Adam Goucher was born on February 18,1975 and is a retired American cross-country and track and field athlete.
11 Facts About Adam Goucher
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Adam Goucher ran for the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 5000 meters.
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Adam Goucher attended Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated in 1994.
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Adam Goucher won the Foot Locker National High School Cross Country Championship in 1993, as well as having personal bests of 1:53 at 800 m, 4:18 at 1600 m, and 8:55 at 3200 m Goucher's coach in high school was Judy Fellhauer, who was an Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon.
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In 2006, Adam Goucher ran a 10:50 at the USA Cross Country Championships to win first place in the short course.
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Adam Goucher went on to finish 6th in the short course race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, the highest finish by an American since Pat Porter placed 6th in the 1986 World Cross Championships.
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Adam Goucher finished only 8 seconds behind the winner, world-renowned Ethiopian champion Kenenisa Bekele, the 5k and 10k world record holder.
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At the 2006 Prefontaine Classic, Adam Goucher finished third in the 2 mile with a time of 8:12.7, the third fastest 2 mile ever run by an American.
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Adam Goucher withdrew from the race because he was at a point that he would not be able to run the Olympic A standard if he were to continue with the race.
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Adam Goucher finished seventh in the 10k final, failing to qualify for the Olympics, but besting his previous 10k personal record by less than a second with a 27:59.31.
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Adam Goucher is co-founder of Run The Edge, a virtual fitness challenge company.