Cyndy Poor
Cynthia Shepherd "Cyndy" Poor (born May 18, 1953 in Hanover, New Hampshire) is a retired American track and field athlete, known primarily for her success in middle distance races.
Biography
A 1971 graduate of
By the time she reached the 1976
Her performance in the 1500 influenced her to focus her efforts at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, declining her position in the 800. In the 1500 she finished a non-qualifying 6th place in her trial round,[6] while Merrill had to demolish Poor's American record in the semi-finals, running 4:02.61, just to make the final in fifth place.[7] Poor was ranked #2 in the 800[8] and #3 in the 1500 in the U.S. 1976 was actually the first year Track & Field News did a ranking of U.S. women in the 800 and 1500.[9] The following year she went on to win the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships at 800 metres.[10]
She is married to Ron Jensen and is still a hard working volunteer for the sport.[11]
References
- ^ "22nd Annual Central Coast Section Track & Field Championships" (PDF). DyeStat.com. 1987-05-29. p. 7. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "Augie Argabright". SJSUSpartans.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ISSN 0038-822X. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "All-Time Top Outdoor Performers – Women (As of 4/11/09)" (PDF). cstv.com. 2009-04-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ Hymans, Richard (2008-06-01). "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field" (PDF). USA Track & Field. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "Cynthia Poor Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 2017-12-18. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-0219-9.
- ^ "Women's 800 U.S." (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "Women's 1500 U.S." (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "USA Indoor Track & Field Champions: Women's 800 m". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ Walker, David (2008-07-07). "Former Olympian volunteers at Eugene 08". KVAL. Retrieved 2019-09-27.