Erin Donohue
 Erin Donohue, 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Alma mater | Haddonfield Memorial High School and University of North Carolina |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Coached by | Assistant coach with the Philadelphia University Cross Country program |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Silver medalist at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |
Erin Donohue (born May 8, 1983) is an American athlete who competes in middle-distance track events. Donohue qualified for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 1500 meters.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1983, Donohue competed for Haddonfield Memorial High School in Haddonfield, New Jersey and the University of North Carolina in both middle-distance running events and the javelin throw.[2]
Career
[edit]At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, she was sixth in the 1500 m final, running a season's best 4:09.[3] She was the silver medalist at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships behind Anna Pierce. Donohue took part in the Fifth Avenue Mile road race in September and finished in third place behind her compatriots Shannon Rowbury and Sara Hall.[4]
She is an assistant coach with the Philadelphia University Cross Country program.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Miller, Jen A. "She's back on the run." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 2015, p. C2 (subscription required).
- ^ "Track and Field," in "Sports in Brief." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 27, 2010, p. D11 (subscription required).
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Rowbury defends, Laalou breaks through at Fifth Avenue Mile. IAAF/NYRR (2010-09-27). Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
- ^ "Assistant Cross Country Coach Erin Donohue". Philadelphia University Athletics. Philadelphia University. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- Erin Donohue at World Athletics
- Erin Donohue at Diamond League
- Erin Donohue at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Erin Donohue at Olympics.com
- Erin Donohue at Olympic.org (archived)
- Erin Donohue at Team USA (archived)
- Erin Donohue at Olympedia (archive)
- UNC Athlete Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-11-27)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American female middle-distance runners
- Haddonfield Memorial High School alumni
- People from Haddon Heights, New Jersey
- People from Haddonfield, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Camden County, New Jersey
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from New Jersey
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- American female javelin throwers
- 21st-century American sportswomen