List Of American Medalists At IAAF World Indoor Championships – Mid And Distance Events
by LetsRun.com
March 5, 2014
We’ve done a little research. Below are all of the American medalists in the history of the IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Note: The 1985 competition was known as the World Indoor Games, but we’ve included it.
Drug cheat Regina Jacobs‘ medals are still technically on the books but we’ve scratched her out below as her whole career is a farce in our minds.
It’s interesting to note that ignoring her, the US women have never won gold at World Indoors. A US-born man has only won gold once (David Krummenacker gold in 800 in 2003). Kenyan-born Bernard Lagat has achieved World Indoor 3,000 glory in each of the last two competitions.
Hopefully more history is made in 2014.
More: LRC Ranking The American Mid-D And Distance Runners’ Medal Chances At 2014 World Indoors From #1-12
*Complete 2014 World Indoor Track And Field Coverage
Year |
Men’s Medalist(s) |
Medal |
Women’s Medallst(s) |
Medal |
1985 |
Don Clary |
silver 3,000 |
PattiSue Plummer |
Bronze women’s 5,000 |
1987 |
Terry Brahm |
bronze 3,000 |
none |
|
1989 |
Jeff Atkinson |
bronze 1,500 |
none |
|
1991 |
none |
none |
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1993 |
none |
Joetta Clark/Lynn Jennings |
bronze 800 and 3,000 |
|
1995 |
Erik Nedeau |
bronze 1,500 |
Regina Jacobs, Lynn Jennings, Joan Nesbit |
gold 15, silver 3k, bronze 3k |
1997 |
Rich Kenah |
bronze 800 |
Joetta Clark |
bronze 800 |
1999 |
none |
Regina Jacobs |
bronze 1,500 |
|
2001 |
none |
none |
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2003 |
David Krummenacker |
gold 800 |
Regina Jacobs |
gold 1,500 |
2004 |
none |
Shayne Culpepper |
bronze 3,000 |
|
2006 |
none |
none |
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2008 |
none |
none |
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2010 |
Bernard Lagat |
gold 3,000 |
Alysia Johnson (Montano) |
bronze 800 |
2012 |
Bernard Lagat |
gold 3,000 |
Erica Moore |
bronze 800 |