Meredith Rainey-Valmon
American middle-distance runner
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Meredith Lee Rainey-Valmon (born October 15, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American runner who specialized in the 800 metres.
FullnameMeredith Lee Rainey
BornOctober 15, 1968 (age 57)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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| Full name | Meredith Lee Rainey | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 15, 1968 (age 57) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal best time was 1:57.04 minutes, achieved at the 1996 Olympic Trials. She is also a two-time Olympian, in 1992 and 1996.[1] In 1996, she married fellow US Olympian, 400m runner and 1992 Olympic 4x400 gold medalist Andrew Valmon.
Running for Harvard University, she dominated Ivy League competition[2] and won two NCAA Championships in the 800 meters in 1989, Indoors and Outdoors.[3] She graduated in 1990.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  United States | |||||
| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 8th | 800 m | 2:04.55 |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 6th | 800 m | 2:00.45 |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 800 m | 2:04.82 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 26th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.84 | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (h) | 800 m | 2:01.33 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 800 m | 1:59.57 |
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 5th | 800 m | 1:59.90 |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | 800 m | 1:59.44 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 800 m | 1:58.20 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 13th (sf) | 800 m | 1:59.36 |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 4th | 800 m | 1:59.11 |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 3rd | 800 m | 2:01.51 | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 18th (h) | 800 m | 2:00.86 | |
| (#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf) | |||||
