Cathy O'Brien (runner)
Cathy Schiro O'Brien (born July 19, 1967 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States, a former Olympian and the national high school record holder in the marathon. She set her personal best (2:29:38) in the women's marathon in 1991 while winning the Los Angeles Marathon.
Biography
While attending Dover High School, her 2:34:24, finishing 9th place in the 1984 Olympic Trials Marathon still stands as the national high school record in the marathon. She competed in the United States Olympic Trials Marathon two more times, in 1988 and 1992: In the Olympic Trials Marathon in 1988 (May 1) in Pittsburgh, PA, she finished third in a time of 2:30:18, qualifying her for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where she would go on to finish 40th.[1] In the Olympic Trials Marathon in 1992 (January 26), in Houston, TX, she finished second in a time of 2:30:28, qualifying her for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she was the lead American finishing 10th overall.
Other notable performances include, in 1989: Second in the Paris Marathon, in a time of 2:31:14; third in the Chicago Marathon, in a time of 2:31:19; winning the Crim 10 miler (Flint, MI) in a then-world record time of 51:47 (which stood until 1991). In 1990: Silver medal in the Goodwill Games 10,000 meters, in a personal best time of 32:05.
1984 Girls Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
1. Cathy Schiro Dover,NH 16:48.1[2]
1983 Girls Footlocker High School Cross Country Championships
3. Cathy Schiro Dover,NH 17:25.4
1982 Girls Footlocker High School Cross Country Championships
10. Cathy Schiro Dover,NH 17:33.1
1981 Girls Footlocker High School Cross Country Championships
19. Cathy Schiro Dover,NH 17:51.
Personal life
She is married to Michael O'Brien and has two children, Patrick O'Brien (also known as Patty O or Patio depending on region) and Andrew O'Brien.
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Representing United States | ||||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 40th | 2:41:04 |
1991 | Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | 2:29:38 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 10th | 2:39:42 |
References
- ^ "Chicago Marathon Just Part Of O`brien`s Maturing Process". Chicago Tribune Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ http://www.usatfne.org/cross/results/footlocker.html
External links
- Cathy O'Brien at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cathy O'Brien". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American female long-distance runners
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Janesville, Wisconsin
- Track and field athletes from Wisconsin
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics