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With a genuine warmth that transcends age and athletic ability, Suzy is embracing the second phase of her professional career by sharing lessons learned on and off the track through motivational speeches, appearances and running camps/clinics.
Topics Include: Motivation, Olympics, Running, Health & Nutrition -tailored to find common ground with all ages.
Background:
Suzy Favor Hamilton was born and raised in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She won 11 state titles in high school and was named one of the top 100 high school athletes of the century. Suzy became the winningest female collegiate athlete ever at University of Wisconsin, winning nine NCAA championships, the Honda Broderick Cup as the nation's top female collegiate athlete and Big Ten Athlete of the Decade for the '90s. Suzy is a three-time Olympian and the holder of seven U.S. National Championships, and she has run sub-4 in the 1500m five times, with a personal best of 3:57.40. Suzy now lives, runs and enjoys life with her family in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Pro Career Highlights:
- 3-time U.S. Olympian ('92, '96, '00)
- 7 U.S. National Championships
- Ranked #3 in the world, '02
- Former U.S. record holder at 1000m
- Goodwill Games Bronze Medalist, '98
- Former U.S. indoor record holder at 800m
- 5 sub-4's - 5 of 9 fastest times run by an American
- USA Track & Field Runner of the Year, '00
- Fastest 1500m time in the world in 2000
- Fifth at the '02 World Cross-Country Championships - The highest short-course finish by an American, ever
Collegiate Highlights:
- 9 NCAA Titles
- 14 All-American Awards
- 23 Big Ten Championships
- Honda-Broderick Cup Award - top US female collegiate athlete, '90
- 4 Big Ten Athlete of the Year Awards - now called the "Suzy Favor Award"
- Big Ten Athlete of the Decade for the '90s
- World University Games Silver Medalist
- NCAA Woman of the Year
- Babe Zaharias Award
High School Highlights:
- 11 state titles
- 3 USA Junior 1500m titles
- U.S. Junior record holder at 1500m
- One of top 100 High School Athletes of Century, Scholastic Sports Magazine
- 2-time Pan American Juniors Gold Medalist ('84, '86)
- Inducted into US National High School Hall of Fame in 2010
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NATIONAL ADS for:
Nike, Reebok, Clairol, Oakley, Kikkoman Foods, Pert Plus Shampoo, Nordic Track, Viactiv Calcium Chews
FEATURED in:
Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, Harper's Bazaar, Track & Field News, Fitness, Outside, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Men's Journal, Sports Illustrated,
Women's Sports & Fitness, Running Times, & the 1997 Suzy Hamilton Swimsuit Calendar |
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Written by Ellen Williams-Masson |
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