Christin Wurth-Thomas

American middle-distance runner

Christin Wurth-Thomas

Wurth-Thomas in 2010

Personal information
Birth name| Christin Wurth
Born|  (1980-07-11) July 11, 1980 (age 44)
Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Height| 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight| 120 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Country|  United States
Event(s)| 1500 m, 800 m
College team| Arkansas Razorbacks
Coached by| Lance Harter
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals| 2008, 1500 m
World finals| 2007, 1500 m
2009, 1500 m, 5th
Personal best| 1500 m: 3:59.59

Medal record

Continental Cup
|  2010 Split | 1500 m

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

Wurth-Thomas was born in Bloomington, Illinois. 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

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Track  | Event  | Time (min)  | Venue  | Date

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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

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1. ^ a b "Christin Wurth-Thomas". US Track and Field. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
2. ^ Battaglia, Joe (July 23, 2009). "Inside Track: Wurth-Thomas gains poise". Universal Sports. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
3. ^ Biographies Wurth-Thomas Christin. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-05.

## External links

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

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2008 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification|

* 2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Abdi Abdirahman
* Kerron Clement
* Shawn Crawford
* Walter Dix
* Ian Dobson
* Philip Dunn
* Kevin Eastler
* Anthony Famiglietti
* Tyson Gay
* Ryan Hall
* Bershawn Jackson
* Bernard Lagat
* Lopez Lomong
* Leonel Manzano
* Rodney Martin (r)
* Joshua McAdams
* LaShawn Merritt
* Billy Nelson
* David Neville
* David Oliver
* Travis Padgett (r)
* Darvis Patton
* David Payne
* Dathan Ritzenhein
* Galen Rupp
* Brian Sell
* Christian Smith
* Wallace Spearmon
* Nick Symmonds
* Angelo Taylor
* Matt Tegenkamp
* Jorge Torres
* Terrence Trammell
* Jeremy Wariner
* Andrew Wheating
* Reggie Witherspoon (r)

Men's
field athletes|

* Kenta Bell
* Christian Cantwell
* Bryan Clay
* Rafeeq Curry
* Breaux Greer
* Trey Hardee
* Jeff Hartwig
* Mike Hazle
* Reese Hoffa
* Brian Johnson
* Dusty Jonas
* A. G. Kruger
* Casey Malone
* Andra Manson
* Derek Miles
* Adam Nelson
* Tom Pappas
* Miguel Pate
* Trevell Quinley
* Michael Robertson
* Leigh Smith
* Brad Walker
* Ian Waltz
* Jesse Williams
* Aarik Wilson

Women's track
and road athletes|

* Lindsey Anderson
* Jenny Barringer
* Amy Yoder Begley
* Damu Cherry
* Hazel Clark-Riley
* Erin Donohue
* Joanne Dow
* Torri Edwards
* Allyson Felix
* Shalane Flanagan
* Kara Goucher
* Dawn Harper
* Queen Harrison
* Natasha Hastings (r)
* Monique Henderson (r)
* Marshevet Hooker
* Lolo Jones
* Deena Kastor
* Muna Lee
* Mechelle Lewis (r)
* Magdalena Lewy-Boulet
* Jennifer Rhines
* Sanya Richards
* Tiffany Ross-Williams
* Shannon Rowbury
* Blake Russell
* Alice Schmidt
* Nicole Teter
* Sheena Tosta
* DeeDee Trotter
* Anna Willard
* Angela Williams (r)
* Lauryn Williams
* Mary Wineberg
* Christin Wurth-Thomas

Women's
field athletes|

* Amy Acuff
* Erica Bartolina
* April Steiner Bennett
* Jillian Camarena
* Amber Campbell
* Michelle Carter
* Jessica Cosby
* Sharon Day
* Hyleas Fountain
* Kristin Heaston
* Chaunté Howard
* Funmi Jimoh
* Jackie Johnson
* Kim Kreiner
* Shani Marks
* Erica McLain
* Kara Patterson
* Diana Pickler
* Suzy Powell-Roos
* Brittney Reese
* Loree Smith
* Jenn Stuczynski
* Aretha Thurmond
* Stephanie Brown Trafton
* Grace Upshaw

Coaches|

* Bubba Thornton (men's head coach)
* Harvey Glance (men's assistant coach)
* Ron Mann (men's assistant coach)
* Boo Schexnayder (men's assistant coach)
* Criss Somerlot (men's assistant coach)
* Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)
* Jeanette Bolden (women's head coach)
* Chandra Cheeseborough (women's assistant coach)
* J.J. Clark (women's assistant coach)
* Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (women's assistant coach)
* Connie Price-Smith (women's assistant coach)
* Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach)
* Brooks Johnson (relay coach)
* Orin Richburg (relay coach)

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's mile run (1500 m)

1967–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1967: Doris Brown
* 1968: Doris Brown
* 1969:  Abby Hoffman (CAN), Cheryl Bridges (2nd)
* 1970: Kathy Gibbons
* 1971: Doris Brown
* 1972: Doris Brown
* 1973:  Lyudmila Bragina (URS), Debbie Heald (3rd)
* 1974: Robin Campbell
* 1975: Francie Larrieu Smith
* 1976: Jan Merrill
* 1977: Francie Larrieu Smith
* 1978: Francie Larrieu Smith
* 1979: Francie Larrieu Smith

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Maggie Keyes
* 1981: Jan Merrill
* 1982: Cathie Twomey
* 1983: Darlene Beckford
* 1984:  Brit McRoberts (CAN), Jan Merrill (2nd)
* 1985:  Doina Melinte (ROM)
* 1986:  Maricica Puică (ROM), Josephine White (3rd)
* 1987:  Doina Melinte (ROM), Darlene Beckford (2nd)
* 1988:  Doina Melinte (ROM), Alisa Harvey (2nd)
* 1989: Linda Sheskey
* 1990:  Doina Melinte (ROM), PattiSue Plumer (2nd)
* 1991: Suzy Favor Hamilton
* 1992: Lynn Jennings

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Shelly Steely
* 1994:  Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG), Gina Procaccio (2nd)
* 1995: Regina Jacobs
* 1996: Stephanie Best
* 1997: Mary Decker
* 1998: Suzy Favor Hamilton
* 1999: Suzy Favor Hamilton
* 2000: Regina Jacobs
* 2001: Collette Liss
* 2002: Regina Jacobs
* 2003: Regina Jacobs
* 2004: Jen Toomey
* 2005: Jen Toomey
* 2006: Treniere Moser
* 2007: Shayne Culpepper
* 2008: Christin Wurth-Thomas
* 2009: Anna Willard
* 2010: Morgan Uceny
* 2011: Jenny Simpson
* 2012: Jenny Simpson
* 2013: Mary Cain
* 2014: Mary Cain
* 2015: Shannon Rowbury
* 2016: Brenda Martinez
* 2017: Shelby Houlihan
* 2018: Shelby Houlihan
* 2019: Colleen Quigley
* 2020: Shelby Houlihan
* 2022: Heather MacLean
* 2023: Nikki Hiltz
* 2024: Nikki Hiltz

Notes|

*Distances have varied as follows: Mile (1967–2002), except 1997 and 1999, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters 1997, 1999, (2003–6, 2008–2010) and even numbered years since 2010

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