Jenny Spangler Explained
Jenny Spangler (born July 20, 1963) is an American long-distance runner. She competed in Atlanta, GA in the women's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but dropped out, along with 20 other women.[1] By virtue of winning the Olympic Trials in 2:29:54, she was also the 1996 United States national champion in the marathon.[2] [3] [4] She had run the best time of any U.S. Junior in 1983, clocking 2:33:52 at the Duluth, Minnesota point-to-point Grandma's Marathon.[5] In 1984, she finished the Trials in 2:40:18, in 1988, 2:44.59, and in 2000, in 2:36:30, for 9th place.[6] In 2003 Spangler set a Masters American Record at the Chicago Marathon.[7]
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Notes and References
- Jenny Spangler Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033612/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/jenny-spangler-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . May 27, 2017.
- Web site: USA Marathon Champions . USA Track & Field . January 25, 2018.
- Web site: Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Marathon . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175151/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/womens-marathon.html . dead . April 17, 2020 . April 17, 2018 . sports-reference.com.
- News: Longman. Jere. February 11, 1996. MARATHON;A New Face Emerges In Marathon. The New York Times.
- News: Glenn . Jordon . MAINE HOPEFUL FINISHES IN 13TH PLACE JOAN BENOIT SAMUELSON OF FREEPORT IS AMONG THE MARATHONERS WHO SEE AN UNKNOWN NAMED JENNY SPANGLER WIN THE U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS. . Portland Press Herald . February 11, 1996.
- https://www.marathonguide.com/news/exclusives/2012USAOlympicTeamTrialsMarathon/2012USAOlympicTeamTrialsMarathonWomensHistory.cfm 2012 USA Women's Olympic Trials Marathon - Complete History 1984-2008
- Jenny Spangler website.http://www.jennyspangler.com/jenny-spangler-photo-gallery/ChicagoMarathon2003-4.jpg/view// Retrieved Oct 18, 2023
