Valery Tobias
American runner (born 2000)
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Valery Tobias (born 24 September 2000) is an American middle-distance runner. She was runner-up over 800 metres at the 2025 and 2026 USA Indoor Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance running |
| Coached by | PattiSue Plumer |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 1:59.40 (Eugene, 2025) 1500m: 4:15.29 (Portland, 2025) |
Early life
From Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, she attended Edinburg IDEA Quest.[2]
Career
Running for the University of Texas, she was one of a quartet, along with Julien Alfred, Rhasidat Adeleke, and Kennedy Simon that broke the collegiate record in the sprint medley, running 3:36.10 in April 2023 at the Texas Relays.[3][4] She set new college records for the 800 metres, both indoors and outdoors. Tobias joined the Brooks Beasts Track Club in 2024.[5]
She was runner-up to Nia Akins at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, running a 1:59.55 seconds personal best for the 800 metres.[6][7] She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where she placed fifth in her semi-final.[8][9][10]
In May 2025, she set a new personal best for the 800 metres, running 1:59.49 in Los Angeles.[11][12] She was a finalist in the 800 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running 1:59.40 in the semi-final before placing eighth overall in the final.[13][14][15]
On 1 March 2026, she was second to Addison Wiley in the 800 metres at the 2026 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, running 1:59.77, for a second consecutive runner-up place at the championships.[16] She was selected to represent the United States at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, and although she qualified for the semi-finals was later disqualified for a lane infringement.[17][18]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 8th | 800m | 2:03.39 |
| 2026 | World Athletics Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | -- | 800m | DQ |
National championships
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USATF Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 21st | 800m | 2:03.58 |
| 2024 | Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 24th | 800m | 2:04.33 |
| 2025 | USATF Indoor Championships | Staten Island, New York | 2nd | 800m | 1:59.55 |
| USATF Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 8th | 800m | 2:02.11 | |
| 2026 | USATF Indoor Championships | Staten Island, New York | 2nd | 800m | 1:59.77 |
| USATF Outdoor Championships | New York City, New York | 12th | 800m | 2:01.98 |