Tim Broe
Tim Broe (born June 20, 1977, in Peoria, Illinois[1]) is a retired American long-distance runner.[2] He reached the 5000 meters final at the 2004 Summer Olympics finishing eleventh. Tim competed collegiately for the University of Alabama where his 3,000m steeplechase record still stands. He is a cross country running and track and field coach. In his second year of coaching Wellesley High School boys cross country, the team won the MIAA Division State Cross Country Championships.[3]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the United States | |||||
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 16th (h) | 3000 m | 8:09.37 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 11th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:23.07 | |
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:20.75 | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 11th | 5000 m | 13:33.06 |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 26th (h) | 5000 m | 13:51.17 |
Also won the USA Cross Country 4K Championship in 2000 & 2001.[4]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 meters – 3:38.43 (Braaschaart 2004)
- One mile – 4:03.08 (Des Moines 2002)
- 3000 meters – 7:39.45 (Lausanne 2001)
- 5000 meters – 13:11.77 (Oslo 2005)
- 3000 meters steeplechase – 8:14.82 (Rome 2001)
Indoor
- One mile – 3:58.81 (New York 2002)
- 3000 meters – 7:39.23 (Boston 2002)
Personal life
Tim Broe had aspirations of becoming a professional fisherman.[5]
References
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- 1878: William Duffey
- 1879: P.J. McDonald
- 1880–94: Not held
- 1895: Charles Bean
- 1896: Ernest Hjertberg
- 1897–1902: Not held
- 1903–04: Alex Grant
- 1905: Sanford Lyon
- 1906–32: Not held
- 1933: John Follows
- 1934: Frank Crowley
- 1935: Joe McCluskey
- 1936: Don Lash
- 1937: Joe McCluskey
- 1938–42: Greg Rice
- 1943: Gunder Hägg (SWE) * Greg Rice
- 1944: Jim Rafferty
- 1945: John Kandl
- 1946: Francis Martin
- 1947–48: Curt Stone
- 1949–51: Fred Wilt
- 1952: Curt Stone
- 1953: Charles Capozzoli
- 1954–55: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1956: Dick Hart
- 1957: John Macy
- 1958: Alex Henderson
- 1959–60: Bill Dellinger
- 1961: László Tábori (HUN) * Max Truex
- 1962: Murray Halberg (NZL) * Max Truex
- 1963: Pat Clohessy (AUS) * Jim Keefe
- 1964–65: Bob Schul
- 1966: George Young
- 1967: Gerry Lindgren
- 1968: Bob Day
- 1969: Tracy Smith
- 1970: Frank Shorter
- 1971: Steve Prefontaine
- 1972: Mike Keough (IRL) * Dick Buerkle
- 1973: Steve Prefontaine
- 1974: Dick Buerkle
- 1975: Marty Liquori
- 1976: Dick Buerkle
- 1977: Marty Liquori
- 1978: Marty Liquori
- 1979–82: Matt Centrowitz
- 1983: Doug Padilla
- 1984: Sydney Maree
- 1985–86: Doug Padilla
- 1987: Sydney Maree
- 1988: Doug Padilla
- 1989: Tim Hacker
- 1990: Doug Padilla
- 1991–92: John Trautmann
- 1993–94: Matt Giusto
- 1995–97: Bob Kennedy
- 1998: Marc Davis
- 1999–2000: Adam Goucher
- 2001: Bob Kennedy
- 2002: Alan Culpepper
- 2003–05: Tim Broe
- 2006–08: Bernard Lagat
- 2009: Matt Tegenkamp
- 2010–11: Bernard Lagat
- 2012: Galen Rupp
- 2013–14: Bernard Lagat
- 2015: Ryan Hill
- 2016: Bernard Lagat
- 2017-8: Paul Chelimo
- 2019: Lopez Lomong
- 20212020 OT: Paul Chelimo
- 2022: Grant Fisher
- 2023 Abdihamid Nur
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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