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Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Runner

Name
  
Derrick Peterson

Events
  
800 metres

Club
  
adidas

Weight
  
73 kg

Sport
  
Track and field

Height
  
1.80 m


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Born
  
November 28, 1977 (age 46) (
1977-11-28
)
Waycross, Georgia

College team
  
University of Missouri

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Derrick Peterson (born November 28, 1977 in Waycross, Georgia) is a retired American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 meters. He represented the U.S.A. at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He won the silver medal in the event at the 2001 Summer Universiade and the bronze at the 1999 Summer Universiade.

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He was the assistant coach of long sprints and hurdles at his alma mater, the University of Missouri from 2006-2012. He is currently an assistant cross country/track and field coach at DePaul University

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Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 800 meters – 1:45.08 (Sacramento 2004)
  • 1000 meters – 2:18

    • Indoor

  • 800 meters – 1:45.88 (Indianapolis 1999)
  • 1000 meters – 2:19.82 (Boston 2002)

    • Cross Country

  • 10,000 meters - 32.52.80 (NCAA Champs)

    • References

    Derrick Peterson Wikipedia
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