Anne Marie Letko

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Anne Marie Letko (married name Lauck; born March 7, 1969, in

1996 (10th place in marathon) and 2000
(5000m).

Anne Marie Letko is the daughter of Jim and Sandy Letko.

Kinney Cross Country Championships.[3] She was two-time New Jersey State Champion in the indoor 3200 meter run[4] and her mark of 10:39.6 was a state record from 1986 to 2001.[5]

In 1991, Letko won the

Stuttgart, Germany, was the fourth fastest 10,000 by an American woman.[7] In 1994, Letko won USA 15K Championships at the newly named Gate River Run in Jacksonville, Florida.[8][9]

top American woman in Atlanta finishing in 10th place with a time of 2:31:30.[13]

Letko won

San Francisco's Bay to Breakers multiple times, finishing third in 1994,[14] second in 1996,[15] and third in 1998.[11] She is the last American to win the Crim 10 mile race in Flint, Michigan (1994).[16][17]

A native of

chiropractor.[11] She was previously coached by Alberto Salazar.[11]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
1991 Universiade
Sheffield, United Kingdom
 1st 10,000 m 32:36.87
World Championships
Tokyo, Japan
 — 10,000 m DNF
1992 World Cup
Havana, Cuba
 5th 10,000 m
34:14.18
1993 World Championships
Stuttgart, Germany
 8th 10,000 m 31:37.36
1995 World Championships
Gothenburg, Sweden
 14th 10,000 m 32:22.54
1996 Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
 10th Marathon 2:31:30
2000 Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
 32nd (h) 5000 m 15:47.78

References

  1. ^ "Lauck Realizes Olympic Dream". New York: NYDailyNews.com. August 2, 1996. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-891369-36-9
    . Retrieved August 31, 2009. anne marie letko parents.
  3. ^ "1986 National Finals". nj.com/The Star-Ledger. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  4. ^ "Tough Choice Ahead For Thompson". nj.com/Hunterdon County Democrat. 29 May 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  5. ^ "Ledger Archives: Donohue tops 14-year-old record". nj.com/The Star-Ledger. 28 July 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  6. ^ "Result Plus". The New York Times. July 23, 1991. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c Longman, Jere (November 1, 1994). "Letko Hopes Patience Will Pay Off; A Torrid Start in '93 Marathon, but Nothing Left for a Finish". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  8. ^ "Keflezighi to Defend USA 15K Title at Gate River Run. De Reuck Headlines Women's Field; "Equalizer Bonus" Offered". CoolRunning.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  9. ^ "River Run 15 km". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  10. ^ "NEW YORK CITY MARATHON; For Pippig, Running Is the Best Medicine". The New York Times. November 15, 1993. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  11. ^ a b c d "Her Lauck Is Changing". New York: NYDailyNews.com. October 28, 1998. Retrieved August 30, 2009. [dead link]
  12. ^ Longman, Jere (February 11, 1996). "MARATHON;A New Face Emerges In Marathon". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  13. ^ "Atlanta 1996".
  14. ^ a b c "Special Olympians Compete At North Hunterdon". SFGate.com. Retrieved August 30, 2009. [dead link]
  15. ^ "Bay to Breakers 12 km". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  16. ^ "Crim Road Race 10 mile". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  17. ^ "Crim Festival of Races will be American women's 10-mile road race championship this year". mlive.com. 13 January 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  18. ^ Staff. "NEW YORK CITY MARATHON; U.S. Women Make Changes", The New York Times, November 6, 1994. Accessed July 20, 2011. "Two leading American runners, Kim Jones, 36, of Spokane, Wash., and Anne Marie Letko, 25, of Glen Gardner, N.J., said they have learned how to overcome the problems that knocked them out of last year's New York City Marathon, Jones by running with a medicated atomizer to combat her chronic asthma and Letko by controlling her pace and drinking plenty of water to avoid dehydration."
  19. ^ "Special Olympians Compete At North Hunterdon". NJ.com/Hunterdon County Democrat. 28 May 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  20. ^ "Anne Marie Letko". International Association of Healthcare Practitioners. Retrieved August 30, 2009.

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