Brooke Feldmeier
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996
Olympia, Washington
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:59.08 (Eugene, 2023)

Brooke Feldmeier is an American track and field athlete who predominantly runs 800m races.[1]

Early life

Feldmeier hails from Seattle, Washington. Her parents are called Jerry and Deanna and she has an older brother called Jace.[2] She attended Tumwater High School, University of Mississippi and the University of Oregon.[3] Feldmeier was a part of the Oregon team that won the Cross Country, Indoor, & Outdoor NCAA Championships during the 2017 season, and was a five-time All-American. She would later volunteer as an assistant coach with the University of North Florida running team.[4]

Career

In January 2022, she recorded 2:00.92 to win the women's 800m race at the Razorback International in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which was a new personal best and a world leading time.[5]

In June 2022, she reached the final of the 800m at the USATF Championships by setting a new personal best of 1:59.44. In the final she finished fifth with a new lower personal best time of 1:59.08.[6][7]

In June 2023, Feldmeier acted as one of the pacemakers for Faith Kipyegon as she set a new world record for the women’s 1500m at the Diamond League meeting in Florence.[8]

She was selected as part of the American team to run the 800m at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in November 2023.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Brooke Feldmeier". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Skriven, Kate (21 May 2013). "Brooke Feldmeier – Tumwater's Track And Field Sensation". Thurstontalk.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brooke Feldmeier". goducks.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Brooke Feldmeier". unfospreys.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Smythe, Steve (February 2, 2022). "British masters in record-breaking form – weekly round-up". World Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hansen, Chris; Palmer, Zack (26 June 2022). "USA Track and Field Championships 2022 day 4: Live updates from Hayward Field". Register-Guard. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "THREE DUCKS CLINCH OREGON22 BERTHS". Goducks. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Faith Kipyegon smashes women's 1500m World record with 3:49.11 in Florence". World Athletics. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Team USATF Ready to Shine at 19th Pan American Games in Chile". Track Alerts. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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