1. Laura Thweatt was born on December 17,1988 and is an American long-distance runner.
12 Facts About Laura Thweatt
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Laura Thweatt began running competitively at Durango High School for which she placed 2nd at the 2006 Colorado 5A cross country state championship.
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Laura Thweatt's teammates included future Olympic medalists Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn, Olympic steeplechaser Billy Nelson, Brent and Sara Vaughn, and Bradley Harkrader.
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Laura Thweatt ran 2016 Summer Olympics standard in 10,000 meters in 31:52.94 at the 2016 Stanford Invitational.
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Laura Thweatt won the title at the 2013 and 2014 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships.
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Laura Thweatt competed in the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where she finished 29th.
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Laura Thweatt finished 2nd in 2015 Jacksonville Gate River Run 15 km USATF Road Championships in 50:50.
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Laura Thweatt won 2015 Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon and debut at 2015 TCS New York City Marathon 7th place in 2:28:23.
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At 2016 USATF 5 km Championships hosted by CVS Downtown 5K in Providence Rhode Island, Laura Thweatt finished 6th in 16:07.
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Laura Thweatt finished 6th in 2017 London Marathon in 2:25:38 over 42.2 km.
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Laura Thweatt trained under coach Joe Bosshard for the 2020 Olympics but missed a place on the US Olympic Team by 16 seconds when Thweatt placed 5th at Atlanta hosted United States Olympic Marathon Trials in February 2020.
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Laura Thweatt placed 8th in 2:27:00 at 2021 New York marathon.