Erin Donohue
{{Short description|American middle-distance runner}}
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Erin Leigh Donohue (born May 8, 1983) is an American athlete who competes in middle-distance track events. Donohue qualified for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 1500 meters.Miller, Jen A. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/199935084 She's back on the run]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 2015, p. C2 (subscription required).{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Erin Donohue |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/erin-donohue-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203031432/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/erin-donohue-1.html |archive-date=December 3, 2016}}
Early life
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Donohue competed for Haddonfield Memorial High School in Haddonfield, New Jersey and the University of North Carolina in both middle-distance running events and the javelin throw."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/167892693/ Track and Field]," in "Sports in Brief." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 27, 2010, p. D11 (subscription required).
Career
At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, she was sixth in the 1500 m final, running a season's best 4:09.{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/wic10/results/eventcode=4144/racedate=03-14-2010/sex=W/discCode=1500/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_1500_hash_f |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 21, 2010 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024225111/http://www.iaaf.org/wic10/results/eventcode=4144/racedate=03-14-2010/sex=W/discCode=1500/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_1500_hash_f |url-status=dead}} She was the silver medalist at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships behind Anna Pierce. Donohue took part in the Fifth Avenue Mile road race in September and finished in third place behind her compatriots Shannon Rowbury and Sara Hall.[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=58396.html Rowbury defends, Laalou breaks through at Fifth Avenue Mile]. IAAF/NYRR (September 27, 2010). Retrieved on September 27, 2010.
She is an assistant coach with the Philadelphia University Cross Country program.{{cite web |title=Assistant Cross Country Coach Erin Donohue |url=http://www.philau.edu/athletics/varsitysports/womenscrosscountry/WXCbios/erindonohuebio.htm |website=Philadelphia University Athletics |publisher=Philadelphia University |access-date=November 26, 2015 |ref=pua}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151127023804/http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205674427 Erin Donohue] at the University of North Carolina (archived November 27, 2015)
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- {{Team USA|new_id=erin-donohue|old_id=DO/Erin-Donohue|archive=20220711235117}}
- {{Olympics.com|erin-donohue|org_archive=20160924205011}}
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{{Footer USA Track & Field 2008 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:American female middle-distance runners
Category:Haddonfield Memorial High School alumni
Category:People from Haddon Heights, New Jersey
Category:Sportspeople from Haddonfield, New Jersey
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:North Carolina Tar Heels women's track and field athletes
Category:Track and field athletes from New Jersey
Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners