Andrew Wheating
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
November 21, 1987 Norwich, Vermont |
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| Residence | Eugene, Oregon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79.3 kg (175 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Oregon Track Club Elite | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mark Rowland | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
800 m: 1:44.56 |
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800 m: 1:44.56
Andrew "Andy" Wheating is an American Middle distance runner. Wheating competed for the United States in the men's 800 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and in the 1500 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a professional runner for Nike.
Wheating was born in 1987 in Norwich, Vermont, the son of Justin and Betsy Wheating. His father, born in South Africa, was a field hockey player.
Wheating originally played soccer in high school. He ran two seasons of cross country and one season of track during his stay at Kimball Union Academy. During his first season of track in his senior year, he burst onto the track scene, ranking fourth nationally with a time of 3:54.28 in the 1500 m. He led the nation with a 14:55.28 indoor 5000 m time. His school coach was Buzz Morrison. Wheating became one of the four incoming freshmen at the University of Oregon that ranked top ten nationally in the 1500 m.
Wheating attended the University of Oregon in Eugene; his major was sociology. During his first year of track during the 2006–2007 season, Wheating ran the 800 m for the first time, and led the Ducks in the 800 with a time of 1:50.17. He got points in Pac-10 competition and was part of three relays that were all top five in school history. In addition, he was ranked seventh nationally in the 1500 metres with a time of 3:45.17. Wheating skipped his freshman year of cross country, making 2007 his first season. He was on the All-Pac-10 Second Team for finishing top fourteen in league competition.
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