And Boston Billy got his MS in '73, won a few races after that. And I am not sure of the chronology, but I think Pete Pfitzinger has a couple Masters. Bob Kempainen and Tony Sandoval are MDs.
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Edwin Moses, Masters in Business
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Elaine Thompson-Herah was conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
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Muir is a vet, not sure how many years of training in the UK.
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B Billy wrote:
And Boston Billy got his MS in '73, won a few races after that. And I am not sure of the chronology, but I think Pete Pfitzinger has a couple Masters. Bob Kempainen and Tony Sandoval are MDs.
The late, great Ron Hill earned a PhD in textile chemistry before being ranked number one in the world and setting what was likely the actual Marathon World Record of 2:09:28 in 1970.
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mnmnmn wrote:
Muir is a vet, not sure how many years of training in the UK.
It's Dr. Laura Muir and it typically takes 5 to 6 years to obtain a FT veterinary degree post Bachelor's.
Muir is only 14th on the all-time 1500 list, but 6 of the athletes ahead of her are Chinese and two are Russian - FWIW.
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NOT wrote:
Heartlesss wrote:
I would assume (zero investigation on my part) that Fisher has become the fastest 5000m runner that had also earned a masters degree prior to the day of the performance.
12th fastest athlete all-time in the 5000m, after finishing a couple Stanford Engineering degrees. Impressive.
So, the question is:
What other world-class athletes have achieved a similar combination of athletic and intellectual/educational success?
Said Aoutia
Aouita had an advanced degree in chemistry.
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coach wrote:
NOT wrote:
Said Aoutia
Aouita had an advanced degree in chemistry.
Not according to his wiki page. And did he obtain his MBA while still competing at a high level?
"Aouita has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management and Masters Degree in Business Administration. He is pursuing a doctorate in Sport Management and Leadership. His subject of concern is a model for elite athletic achievement in Olympics. He is interested in the impact of sport business and coaching young athletes to one day be Olympic champions."
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80219x wrote:
mnmnmn wrote:
Muir is a vet, not sure how many years of training in the UK.
It's Dr. Laura Muir and it typically takes 5 to 6 years to obtain a FT veterinary degree post Bachelor's.
Muir is only 14th on the all-time 1500 list, but 6 of the athletes ahead of her are Chinese and two are Russian - FWIW.
In the UK, students start veterinary school out of high school, so 6 years or so, not including residency/fellowship.
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Orthopaedic surgeon Thomas Wessinghage ran 3:31 for 1500 in ‘80 and won the European Champs 5000 in ‘82.
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Aikaterini Stefanidi has a Masters degree in cognitive psychology.
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Jack Bacheler PhD 1972, 9th in Munich Olympics.
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.1989. wrote:
80219x wrote:
It's Dr. Laura Muir and it typically takes 5 to 6 years to obtain a FT veterinary degree post Bachelor's.
Muir is only 14th on the all-time 1500 list, but 6 of the athletes ahead of her are Chinese and two are Russian - FWIW.
In the UK, students start veterinary school out of high school, so 6 years or so, not including residency/fellowship.
And, when they are graduate, they get a BVMS -- "Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery" -- as Muir did. The degree is equivalent to an American DVM, and gives the same practice privileges in the US.
Q: Although Muir has a BVMS, not a DVM, would she be called "Dr. Muir" in the UK?
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English lass is a vet wrote:
English lass actually winning international middle distance medals is a practicing vet.
Scottish lass.
Nick Willis posted on twitter about this months ago. Turns out there's a lot of elite athletes out there with MAs and PhDs.
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The UK is so confusing! wrote:
.1989. wrote:
In the UK, students start veterinary school out of high school, so 6 years or so, not including residency/fellowship.
And, when they are graduate, they get a BVMS -- "Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery" -- as Muir did. The degree is equivalent to an American DVM, and gives the same practice privileges in the US.
Q: Although Muir has a BVMS, not a DVM, would she be called "Dr. Muir" in the UK?
She would, once licensed.
Physicians in the UK and much of the world graduate with an MBBS, ie, a bachelors in medicine, bachelors in surgery. The MD or DM is an advanced degree. Most physicians in the UK do not have an MD.
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I would vote for Dr Cade Flatt. Although he's retaken his senior year of high school 17 times he's also got his PHD from Louisville Tech in nursing management at the same time.
Forget Grant in 12th, ole man Cade is #2 all time.
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Ryan Crouser has a Masters in finance.
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Modnoboss wrote:
Jack Bacheler PhD 1972, 9th in Munich Olympics.
We’re not talking about Bacheler’s degrees.
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If Martin Hehir makes a world team, he’s an anesthesiologist.
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.1989. wrote:
Orthopaedic surgeon Thomas Wessinghage ran 3:31 for 1500 in ‘80 and won the European Champs 5000 in ‘82.
and may also have saved Craig Virgin's life in 1982 before world XC.
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