Gabriele Grunewald
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| Born | June 25, 1986 | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||
| Event(s) | 5,000m, Mile run , 1500 m | ||||||||
| College team | University of Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||||||||
| Club | Brooks Beast Track Club | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 2010 | ||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||
| Personal best | 800 m: 2:01.38 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Gabriele "Gabe" Grunewald (née Anderson; born June 25, 1986) is an American professional middle-distance runner who competes in distances from 800 meters to 5000 meters. She represented the United States at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and finished in tenth place. She was the national champion in the 3000 meters at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Born in Perham, Minnesota, Grunewald competed for the University of Minnesota where she was national runner-up in the 1500 meters at the 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1]
She has been diagnosed and treated for cancer twice, first for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland in 2009, then for thyroid gland cancer in 2011.[2]
In 2011 she was the third place nationally in the mile run both indoors and outdoors.
Over 1500 m, she was fourth at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials.
Gabe Anderson placed 11th in 1500 m final at 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3]
Grunewald was initially the 2014 USA Indoor champion, but was later disqualified an appeal from Jordan Hasay that was based on contact Grunewald had with Hasay during the finals.[4] However, Hasay withdrew her appeal and Grunewald was reinstated as champion and awarded her world championship berth.[5]
Grunewald placed 13th in 1500 m final at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[6]
Grunewald placed 3rd at 2016 USATF 1 Mile Road Championships[7] and 12th in 1500 m final at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field).[8]
Grunewald, 30, will undergo surgery to remove a roughly 5 by 6 inch cancerous tumor from her liver August 26, 2016 - A surgical oncologist will perform a right hepatectomy, which will remove the tumor as well as the affected right lobe of her liver.[9]
Personal bests
| Distance | Time | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| One mile | 4:21.3 | Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Mile[10] |
September 9, 2013 |
| Distance | Time | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 meters | 2:01.38 | Eugene, OR | May 31, 2013 |
| 1500 meters | 4:01.48 | Monaco | July 19, 2013 |
| One mile | 4:27.9 | Falmouth, MA | August 11, 2012 |
| 3000 meters | 8:42.64 | London (OP) | July 26, 2013 |
| 5000 meters | 15:19.01 | Palo Alto, CA | April 4, 2015 |
| Distance | Time | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 meters | 4:12.8 | Glasgow (Emirates Arena) | January 25, 2014 |
| One mile | 4:36.6 | Albuquerque, NM | February 27, 2011 |
| 3000 meters | 8:53.9 | New York (Armory), NY | February 15, 2014 |
| Two miles | 9:55.2 | Boston (Roxbury), MA | February 8, 2014 |
References
- ^ GABRIELE ANDERSON SECOND IN NCAA 1,500 METERS. gophersports.com. Retrieved on June 12, 2010.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (2014-03-07). The great Genzebe next for Grunewald, the great cancer survivor. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-06-08.
- ^ 2013 USA Track & Field Championships Results - 6/19/2013 to 6/23/2013 Drake Stadium - Des Moines, Iowa USATF. Retrieved by August 26, 2016.
- ^ 2011 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Women's 1 Mile Run - Final 2011 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships presented by BMW. Retrieved by February 26-27, 2011. Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- ^ Grunewald reinstated as 2014 USA indoor women’s 3,000m champion 2014 US Indoor championships. Retrieved by February 24, 2014.
- ^ USATF Championships Results - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon USATF. Retrieved by August 26, 2016.
- ^ 2016 USATF 1 Mile Road Championships hosted by the Medtronic TC 1 Mile USATF. Retrieved by August 26, 2016.
- ^ 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Results - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon USATF. Retrieved by August 26, 2016.
- ^ Top U.S. Runner Will Undergo Surgery Friday to Remove Cancerous TumorAt 30, Gabriele Grunewald hopes to become a three-time cancer survivor. runnersworld. Retrieved by August 25, 2016.
- ^ http://www.letsrun.com/news/2013/09/gabriele-anderson-wins-minnesota-mile-in-course-record-time-of-421-heather-kampf-is-second-in-duluth/
External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Perham, Minnesota
- Track and field people from Minnesota
- University of Minnesota alumni
- Sportspeople from Minnesota
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the United States
- American female long-distance runners
- American female middle-distance runners
- Cancer survivors