Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Born |
Santa Rosa, California |
April 15, 1983 ||||||||||||
Agent | Josh Cox | ||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft, 4 in | ||||||||||||
Weight | 112 lb (51 kg) | ||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||
Sport | Middle-distance & distance running | ||||||||||||
Team | formerly Stanford University | ||||||||||||
Coached by | Ryan Hall, husband, & Steve Magness, University of Houston distance coach | ||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
Personal best(s) |
1500 m: 4:08.55 half marathon: 1:10:07 marathon: 2:28:26 |
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Medal record
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1500 m: 4:08.55
mile: 4:31.50 i
3000 m: 8:52.35
5000 m: 15:20.88
3000 m Steeplechase 9:39.48
Sara Hall (née Bei; born April 15, 1983 in Santa Rosa, California) is a professional American middle distance runner. She won the 3000 meter steeplechase in 10:03 at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico representing the United States.
She has won several notable mile road races including the Drake Relays Grand Blue Mile and the US National Road Mile Championships. She also has won prestigious 1500 meter titles including one at the Millrose Games. She is a two time world team member for the United States at the world indoor track and field championships. Her best finish came in 2006 where she finished 12th in the finals of the 3000 meters at the 11th IAAF World Indoor championships. She was also a member of the 2006 and 2015 United States world cross country championship team.
She won the 2012 American title at the USA Cross Country Championships, edging Molly Huddle at the line.
Sara competed for Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, California. She won four state cross country titles. At the CIF California State Meet she also earned three state track titles in the 1600 and 3200 meters, and won the Footlocker National High School Cross Country Championships in 2000.
She was a three-time NCAA track and field runner up in the 5000 meters and indoor 3000 meters, and a 7-time All-American, competing for Stanford University. In 2003, she finished 3rd at the NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship, leading Stanford to a team title. As a college athlete she competed in the finals of the United States Olympic trials in the 5000 meters.