Brigita Langerholc
Brigita Langerholc (born July 23, 1976 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.
She finished fourth at the 2000 Olympics in a then personal best time of 1:58.51 minutes. In 2001 she won the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the Universiade. She then finished fifth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships.
She has competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 without ever reaching the final.
In Osaka 2007 World championship she finished fifth in final with 1:58:52. In semifinal she ran PB 1:58.41.
Running for Gimnazia Ljubljana, she set the Slovenian national high school record in the 400 metres. She followed that with a 5th place showing at the 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships. She attended college at the University of Southern California, placing third in the 800 m at two consecutive NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Her senior year, she was the leading qualifier to the NCAA championships, but wilted in the heat of Durham, North Carolina, finishing eighth. That year she helped USC to third place in the 4x400 metres relay.[1] Her time from the 2000 Olympics is the USC school record.[2]
Competition record
References
External links
- Brigita Langerholc profile at IAAF
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