Nicole Teter is a three-time US indoor champion, and a two-time Olympian.
11 Facts About Nicole Teter
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Nicole Teter won a gold medal in the same category at the 2002 US Outdoor Championships.
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In 1991, Teter won the CIF California State Meet, then the 800 meters at the US Junior Championships and won the silver medal at the Junior Pan American Games in the same event.
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Nicole Teter won the US outdoor title in the same distance, and ran a personal best time of 1:57.97 at the Athletissima track meet in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Nicole Teter fell short in her bid for the eight-woman final, when she placed fourth in the second round, with a time of 1:59.50.
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Shortly after her first Olympics, Nicole Teter continued to build her success by winning numerous track meets across Europe and the United States, although she had battled back each time from injuries.
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In 2008, Nicole Teter returned to the international scene by winning again the US indoor championship title, and qualified for the 800 metres at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain, where she made only into the semi-final round.
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Nicole Teter finished fourth in the same distance at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, with a time of 2:01.30.
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Nicole Teter competed for the second time in the women's 800 metres, along with her teammates Hazel Clark and Alice Schmidt.
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Nicole Teter ran in the fourth heat against six other athletes, including former Olympic and world champion Maria Mutola.
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Nicole Teter was born in San Diego, California, but she grew up in Cottonwood, CA for her entire life and attended West Valley High School in Cottonwood.