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A resident of [[Boulder, Colorado]] De Reuck is a former [[List of world records in athletics|world record holder]] at [[10 miles]] (51:16, set at the [[Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run]]) and 20 km (1:05:11 New Haven). She was fourth at the 2005 [[Chicago Marathon]] in 2:28:40, a [[masters (athletics)|masters]] record for United States. |
A resident of [[Boulder, Colorado]] De Reuck is a former [[List of world records in athletics|world record holder]] at [[10 miles]] (51:16, set at the [[Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run]]) and 20 km (1:05:11 New Haven). She was fourth at the 2005 [[Chicago Marathon]] in 2:28:40, a [[masters (athletics)|masters]] record for United States. |
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At the 2009 [[Boston Marathon]] at age 45, she finished 8th overall, beating the W40 winner by over a minute and the next competitor in her own division by 14 minutes.<ref>http://www.bostonmarathon.org/2009/cf/public/TopFinishers.htm</ref> Just nine days earlier she had run 2:32:37 at the [[Twin Cities Marathon]] in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]] beating the listed American W45 record by over 6 minutes.<ref>http://www.mtcmarathon.org/Upload/documents/2009%20Masters%20Results.pdf</ref> |
At the 2009 [[Boston Marathon]] at age 45, she finished 8th overall, beating the W40 winner by over a minute and the next competitor in her own division by 14 minutes.<ref>http://www.bostonmarathon.org/2009/cf/public/TopFinishers.htm</ref> Just nine days earlier she had run 2:32:37 at the [[Twin Cities Marathon]] in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]] beating the listed American W45 record by over 6 minutes.<ref>http://www.mtcmarathon.org/Upload/documents/2009%20Masters%20Results.pdf{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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She ran at the [[Falmouth Road Race]] in [[Massachusetts]] in August 2010 and took fifth place as the first American past the line.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/WHM10/news/kind=100/newsid=57997.html Gebremariam and Yimer the winners in Falmouth]. [[IAAF]] (2010-08-16). Retrieved on 2010-08-16.</ref> Shortly after she ran in the Copenhagen Marathon in Denmark and placed 1st in 2:30:51, 8 minutes ahead of her nearest opponent. |
She ran at the [[Falmouth Road Race]] in [[Massachusetts]] in August 2010 and took fifth place as the first American past the line.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/WHM10/news/kind=100/newsid=57997.html Gebremariam and Yimer the winners in Falmouth]. [[IAAF]] (2010-08-16). Retrieved on 2010-08-16.</ref> Shortly after she ran in the Copenhagen Marathon in Denmark and placed 1st in 2:30:51, 8 minutes ahead of her nearest opponent. |
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* [http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Archive-Bios/Colleen-De-Reuck.aspx Colleen De Reuck] profile at [[USATF]] |
* [http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Archive-Bios/Colleen-De-Reuck.aspx Colleen De Reuck] profile at [[USATF]] |
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* [http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/usa/dereuck.htm Colleen De Reuck] profile at marathoninfo.free.fr |
* [http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/usa/dereuck.htm Colleen De Reuck] profile at marathoninfo.free.fr |
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* [http://www.spikesmag.com/features/evergreendereuckstillgoingstrong.aspx Evergreen De Reuck still going strong] from ''[[SPIKES Magazine]]'' |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100716195709/http://www.spikesmag.com/features/evergreendereuckstillgoingstrong.aspx Evergreen De Reuck still going strong] from ''[[SPIKES Magazine]]'' |
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Revision as of 16:17, 10 August 2017
Personal information | |
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Full name | Colleen Stella De Reuck |
Nationality | ![]() ![]() |
Born | Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal | 13 April 1964
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | cross country half marathon marathon |
Colleen S. De Reuck (born 13 April 1964 in Vryheid, Kwazulu-Natal) is a long-distance runner from South Africa, who became an American citizen on 11 December 2000. She has had a long-lasting career, running in her forties, and made a total of four appearances at the Summer Olympics.
She was a late bloomer and her first major success came in 1995 and 1996, when she won the Honolulu Marathon and the Berlin Marathon. Despite numerous appearances in the Summer Olympics and the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, medals never came on the track.
After her transfer to compete for the United States in 2000 she won her first major world medals, taking the individual bronze and team silver at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Another team bronze came at the following year's championships and she won at the 2004 and 2005 USA Cross Country Championships.
She continues to run and finished third at the Houston Half Marathon in 2009, finishing in 1:12:14.[1]
Career
South Africa
De Reuck began competing for South Africa and made her first Olympic appearance at the 1992 Barcelona Games, where she finished ninth in the marathon race. She tried her hand at the half marathon, resulting in a win at the City-Pier-City Loop in 1993 and a fourth-place finish at the 1995 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She also won the Honolulu Marathon that year with a time of 2:37:29. In 1996 she won the Lilac Bloomsday Run, the Berlin Marathon, and the Eurocross cross country meeting in Luxembourg.[2] She made her second Olympic appearance in the 10,000 m, taking 13th place at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Her first appearance on the world championships stage came at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics and she finished in eighth in the final of the 10,000 meters. At the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships she finished in 15th overall in the women's long race. Following a missed opportunity at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, she represented South Africa at the Olympics for the third and final time, but managed on 31st place in the women's marathon with a time of 2:36:58.
Switch to United States
After making a nationality transfer, De Reuck made her first appearance for "Team USA" at the 2002 World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland, where she finished third overall (27:17) and helped the United States team to a silver medal. The following year she finished in seventh place at the 2003 World Cross Country Championships, helping the U.S. team to the bronze medal. She made her fourth and final Olympics the 2004 Athens Olympics. She finished in 39th place in the marathon, while U.S. team-mate Deena Kastor won the bronze medal.
She won the USA Cross Country Championships twice consecutively in 2004 and 2005. De Reuck represented the United States twice more at the World Cross Country Championships, finishing in 13th place in 2005, and 33rd place at her final competition in 2006 at age 41.
A resident of Boulder, Colorado De Reuck is a former world record holder at 10 miles (51:16, set at the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run) and 20 km (1:05:11 New Haven). She was fourth at the 2005 Chicago Marathon in 2:28:40, a masters record for United States.
At the 2009 Boston Marathon at age 45, she finished 8th overall, beating the W40 winner by over a minute and the next competitor in her own division by 14 minutes.[3] Just nine days earlier she had run 2:32:37 at the Twin Cities Marathon in St. Paul, Minnesota beating the listed American W45 record by over 6 minutes.[4]
She ran at the Falmouth Road Race in Massachusetts in August 2010 and took fifth place as the first American past the line.[5] Shortly after she ran in the Copenhagen Marathon in Denmark and placed 1st in 2:30:51, 8 minutes ahead of her nearest opponent.
On 14 January 2012, de Reuck ran in the 2012 US Olympic Team Marathon Trials, finishing in 2:38:52. Her pace was 13:14 behind women's winner Shalane Flanagan. Her time was good for a 35th-place finish out of 152.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 9th | Marathon | 2:39:03 |
1993 | City-Pier-City Loop | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:10:50 |
1995 | Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu, Hawaii | 1st | Marathon | 2:37:29 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 13th | 10,000 m | 32:14.69 |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | 1st | Marathon | 2:26:35 | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 31st | Marathon | 2:36:48 |
Representing the ![]() | |||||
2002 | World Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 3rd | Cross | Individual |
2nd | Cross | Team | |||
2003 | World Cross Country Championships | Lausanne, Switzerland | 3rd | Cross | Team |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 39th | Marathon | 2:46:30 |
References
- ^ 2009 Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon, EP5K and ABB Team Challenge – Half Marathon. Houston Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
- ^ Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2009-02-28). Eurocross 10.2 km (men) + 5.3 km (women). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
- ^ http://www.bostonmarathon.org/2009/cf/public/TopFinishers.htm
- ^ http://www.mtcmarathon.org/Upload/documents/2009%20Masters%20Results.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ Gebremariam and Yimer the winners in Falmouth. IAAF (2010-08-16). Retrieved on 2010-08-16.
External links
- Colleen De Reuck at World Athletics
- Colleen De Reuck profile at USATF
- Colleen De Reuck profile at marathoninfo.free.fr
- Evergreen De Reuck still going strong from SPIKES Magazine
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Vryheid
- White South African people
- South African people of Dutch descent
- South African emigrants to the United States
- South African female long-distance runners
- South African female marathon runners
- American female long-distance runners
- American female marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of South Africa
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Masters athletes
- American people of South African descent