1. Deena Michelle Kastor is an American long-distance runner.
22 Facts About Deena Kastor
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Deena Kastor is the former American record holder in the marathon and numerous road distances.
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Deena Kastor won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
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Deena Kastor won the 2005 Chicago Marathon and the 2006 London Marathon.
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Deena Kastor is a 24 time National Champion, including eight-time national champion in cross country.
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Deena Kastor is an alumna of Agoura High School located in Agoura Hills, California.
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In high school, Deena Kastor won three California state cross country titles and two CIF California State Meet titles at 3200 meters while running for Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California.
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Deena Kastor competed in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships all four years of her prep career, and competed in both the North American Youth Maccabi Games and the Pan-American Maccabiah while in high school.
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Post-collegiately, Deena Kastor ran under coaches Joe Vigil and Terrence Mahon.
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Deena Kastor has earned two silver medals in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
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In recent years, Deena Kastor has shifted her focus toward the marathon distance.
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Deena Kastor placed sixth at the 2006 New York City Marathon and fifth at the 2007 Boston Marathon.
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Deena Kastor is a featured subject in the 2007 marathon documentary Spirit of the Marathon, which follows her victory at the 2005 Chicago Marathon.
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Deena Kastor finished with an unofficial time of 2:29:35, after overtaking competitor Magdalena Lewy Boulet in mile 23.
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Deena Kastor ran most of the race from behind, while Lewy Boulet built a commanding lead very early on, running alone for most of the marathon.
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Deena Kastor attempted to rise, but dropped back down again and was forced to withdraw from the race.
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On March 21,2010, Deena Kastor competed in the first spring running of the New York City Half Marathon.
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In January 2012, Deena Kastor ran 2:30:40 to place 6th at the Olympic Squad Houston Olympic Trials.
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In January 2013, Deena Kastor announced she would be running in the 2013 Los Angeles Marathon, to be held on March 17,2013 where she finished third in 2:32:39.
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Deena Kastor was on the advisory board of Every Woman's Marathon.
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Deena Kastor was selected as the top women's marathoner in the world in 2006 by Track and Field News magazine.
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Deena Kastor was inducted into the New York Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, and into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on April 29,2007.