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Meredith Rainey-Valmon

Meredith Rainey-Valmon

American middle-distance runner

Meredith Lee Rainey-Valmon (born October 15, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

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Her personal best time was 1:57.04 minutes, achieved at the 1996 Olympic Trials. She is also a two-time Olympian, in 1992 and 1996.[1] In 1996, she married fellow US Olympian, 400m runner and 1992 Olympic 4x400 gold medalist Andrew Valmon.

Running for Harvard University, she dominated Ivy League competition[2] and won two NCAA Championships in the 800 meters in 1989, Indoors and Outdoors.[3] She graduated in 1990.

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References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meredith Rainey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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    "The Ivy Influence: Meredith Rainey Valmon".
  3. [3]
    Rhoden, William C. (July 20, 1991). "Sports of the Times; A Sense of Love and Values". The New York Times.


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