- ^ "Lagat Completes First Half of Double Title Defense". TheFinalSprint.com. 23 June 2007. http://www.thefinalsprint.com/2007/06/lagat-completes-first-half-of-double-title-defense/.
- ^ "Men 5000 Meter Run, 2008 USATF Olympic Team Trials". USATF.org. 18 July 2008. http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/F11.asp.
- ^ "Tegenkamp's big moment finally comes, with some pain, at Olympic trials". The Kansas City Star. 18 July 2008. http://www.kansascity.com/sports/olympics/story/688234.html.
- ^ "Get to Know KIMbia's Athletes: Matt Tegenkamp". KIMbia Athletics. 12 July 2006. http://www.kimbia.net/newsarticle000106.html.
- ^ http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/238232-2011-Stanford-Payton-Jordan-Cardinal-Invitational/video/488152-Matt-Tegenkamp-2728-10k-at-the-2011-Payton-Jordan-Invitational
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- American middle distance runners
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- American people of Dutch descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
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