(1978-07-09) July 9, 1978 (age 45) Queens, New York
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Website
www.karagoucher.com
Sport
Country
United States
Event(s)
5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon
College team
Colorado Buffaloes
Coached by
Alberto Salazar (2004–2011)
Jerry Schumacher (2011–2013)
Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs (2014 - present)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
2008 10,000 m, 8th 5000 m, 8th 2012 Marathon, 10th
World finals
2007 10,000 m, Silver 2009 Marathon, 10th 2011 10,000 m, 13th
Personal bests
Outdoor[1]
800 m: 2:06.79 (Beaverton 2009)
1500 m: 4:05.14 (Rieti 2006)
3000 m: 8:34.99 (Rieti 2007)
5000 m: 14:55.02 (Berlin 2007)
10,000 m: 30:55.16 (Beijing 2008)
Road[1]
Half marathon: 1:06:57a AR (South Shields 2007)
Marathon: 2:24:52a (Boston 2011)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the United States
World Championships
2007 Osaka
10,000 m
World Cup
2006 Athens
3000 m
World Marathon Majors
2009 Boston
Marathon
2008 New York
Marathon
Kara Goucher (born Kara Grgas[2] on July 9, 1978) is an American long-distance runner. She was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics.[3] She made her marathon debut in 2008 and finished third the following year at the Boston Marathon.
She competed collegiately for the University of Colorado and was a three-time NCAA champion (twice in track and once in cross country).
^ abAll-Athletics. "Profile of Kara Goucher".
^Blount, Rachel (June 28, 2008). "Duluth to Beijing via Oregon". StarTribune. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
^"Kara Goucher - Athletics - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
KaraGoucher (born Kara Grgas on July 9, 1978) is an American long-distance runner. She was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships...
race in almost two years. Radcliffe finished second behind US runner KaraGoucher. Radcliffe made her marathon return at the New York City Marathon on...
split ever by a female athlete. Felix, along with Alysia Montaño and KaraGoucher, is credited with stirring public outcry over Nike's refusal to guarantee...
United manager Sir Bobby Robson. KaraGoucher defeated Paula Radcliffe in an impressive victory for the American. Goucher's winning time was 1:06:57. The...
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competing in the National Championship. She finished 19th in the race won by KaraGoucher. She attempted a comeback to Grandma's Marathon in 2017, finishing 12th...
sponsor a pregnant athlete in 2013 and their other runners have included KaraGoucher and Allyson Felix. Oiselle was the first women-only brand to sponsor...
Salazar's tutelage include Alan Webb, Mo Farah, Galen Rupp, Adam Goucher, KaraGoucher, Dan Browne, Amy Yoder Begley, Sifan Hassan and Dathan Ritzenhein...
can be seen as a weakness for high-level athletes. When discussing KaraGoucher's openness to sharing her difficulty with negative self-talk and confidence...
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Portugal Half Marathon Fernandes, Antonio Manuel (2009-03-22). Lel and Goucher win in Lisbon Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved...
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