Ryan Hall. He basically had about a four year marathon career due to his health issues. He went from a 2:06 in London 2007 at only his third marathon to multiple DNF and DNS by 2012.
Ryan Hall. He basically had about a four year marathon career due to his health issues. He went from a 2:06 in London 2007 at only his third marathon to multiple DNF and DNS by 2012.
Tom Nohilly twice got 4th at the Olympic Trials in the 3k steeple (92 missed the team by 0.03 seconds & 96 missed by .97 seconds)
Precious Roy wrote:
Ryan Hall. He basically had about a four year marathon career due to his health issues. He went from a 2:06 in London 2007 at only his third marathon to multiple DNF and DNS by 2012.
Yeah but have you seen his wife?
All,
The title of the thread is "Unluckiest runner you never heard of".
If you never heard of the runner, how would you:
1. Know their name
2. Know they ran
3. Know they are/were unlucky
Not EVER but.
But in the Moscow 2015 world champs there was an athlete that qualified for the 1500m semifinal but as she crossed the finish line, she went down and suffered concussion. She couldn't take part in the semi final.
classic running wrote:
Kerry O'Brien? 4th at Olympics, 1 off the podium. Fell at commonwealth games. Fell at next Olympics. He had talent, easily beat Shorter and Lindgren in 1970.
How about Sammy Wanjiru? Stood atop many podiums for the 'thon, Olympics, London, Chicago, Fukuoka, and a couple of WR in the half 'thon. He didn't fall off of any podiums, but he did fall off that damn pesky balcony.
Ryan Sheridan, won NY states in xc as a sophomore, ran I think 4:09 for the mile indoors and then developed kidney stones and didn't run the rest of highschool. Freshman year of college made it to Jr. Worlds Xc and beat German Fernandez. Multiple time ncaa all-american but his running just didn't pan out because of chronic kidney issues and muscle strains from drinking too much water to reduce kidney pain.
Has anyone here ever heard of Carl Lewis? Now that was one unlucky MF'er!!
Lisa Rainsberger (Kate's mom).
She was 4th at three consecutive US Olympic Marathon Trials and never made the team.
Eddie Hart and Rey Robinson.
In 1972, their coach gave them the wrong heat times, and they missed their semi-finals.
Either was in line beat Borzov for a gold / silver
I always thought it sucks that Ritz ran 60:00.00 for the half.
Still fast as hell, but like, a hundredth of a second off of being a sub-60 half runner.
moist wrote:
Hdnafb wrote:
I'm sure there's many who are unluckier but Alison Bishop losing olympic gold to two men comes to mind.
1) It's Melissa Bishop
2) It's bad juju to mention Melissa Bishop without pics
3) Did you mean to say she lost silver to 2 men?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQkl4hjFr9w/?hl=en&taken-by=melissacorinneb
She lost gold to three men, I think that's more accurate.
Joe LeMay.
I think Running Times even did an article about his lack of luck back in the early 2000s.
Name withheld wrote:
Lisa Rainsberger (Kate's mom).
She was 4th at three consecutive US Olympic Marathon Trials and never made the team.
I think she was 4th in the marathon trials once and 4th in the 10,000m (both in 1988).
She also was third in the Olympic Trials in swimming (they take top 2)
Follow that up with training for the 2000 Olympic Trials in Triathlon and she develops clots that ended her pro career.
Everyone that made the 1980 US Olympic team!
Unluckiest runner I can think of would have to be Ryan Shay. Up and coming marathoner with a shot to make the Olympic team, up and dies 5 miles into the OT race. Loosing medals and money seems frivolous compared to that.
Desiree Linden
Linden finished second at the 2011 Boston Marathon by just two seconds because of a leg cramp. Broke my heart!
Bored Student wrote:
Alan Webb
Tie between Alan MF Webb and Morgan Uceny
Slim wrote:
Joe LeMay.
I think Running Times even did an article about his lack of luck back in the early 2000s.
1996: 2nd in Olympic Trials 10,000 but did not have time standard.
2000: Had marathon time standard but due to heat/humidity Olympic trials winner was above time standard so US sent only one marathoner.
However, Mark Nenow may be the best American runner to have a long, productive career and never make an Olympic team.
oregon oldtimer wrote:
Everyone that made the 1980 US Olympic team!
This is the correct answer.