Meredith Rainey-Valmon

Meredith Rainey-Valmon
Personal information
Full nameMeredith Lee Rainey
BornOctober 15, 1968 (1968-10-15) (age 58)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del Plata800 metres
Bronze medal – third place1999 Winnipeg800 metres

Meredith Lee Rainey-Valmon (born October 15, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

Her personal best time was 1:57.04 minutes, achieved at the 1996 Olympic Trials. She is also a two-time Olympian, in 1992 and 1996. In 1996, she married fellow US Olympian, 400m runner and 1992 Olympic 4x400 gold medalist Andrew Valmon.

Running for Harvard University, she dominated Ivy League competition and won two NCAA Championships in the 800 meters in 1989, Indoors and Outdoors. She graduated in 1990.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  United States
1989 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 8th 800 m 2:04.55
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 6th 800 m 2:00.45
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 6th 800 m 2:04.82
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 26th (h) 800 m 2:04.84
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 17th (h) 800 m 2:01.33
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th 800 m 1:59.57
1994 Goodwill Games Saint Petersburg, Russia 5th 800 m 1:59.90
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1st 800 m 1:59.44
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 800 m 1:58.20
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 13th (sf) 800 m 1:59.36
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 4th 800 m 1:59.11
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 3rd 800 m 2:01.51
World Championships Seville, Spain 18th (h) 800 m 2:00.86
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf)

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Meredith Rainey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Ivy Influence: Meredith Rainey Valmon".
  3. ↑ Rhoden, William C. (July 20, 1991). "Sports of the Times; A Sense of Love and Values". The New York Times.