Amy Rudolph

{{Short description|American runner}}

Amy Lynn Rudolph (born September 18, 1973) is a retired American middle- and long-distance runner who competed mostly in the 5000 meters.{{World Athletics|name=Amy Rudolph}} She represented her country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, as well as four World Championships. She was born in Kane, Pennsylvania and attended Kane Area High School.[http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2007/Rudolph_Amy.asp Amy Rudolph] at USA Track & Field {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104071333/http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2007/Rudolph_Amy.asp|date=November 4, 2011}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/c-xctrack/mtt/mark_carroll_462698.html |title=Husband Mark Carroll Auburn University profile |access-date=2016-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919050152/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/c-xctrack/mtt/mark_carroll_462698.html |archive-date=2016-09-19 |url-status=dead }}

Competing for the Providence Friars, Rudolph won the 1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 1500 metres. She also won that year's indoor championships in the mile run.

Amy was named associate head women's cross country coach/assistant track and field coach at Iowa State University in August 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://cyclones.com/staff-directory/amy-rudolph/528|title = Amy Rudolph – Head Women's Cross Country Coach/Assistant Track & Field Coach – Staff Directory}} Rudolph was named an assistant coach in track and field and cross country at Tennessee on August 19, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://utsports.com/news/2024/8/19/cross-country-distance-tennessee-cross-country-adds-brian-biekert-and-amy-rudolph-as-assistant-coaches.aspx | title=Tennessee Cross Country Adds Brian Biekert and Amy Rudolph as Assistant Coaches }}

Competition record

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colspan="6" | Representing the {{flagu|United States}}
1996

| Olympic Games

| Atlanta, United States

| 10th

| 5000 m

| 15:19.77

1997

| World Championships

| Athens, Greece

| 27th (h)

| 5000 m

| 16:00.87

1999

| World Championships

| Seville, Spain

| 35th (h)

| 5000 m

| 16:24.31

2000

| Olympic Games

| Sydney, Australia

| 21st (h)

| 5000 m

| 15:28.91

2001

| World Championships

| Edmonton, Canada

| 29th (h)

| 5000 m

| 15:46.77

2005

| World Championships

| Helsinki, Finland

| 19th (h)

| 5000 m

| 15:32.76

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