Regina Jacobs
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Regina Jacobs (born August 28, 1963) is a former middle distance runner from the United States, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
She took second place in the 1500 m at the 6th World Championships in Athletics in Athens (4:04.63) in 1997, as well as the World Championships in Sevilla in 1999 (4:00.35).
On February 2, 2003 she set a world record in the indoor 1500 m with a time of 3:59.58, becoming the first woman to break 4 minutes in the event. In the same year she tested positive for the steroid THG and was suspended for four years by the United States anti-Doping Agency.
In her years of running, she achieved 25 national titles.
