Matt Tegenkamp
Tegenkamp at the 2007 Prefontaine Classic
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Born | January 19, 1982 | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Portland, Oregon | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Event(s) | 1500 metres, Mile, 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres, Marathon | ||||||||||||
| College team | UW-Madison | ||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jerry Schumacher | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| World finals | 2007, 5,000m, 4th 2009, 5,000m, 8th 2011, 10,000m 10th |
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| Olympic finals | 2008, 5,000m, 13th 2012, 10,000, 19th |
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| Highest world ranking | 2007, Ranked 10th in the 5000 meters by Track and Field News | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
1500 metres: 3:34.25 Mile: 3:56.38 3000 metres: 7:34.98 2-mile: 8:07.07 5000 metres: 12:58.56 10,000 metres: 27:28.22 Marathon: 2:12:39 |
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Matthew Tegenkamp (born January 19, 1982 and AKA "Teg") is a retired professional runner from Lee's Summit, Missouri who specialized in various long-distance events. Tegenkamp represented the United States at two Summer Olympics, in 2008 and 2012. He trained with other members of the KIMbia Athletics group and was sponsored by Nike during his professional career. Tegenkamp set an American record in the outdoor two mile[PRs] and also achieved other performances that were near record breaking during his career.
After being part of the state championship team as a sophomore, Matt showed steady improvement throughout his early career. As a senior he set a Missouri state cross country course record (15:26.7) on the Oak Hills course. He gained national recognition his senior year at Lee's Summit High School when he placed second in the Midwest Regional for cross country and fifth at the Footlocker National Cross Country Championships. During his senior track campaign, Tegenkamp ran an 8:57.23 3200m and a 4:11.43 1600m to win both events at the Missouri state championships, leading his team to the state title.
Tegenkamp attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, along with high school rivals Tim Keller and Josh Spiker. After redshirting his freshman season, he defeated two-time high school national champion Dathan Ritzenhein at the U.S. Junior Cross Country championships, handing Ritzenhein his first cross country defeat in several years. Tegenkamp then placed fifth at the World Junior Cross Country Championships, behind Ritzenhein and future world record holder, Kenenisa Bekele.
Tegenkamp soon began to struggle with injuries that hindered him until Wisconsin coach, Jerry Schumacher, changed his training regimen. He responded quickly, lowering his 5000m PR to 13:30.90 in 2004. Tegenkamp graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in human ecology.
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