Molly Huddle
American long-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Molly Huddle (born August 31, 1984) is an American long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events. She held the American record in the 5000 meters set in 2014 in Monaco (14:42.64), which has since been lowered by Shannon Rowbury and Shelby Houlihan. Huddle held also the American record in the 10,000 meters set at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a time of 30:13.17, which has since been lowered by Alicia Monson.
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1984-08-31) August 31, 1984 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m, Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Saucony | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ray Treacy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 2012 5000 m, 11th 2016 10,000 m, 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | 2011 5000 m, 19th (h) 2013 5000 m, 6th 2015 10,000 m, 4th 2017 10,000 m, 8th 5000 m, 12th 2019 10,000 m, 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on January 14, 2018. |
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In 2019 at the London Marathon, she lowered her personal best to 2:26:33, finishing 12th.[2]