Name: Shalane Flanagan
Sport: Track and Field
Discipline: Marathon
Height: 5’5”
Weight: 105
Current Residence: Portland, Ore.
College: University of North Carolina '05, History
Olympic Experience:
- 2004 Olympic Games, did not advance from her heat in 5,000m
- 2008 Olympic Games, bronze in 10,000m, 10th in 5,000m
- 2012 Olympic Games, 10th in marathon
Career Highlights:
- Two-time national marathon champion (2010, 2012)
- Three-time national outdoor champion (2005, 2008, 2011)
- Four-time national cross country champion (2004, 2005, 2010, 2011)
- Two-time U.S. Outdoor Championships runner-up (2003, 2009)
- Two-time national 5,000-meter road champion (2007, 2008)
Fun Facts: Father also participated on a U.S. world cross country team...Married to Steve Edwards... Participated in soccer and swimming in high school...Her training partner, Kara Goucher, is also on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team.
Learn more:
USA Track and Field Bio