Kathrine Switzer information

Kathrine Switzer
	Switzer at the 2011 Berlin Marathon expo
Personal information
Full name	Kathrine Virginia Switzer
Born	January 5, 1947 (age 77); Amberg, Germany
Education	George C. Marshall High School
Alma mater	Syracuse University
Occupation(s)	Runner, author
Spouses	; Tom Miller (m. 1968; div. 1973) ; Philip Schaub (divorced) ; Roger Robinson (m. 1987)
Website	kathrineswitzer.com

Kathrine Virginia Switzer (born January 5, 1947)^[1] is an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator.^[2]

In the year 1967, she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor.^[3] During her run, the race manager Jock Semple assaulted Switzer, trying to grab her bib number and thereby remove her from official competition. After knocking down Switzer's trainer and fellow runner, Arnie Briggs, when he tried to protect her, Semple was shoved to the ground by Switzer's boyfriend, Thomas Miller, who was running with her, and she completed the race.^[3]

As a result of her run, the AAU banned women from competing in races against men^{[citation needed]}. It was not until 1972 that the Boston Marathon established an official women's race.^[4]

^ Milde, Horst (June 2, 2010). "Kathrine Switzer and Roger Robinson visit the Berlin Sports Museum". German Road Races e.V. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
^ Lorge Butler, Sarah (April 12, 2012). "How Kathrine Switzer paved the way". ESPN. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference KS Life was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Lodge, Denise (April 16, 2012). "Kathrine Switzer: Empowerment through Running". Impowerage Magazine. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[1] Milde, Horst (June 2, 2010). "Kathrine Switzer and Roger Robinson visit the Berlin Sports Museum". German Road Races e.V. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.

[2] Lorge Butler, Sarah (April 12, 2012). "How Kathrine Switzer paved the way". ESPN. Retrieved July 13, 2012.

[KS_Life-3] Cite error: The named reference KS Life was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Impowerage-4] Lodge, Denise (April 16, 2012). "Kathrine Switzer: Empowerment through Running". Impowerage Magazine. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

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