Nationality American Name Maria Michta-Coffey Events Racewalking Country United States Role Olympic athlete Education LIU Post | Sport Track and field Height 1.65 m Coached by Tim Seaman Club Walk USA Weight 51 kg | |
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Full name Maria Lynn Michta-Coffey Born June 23, 1986 (age 37) ( 1986-06-23 ) Stony Brook, New York Personal best(s) 20 km walk: 1:30:49 American Record 15km walk:1:07:51 American Record 10km walk:45:08 official split in 20k 5km walk: 21:57 American Record Profiles | ||
Jon vs U.S. Olympic Racewalker Maria Michta Coffey
Maria Michta-Coffey (born June 23, 1986) is an American race walker of Polish descent. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 20 kilometer race walk after winning the U.S. Olympic trials with a time of 1:34:53.33. At the 2012 Olympics, she finished in 29th place in the 20 kilometer race walk with a time of 1:32:27, a new personal best.
She has had a strong 2014 season, setting four American records in the race walk, and even breaking her own American record in the 20 km twice in just over one month. She was the highest placed American finisher ever in the Women's 20 km IAAF World Race Walking Cup, setting a new American record of 1:30:49 and finishing 30th. Michta won her 6th National Title of 2014 on September 14 at the National 30k in Valley Cottage, NY.
Michta graduated from high school in the Sachem School District on Long Island in New York in 2004. She graduated as valedictorian from Long Island University C. W. Post Campus in 2008 and then became a PhD candidate at the Mount Sinai Medical School in biomedical science. Michta married her Sachem High School sweetheart Joe Coffey on July 3, 2014. She will race under the new last name Michta-Coffey for the 2015 season.
