Maggie Vessey

Personal information

Born

23 December 1981 (age 35)

Residence

Soquel, California

Height

5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Weight

127 lb (58 kg)

Sport

Country

United States

Event(s)

800 m

College team

Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Mustangs

Coached by

Greg Brock

Achievements and titles

World finals

2009, 800 m,
7th in Semi-finals

2011, 800 m,
6th in finals

Personal best(s)

800 m: 1:57.84

Medal record

Women's athletics
Representing the United States
World Relay Championships
	2015 Nassau	4×800 m relay

Maggie Vessey (born December 23, 1981) is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Vessey represented the United States at the 2009 World Championships in the 800 m.

Vessey grew up in Soquel, California and attended Soquel High School. Later, she attended California Polytechnic State University.

While competing for Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, Vessey was the Big West Conference 800 m champion twice. She finished second in the 800 m at the 2005 NCAA championships.

At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Vessey finished 5th in the 800 m, with a time of 2:02.01. In June 2009, Vessey was a surprise winner at the Prefontaine Classic, in 2:00.18. The race director said Vessey "was a last-minute, last-minute add. One step above a field-filler". The competition included Olympic gold medalist Pamela Jelimo.

Vessey continued her impressive results in 2009. At the Herculis meet in Monaco, she won the race with a time of 1:57.84. At the time, this was the fastest 800 m performance for the year, and tied for the seventh fastest by an American runner. This result earned Vessey a place on the US 2009 World Championship team—she finished 4th at the 2009 U.S. Championships, and needed to break 2:00 to earn an "A" standard.

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