Brian Diemer
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| Born | October 10, 1961 (age 62) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brian Lee Diemer (born October 10, 1961, in
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, held in nearby Detroit
. He won the outdoor 1983 NCAA 3000m Steeplechase in a time of 8:26.95.
He competed for the United States in the
USATF
) championships over that time (1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992). In 1989 he received the Glenn Cunningham Award as the outstanding American male distance runner for the year.
He now coaches at
Grand Rapids, Michigan
, and has coached the Knights to four national championships.
He and his wife, Kerri, have four children: Kelsey, Kaitlin, Mckenzie, and Matthew, and two dogs named Jackson and Quigley, all of whom have followed in his athletic footsteps. Kaitlin competed in the NCAA Division III 2010 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 4x400 meter relay. Mckenzie raced the steeplechase at NCAA Division III 2015 Outdoor Track and Field Championships running the 3rd best seed time in 10:36.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States
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| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th (s) | 8:23.39 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 3rd | 8:14.06 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy
|
4th | 8:14.46 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 15th (s) | 8:23.89 |
| 1989 | World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 8:24.52
|
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 1st | 8:32.24 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
|
5th | 8:18.29 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 8:18.77 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 31st (h) | 9:01.88 |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina
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2nd | 8:30.58 |
(#) Indicates overall position achieved in the semis (s) or heats (h).
