Morgan Uceny
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March 10, 1985 Plymouth, Indiana |
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| Residence | Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) | ||||||
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 United States |
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| Event(s) | 1500 m | ||||||
| College team | Cornell Big Red | ||||||
| Club | adidas | ||||||
| Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||
| Coached by | Terrence Mahon | ||||||
| Retired | 2016 | ||||||
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| Personal best(s) | (800 m) 1:58.37 (1500m) 4:00.06 (Mile) 4:24.6 |
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Morgan Uceny (born March 10, 1985) is a retired American Olympic runner who specialized in middle distance events. Uceny won three national championships and was the 2011 IAAF Diamond League Champion at 1500 meters. She ended 2011 as the first American since 1985 to be ranked number one in the world in the 1500 meters by Track & Field News.
Uceny was raised in Plymouth, Indiana, with her father, Marty, her mother, Brenda, and her two older brothers Alex and Matt. She is of Czech descent through her great-grandfather. As a child she loved basketball and aspired to play in the WNBA. She ran track and played basketball in high school, also running cross-country her freshman and sophomore years, but decided to quit and focus on basketball and track. She won the state 800 meter championship her Junior year.
Uceny attended Cornell University and graduated in 2007 as a Four-Time All-American: Indoor 800m (2006, 2007) & Outdoor 800m (2005, 2007).
Uceny won the 2008 USA Indoor bronze medalist at 800m in 2:04.12 & 2010 USA Indoor champion mile in 4:19.46.
Uceny started the 2011 season in spectacular fashion, winning the season title for the 1500m in the Brussels Diamond League, outsprinting a loaded field and setting the world leading time of 4:00.06, with a closing 400m of 61 seconds. At the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, she entered the 1500m final as the overwhelming favorite. With less than 500m to go, Uceny was tripped by Kenyan runner Hellen Obiri who had fallen, and ended up placing 10th in the final, well out of medal contention. Despite the result, Uceny finished the 2011 season ranked No.1 in the world.
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