Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Judy Shapiro |
Nationality | American |
Born | Track and field athletics | September 3, 1942
Event | Marathon |
Coached by | Dennis Ikenberry |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals |
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Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born September 3, 1942) is a former long-distance runner.
Early and personal life
She was born Judy Shapiro in
In 1965 she married Dennis Ikenberry, her coach, and in the late 1960s they adopted two children and moved to
Running career
She had a 5th-place finish at the 1960
At the 1961 USA National Track & Field Championships, she finished fourth in the 800m and fifth in the 400 metres.[1]
She competed in the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a bronze medal in the 800 m.[8][9]
Shapiro-Ikenberry won the 1967
In 1973, she won the Mission Bay Marathon in San Diego, California, in 3:00:05.[3] In 1974 Shapiro-Ikenberry again won the race, at the 1974 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, this time in 2:54:08.[3]
Shapiro-Ikenberry was the first USA Marathon Championships winner for women in 1974, at the AAU National Women's Marathon in San Mateo, California, with a time of 2:55:17.[1][6][3][7][12]
In 1977, she won the US National 50-Mile Track Ultramarathon Championship.[1]
Halls of Fame
Shapiro-Ikenberry was inducted into the University of California Riverside Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992.[1] In 2013, she was inducted into the Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame.[8][13] She was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.[14][15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (1992) - UC Riverside Athletics Hall of Fame". UC Riverside Athletics.
- ^ a b c Amby Burfoot (July 16, 2020). "The Abilene 800 and The Birth of American Women's Distance Running". LetsRun.com.
- ^ ISBN 1609615646.
- ISBN 1632204940.
- ISBN 0736037349.
- ^ a b c "Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry | SoCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 30th Anniversary". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b Stump, Kelley (February 1, 2016). "Women Who Shaped Running to Speak L.A. Marathon Weekend". Runner's World.
- ^ a b "Sportscene; Halls of Fame," Maccabi USA, Fall 2013.
- ^ "AMERICANS TAKE 3 TRACK EVENTS; U.S. Also Wins Gold Medal in Rifle at Tel Aviv". The New York Times.
- ^ Bob Walton (January 26, 1967). "Girls Finish Grueling Run Of 26 Miles". San Bernardino Sun.
- ^ Betsey Helfand (November 13, 2016). "Las Vegas marathon ready to take over the Strip". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ "Rise and Shine". CivMix. February 10, 2020.
- ^ "The Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame". The Ultimate Sports Guide 213 Baseball Edition. September 30, 2013.
- ^ "New Inductees | SoCal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 30th Anniversary". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ Staffieri, Mark (June 18, 2020). "PWHPA Spotlight: Chelsey Goldberg | Part Two". Women's Hockey Life.
External links
- "Judy Ikenberry", Association of Road Racing Statisticians