Anne Marie Letko Explained

Anne Marie Letko (married name Lauck; born March 7, 1969, in Rochester, New York) is an American long-distance runner who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1996 (10th place in marathon) and 2000 (5000m).

Anne Marie Letko is the daughter of Jim and Sandy Letko.[1] She started running at the age of 14 when she accompanied her father on jogs around the block.[2] Letko claims that she became hooked on running after winning her age division in the Hampton Classic 7-miler.[2] Lynne Lauck, her future mother-in-law, was the overall female winner in the same race.[2] In high school, Letko finished 18th at the 1986 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 10,000 metres at the World University Games in Sheffield, England, in what was a personal best for her at the time of 32:26.87.[6] Her 31:37.26 at the 1993 World Championships in 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]

Dehydration forced Letko to drop out of her debut marathon - the New York City Marathon - in 1993.[10] She returned the following year, coached by for two-time NYC marathon champion Tom Fleming, to finish third with a time of 2:30:19.[7] [11] Letko qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, with a third-place finish of 2:31:18 at the United States Olympic women's marathon trials the preceding February in Columbia, South Carolina.[12] She was the top American woman in Atlanta finishing in 10th place with a time of 2:31:30.[13]

Letko won Spokane, Washington's Lilac Bloomsday Run in 1993, Atlanta's historic Peachtree Road Race in 1994,[7] and has competed in 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 Glen Gardner, New Jersey,[18] Letko graduated from North Hunterdon High School in Clinton Township in 1987.[19] In 1992, she earned a B.A. in English from Rutgers University.[14] [20] She competed under the name Anne Marie Lauck after she married Jim Lauck in 1995.[14] Jim Lauck later became a chiropractor.[11] She was previously coached by Alberto Salazar.[11]

Achievements

Representing the
1991UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdombgcolor=gold1st10,000 m32:36.87
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan - 10,000 mDNF
1992World CupHavana, Cuba5th10,000 m34:14.18
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany8th10,000 m31:37.36
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14th10,000 m32:22.54
1996Atlanta, United States10thMarathon2:31:30
2000Sydney, Australia32nd (h)5000 m15:47.78

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lauck Realizes Olympic Dream . August 31, 2009 . NYDailyNews.com . New York . August 2, 1996 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110317231939/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/1996/08/02/1996-08-02_lauck_realizes_olympic_dream.html . March 17, 2011.
  2. Book: Kislevitz, Gail Waesche . The Spirit of the Marathon: What to Expect in Your First Marathon and How to Run Them for the Rest of Your Life . 2003 . Breakaway Books . 1-891369-36-9 . 205–211 . registration . anne marie letko parents. . August 31, 2009.
  3. Web site: 1986 National Finals . August 30, 2009 . nj.com/The Star-Ledger .
  4. Web site: Tough Choice Ahead For Thompson . 29 May 2009 . August 30, 2009 . nj.com/Hunterdon County Democrat .
  5. Web site: Ledger Archives: Donohue tops 14-year-old record . 28 July 2008 . August 30, 2009 . nj.com/The Star-Ledger .
  6. News: Result Plus . August 30, 2009 . The New York Times . July 23, 1991.
  7. News: Letko Hopes Patience Will Pay Off; A Torrid Start in '93 Marathon, but Nothing Left for a Finish . August 30, 2009 . The New York Times . Jere . Longman . November 1, 1994.
  8. Web site: Keflezighi to Defend USA 15K Title at Gate River Run. De Reuck Headlines Women's Field; "Equalizer Bonus" Offered . August 30, 2009 . CoolRunning.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080430155904/http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_1/keflezighi-to-defend-usa-.shtml . April 30, 2008.
  9. Web site: River Run 15 km . August 30, 2009 . Association of Road Racing Statisticians .
  10. News: NEW YORK CITY MARATHON; For Pippig, Running Is the Best Medicine . August 30, 2009 . The New York Times . November 15, 1993.
  11. News: Her Lauck Is Changing . August 30, 2009 . NYDailyNews.com . New York . October 28, 1998.
  12. News: MARATHON;A New Face Emerges In Marathon . August 30, 2009 . The New York Times . Jere . Longman . February 11, 1996.
  13. Web site: Atlanta 1996.
  14. News: Special Olympians Compete At North Hunterdon . August 30, 2009 . SFGate.com .
  15. Web site: Bay to Breakers 12 km . August 30, 2009 . Association of Road Racing Statisticians .
  16. Web site: Crim Road Race 10 mile . August 30, 2009 . Association of Road Racing Statisticians .
  17. Web site: Crim Festival of Races will be American women's 10-mile road race championship this year . 13 January 2009 . August 30, 2009 . mlive.com .
  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. Web site: Special Olympians Compete At North Hunterdon . 28 May 2009 . August 30, 2009 . NJ.com/Hunterdon County Democrat .
  20. Web site: Anne Marie Letko . August 30, 2009 . International Association of Healthcare Practitioners .

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