Website www.yoderbegley.com Coached by Andrew Begley Weight 53 kg Club Nike Oregon Track Club Height 1.63 m | Role Olympian Name Amy Begley | |
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Event(s) 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m Residence Portland, Oregon, United States Education | ||
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Amy Yoder Begley (née Yoder; born January 11, 1978 in Topeka, Indiana) is an American middle and long distance runner and a US Olympian in the 10,000 meter event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Yoder Begley currently lives in Atlanta Georgia where she is coach of the Atlanta Track Club, assisted by her husband Andrew Begley.
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- Cole center family ymca 2014 amy yoder begley track camp 200
- Amy yoder begley after her 6th place at 2009 world champs
- High school career
- Collegiate career
- Professional career
- Highlights
- References
Amy yoder begley after her 6th place at 2009 world champs
High school career
Yoder Begley attended East Noble High School in Kendallville, Indiana. She was a four-time state champion (one cross country and three 3200 meter titles) and held the 3200 meter state record from 1996 until 2011 when it was broken by Culver Academy's Waverly Neer.
Collegiate career
Yoder Begley graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2001. She was a two-time NCAA champion and a 15-time All-American. She was 2000 SEC Female Athlete of the Year, and in 2016 she was selected to the Southeastern Conference 2016 Class of Women’s Legends representing Arkansas.
Professional career
In 2006, she was diagnosed with Celiac Disease.
Yoder Begley was a Nike Oregon Project athlete from 2007 to 2011. She trained with Galen Rupp, Kara Goucher, Adam Goucher, and Josh Rohatinsky under coach Alberto Salazar.
Yoder Begley placed 3rd in the 2008 USA Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon setting a new personal record of 31:43.60 and qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She placed 26th in the finals of the 10,000 meters at the Olympics.
Yoder Begley finished first in the 10,000 meter event at the 2009 USA Track & Field Championship on June 25, 2009 in Eugene, Oregon. This qualified her to compete in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin. She set a new personal record and finished in sixth place with a time of 31:13.78.
In 2013, she became the women's cross country coach and assistant women's track and field coach at the University of Connecticut.
In December 2014 she was hired as the first full-time coach in the 50-year history of the Atlanta Track Club. Among her responsibilities are creating training programs for the club's 21,000 members and training two athletes for the 2020 Summer Olympics.