Meredith Rainey-Valmon
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sportsperson Meredith Lee Rainey-Valmon (born October 15, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
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.
International competitions
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| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 8th | 800 m | 2:04.55 |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 6th | 800 m | 2:00.45 |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 800 m | 2:04.82 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 26th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.84 | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (h) | 800 m | 2:01.33 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 800 m | 1:59.57 |
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 5th | 800 m | 1:59.90 |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | 800 m | 1:59.44 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 800 m | 1:58.20 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 13th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.36 |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 4th | 800 m | 1:59.11 |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 3rd | 800 m | 2:01.51 | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 18th (h) | 800 m | 2:00.86 | |
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References
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External links
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- Profile at USA Track & Field
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