Cathy O'Brien (athlete)

Cathy Schiro O'Brien (born July 19, 1967 in Janesville, Wisconsin) is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best (2:29:38) in the women's marathon in 1991 while winning the Los Angeles Marathon.

Biography

While attending Dover High School, her 2:34:24, finishing 9th place in the 1984 Olympic Trials Marathon still stands as the national high school record in the marathon. She competed in the United States Olympic Trials Marathon two more times, in 1988 and 1992: In the Olympic Trials Marathon in 1988 (May 1) in Pittsburgh, PA, she finished third in a time of 2:30:18, qualifying her for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.^[1] In the Olympic Trials Marathon in 1992 (January 26), in Houston, TX, she finished second in a time of 2:30:28, qualifying her for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Other notable performances include, in 1989: Second in the Paris Marathon, in a time of 2:31:14; third in the Chicago Marathon, in a time of 2:31:19; winning the Crim 10 miler (Flint, MI) in a then-world record time of 51:47 (which stood until 1991). In 1990: Silver medal in the Goodwill Games 10,000 meters, in a personal best time of 32:05.

Personal life

She is married to Michael O'Brien and has two children, Patrick Finbar O'Brien and Andrew Joseph O'Brien. O'Brien is now a violin teacher and she runs every day. She lives in Durham, New Hampshire.

Achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Representing  United States
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	40th	2:41:04
1991	Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, United States	1st	2:29:38
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	10th	2:39:42

References

External links

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