Adam Goucher
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
February 18, 1975 Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, 3000 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters |
| College team | Colorado |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
1500 meters: 3:36.64 Mile: 3:54.17 3000 meters: 7:34.96 5000 meters: 13:10.00 10,000 meters: 27:59.31 |
Adam Goucher (born February 18, 1975) is a retired American cross-country and track and field athlete. He ran for the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 5000 meters. Goucher primarily competed in distance events and is featured in Running With The Buffaloes, a book revolving around the 1998 season of the University of Colorado cross country team.
Goucher attended Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated in 1994. Before he ran competitively in high school, he played basketball. He won the Foot Locker National High School Cross Country Championship in 1993, as well as having personal bests of 1:53 at 800 m, 4:18 at 1600 m, and 8:55 at 3200 m. Goucher's coach in high school was Judy Fellhauer, who was an Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon.
While attending the University of Colorado, Goucher won two NCAA indoor track titles in the 3,000 meter race (1997 & 1998) and an outdoor NCAA track title in 5,000 meters in 1998. After three top ten finishes, he finally won the NCAA Division I cross country title his senior year in 1998. It is during this season in which Running With The Buffaloes is written. He also competed in the United States Olympic Trials and placed 14th in the 5000 m during 1996.
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