Raevyn Rogers

American middle-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Raevyn Rogers (/ˈrvən/ RAY-vən; born September 7, 1996)[1] is an American middle-distance athlete. She won a bronze medal in the 800 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the fourth fastest woman in U.S. history in the event.[2] At the 2019 World Championships, Rogers came from seventh with 100m remaining in the race to place silver over USA teammate Ajeé Wilson in bronze. She earned a world indoor title as a member of national 4x400 m relay squad that took gold at the 2018 World Indoor Championships.

Born (1996-09-07) September 7, 1996 (age 29)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
HometownHouston, Texas, U.S.
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
CountryUnited States
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Personal information
Born (1996-09-07) September 7, 1996 (age 29)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Home townHouston, Texas, U.S.
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event
Middle-distance running
College teamOregon Ducks
TeamNike
Turned pro2017
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2020
  • 800 m,  Bronze
World finals
  • 2019
  • 800 m,  Silver
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo800 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Doha800 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Birmingham4x400 m relay
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 DonetskSprint medley relay
Bronze medal – third place2013 Donetsk800 m
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Edmonton800 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Edmonton4x400 m
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Rogers ran on the University of Oregon Ducks women's track and field team until 2017, when she went professional.

Athletic career

High school

Rogers attended The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas, where she competed for the Falcons. She earned a bronze medal in the 800 at the World Youth Championships in 2013, where she also ran on a medley relay that took gold.[3] She still holds individual school records in the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1600m.[4] She graduated in 2014.[citation needed]

University of Oregon

Rogers was a six-time NCAA Division I champion and ten-time All-American at University of Oregon. She won three consecutive outdoor 800 meters NCAA and Pac-12 Conference titles (2015, 2016, 2017) as well as the 2017 Women's Bowerman Award.

Rogers enjoyed a breakthrough season in her first spring with the Ducks. At the 2015 Penn Relays, Rogers ran the 400m leg of the Sprint Medley, which won the race in a time of 3:44.59, narrowly defeating Clemson University.[5] Her win at the NCAA championships contributed 10 points to a total of 59 team points, which won the meet for Oregon for the first time since 1985.[6] She also won the 800 at the 2015 Outdoor U.S. Junior Championships and the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.[7] In winning the 800-meter title at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, her time of 1:59.71 was the fastest ever run by a freshman, and the fourth-fastest run by a Duck.

Rogers produced a collegiate record at 800 meters in her third and final year with the Ducks, setting a time of 1:59.10 that smashed a 27-year-old record.

Subsequent years

She placed 4th in the 800 meters (2:00.75) at 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto.

Rogers placed 2nd in the 800 meters at 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

She placed 1st in the 4 × 400 m (3:30.54 in the prelim) and 5th in the 800 m (2:01.44) at 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Rogers placed 2nd in the 800 meters (2:01.74) behind champion Ajee' Wilson in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Rogers was part of Team USA setting world indoor record in the 4 × 800 m relay February 3 at 2018 Millrose Games in 8:05.89 – Chrishuna Williams (2:05.10), Raevyn Rogers (2:00.45), Charlene Lipsey (2:01.98), Ajee' Wilson (1:58.37).[8][9]

She competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics, running 2:04.78 in the final round to earn fourth place.[10]

Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, running 2:04.62 in the final round to earn first place.

She competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, running 2:08.01 in the preliminary round to rank No. 22 as a non-qualifying athlete.[11]

Rogers competed in the women's 800 meters at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics, running 2:03.32 in the final round to earn bronze medal.[12]

Achievements

Rogers (right) at the 2018 USTAF with Ajeé Wilson and Ce'Aira Brown

International competitions

Information taken from World Athletics profile.[1]

More information Year, Competition ...
Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 800 m 1:57.45
2022 World Athletics Championships Eugene, OR, United States 6th 800 m 1:58.26
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd 800 m 1:56.81 PB
Prefontaine Classic Eugene, OR, United States 4th 800 m 1:58.01
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 800 m 1:58.18
Prefontaine Classic Eugene, OR, United States 3rd 800 m 1:58.65
2018 NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 4th 800 m 2:00.75
World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th 800 m 2:01.44
1st 4x400 m 3:30.54 (p)
2016 NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 4th 800 m 2:04.78
Millrose Games New York, NY, United States 4th 800 m 2:00.90
2015 Pan American U20 Championships Edmonton, AB, Canada 1st 800 m 2:04.62
2014 World U20 Championships Eugene, OR, United States 22nd 800 m 2:08.01
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 3rd 800 m 2:03.32
1st medley relay 2:05.15 [13]
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US Track & Field Championships

University of Oregon

Sources.[23][24][25]

More information Oregon, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor track and field ...
OregonMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Indoor track and field
NCAA
Indoor track and field
Pac-12 Conference
Outdoor Track and Field
NCAA
Outdoor Track and Field
Junior 16–17800: DNF800: 2:01.09 1st800: 2:02.93 1st800: 2:00.02 1st
4x400 meters: 3:27.07 2nd4x400 meters: 3:32.20 2nd4x400 meters: 3:33.13 1st
Sophomore 15–16800: 2:03.13 1st800: 2:02.41 1st800: 2:00.75 1st
4x400 meters: 3:29.77 3rd4x400 meters: DNF
Distance medley relay: 11:05.96 7th
Freshman 14–15800: 2:06.50 6th800: 2:01.67 1st800: 1:59.71 1st
4x400 meters: 3:34.73 2nd4x400 meters: 3:39.07 18th
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Personal bests

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time Wind Year
200 meters24.56+3.0 m/s2015
400 meters52.062018
400m relay split49.772017
800 meters1:56.812021
400 m indoor52.242018
600 m indoor1:24.882019
800 m indoor1:59.992018
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