Amy Atkinson

{{Short description|American sprinter and middle distance runner (born 1989)}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's Athletics }}

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{{MedalCompetition | Micronesian Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Koror | 1500 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Koror | 800 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Koror | 4 × 400 m relay }}

{{MedalCompetition | Oceania Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2011 Apia | 5000 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 2011 Apia | 800 m }}

{{MedalSilver | 2011 Apia | 1500 m }}

{{MedalBronze | 2012 Cairns | 1500 m }}

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Amy Atkinson (born August 5, 1989) is a sprinter and middle-distance runner and former association football player from Guam. She competed in the 2010 Guam Athletics Championships where she won three gold medals. Atkinson took part in the 2011 Pacific Games, where she broke the national record for the Women's 3000m steeplechase event, which she still holds. Atkinson represented Guam in Istanbul at the Women's 400m event at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Atkinson also competed in the Women's 800m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but did not advance to the semifinals.{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/atkinson-amy-1047564/ |title=Amy Atkinson |work=2012 Summer Olympics |access-date=8 September 2012 |archive-date=18 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718075205/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/atkinson-amy-1047564/ |url-status=dead }} She broke the national 800m record with a time of 2:18.53.