Elijah Greer
{{short description|American middle-distance runner}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Elijah Greer
| sport = Track
| event =800 meters
| nationality = American
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1990|10|24|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Lake Oswego, Oregon
| collegeteam = Oregon
| height =
| weight =
| pb = 800 meters: 1:44.91{{cite web|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/85748|author=All-Athletics|title=Profile of Elijah Greer|access-date=2014-03-21|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221356/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/85748|url-status=dead}}
1500 meters: 3:43.56
| updated = 11-14-14
| medaltemplates =
}}
Elijah Greer (born October 24, 1990) is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters. Greer was the 800 meters champion running for University of Oregon at the 2013 NCAA D1 Outdoor T&F Championships.
Running career
=Youth career=
Greer attended Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon.{{cite web|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4365&SPID=243&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=3759253&Q_SEASON=2012|title=University of Oregon Track Bio|publisher=goducks.com|accessdate=June 5, 2013}} At the 2008 Junior Outdoor USA Track & Field Championship held on the campus of Ohio State University, Elijah won the 800m gold medal,{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/USAJuniorOutdoorTFChampionships/results/fullResults.asp|publisher=USA Track & Field|title=USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships Full Results|accessdate=19 May 2013}} becoming the fastest American high school junior in history at 1:47.68.{{cite web|url=http://usa.milesplit.com/articles/18783|title=USATF Junior Champs|publisher=milesplit.com|accessdate=19 May 2013}} Elijah represented the United States in the 800 meters at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.{{cite web|title=2008 IAAF World Junior Championships: Team USA Roster|url=http://www.atf-athlete.com/read_new/2008-iaaf-world-junior-championships-team-usa-roster|publisher=American Track and Field|accessdate=20 May 2013}}
=Collegiate career=
At the 2012 US Olympic Track and Field Trials held at the University of Oregon, Elijah was the only collegian with eligibility racing in the 800m Finals, finishing sixth in a time of 1:45.40.{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials-TF/Results.aspx|publisher=USA Track & Field|title=Olympic Trials Track and Field Results Men's 800 Meter Run|accessdate=19 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711002645/http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials-TF/Results.aspx|archive-date=11 July 2012|url-status=dead}} In July 2012, Elijah was the only American collegian to race the 800m Paris Diamond League Meeting Areva at Saint-Denis, France {{cite web|title=RESULTS: 2012 Paris Diamond League - Meeting Areva|url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/13401-RESULTS-2012-Paris-Diamond-League-Meeting-Areva|publisher=Flotrack|accessdate=19 May 2013}} as well as in the 800m London Diamond League Aviva Grand Prix at the Crystal Palace.{{cite web|title=Mens 800m - London Diamond League - Aviva London Grand Prix - Crystal Palace 2012|url=http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=videos&video_id=73795&event_id=1028|publisher=Runnerspace|accessdate=19 May 2013}} He ended the 2012 outdoor season ranked 49 in the world by IAAF.{{cite web|title=Records and Lists Senior Outdoor 800m 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/800-metres/outdoor/men/senior/2012|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=19 May 2013}}
In March, 2013, Elijah won the 800m at the NCAA D1 Indoor Championships, held in Fayetteville, AR.{{cite web|title=NCAA Division 1 2013 Indoor Championship|url=https://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/files/DI%20TF%20finalresults.pdf|publisher=NCAA|accessdate=19 May 2013}} He was ranked 16th in the world indoors for 2013 by the IAAF.{{cite web|title=Records & Lists Senior Indoor 800m|url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/800-metres/indoor/men/senior/2013|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=19 May 2013}}
On April 20, 2013 Elijah ran the fastest 800 meters ever recorded in a collegiate dual track meet. His time of 1:46.20 against Arkansas during the Pepsi Invitational held at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon broke a 35-year-old record.{{cite web|last=Squire|first=Jesse|title=Men's All-Dual Meet Team|url=http://tracksuperfan.com/mens-all-dual-meet-team|publisher=Track and Field Superfan|accessdate=20 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506041632/http://tracksuperfan.com/mens-all-dual-meet-team|archive-date=6 May 2013|url-status=dead}} The previous record was set by Rayfield Beaton of USC in 1978.{{cite web|title=Dual Meet History|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/13track_mg_combined.pdf|publisher=UCLA|access-date=2013-05-20|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064638/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/13track_mg_combined.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Elijah won the NCAA Division 1 2013 Outdoor Championship in 1:46.58, becoming the 5th runner from the University of Oregon to win one of 7 800m titles in the Outdoor event as well as the first Oregon duck to win an Indoor 800m championship.{{cite web|last=Binder|first=Doug|title=NCAA Track and Field: Oregon's Elijah Greer fulfills expectations with 'beautiful' win in men's 800|date=8 June 2013 |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/index.ssf/2013/06/ncaa_track_and_field_oregons_e.html|publisher=oregonlive.com|accessdate=11 June 2013}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Lake Oswego, Oregon
Category:Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes
Category:American male middle-distance runners
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners