Shannon Rowbury

{{short description|American middle-distance runner}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Shannon Rowbury

| image = File:Shannon Rowbury.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Rowbury in 2016

| nationality = American

| sport = Track

| event = 800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters

| club =

| collegeteam = Duke Blue Devils

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|9|19}}

| birth_place = San Francisco, California

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|5|ft|5|in|m|2|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|115|lb|kg}}

| coach = Pete Julian

| worlds = {{ubl

|2009 Berlin

|1500 m, {{bronze medal}}

|2011 Daegu

|1500 m, 20th (sf)

|2013 Moscow

|5000 m, 7th

|2015 Beijing

|1500 m, 7th

|2017 London

|5000 m, 9th

}}

| olympics = {{ubl

|2008 Beijing

|1500 m, 7th

|2012 London

|1500 m, {{bronze medal}} (not yet reallocated) {{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cewlqxkn5x8o | title=Tatyana Tomashova banned: Runner in 2012 'dirtiest race' gets 10-year ban | date=September 3, 2024 }}

|2016 Rio de Janeiro

|1500 m, 4th

}}

| pb = {{ubl

|800 m: 1:59.97{{cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/166703 |author=All-Athletics |title=Profile of Shannon Rowbury}} (Eugene 2016)

|1500 m: 3:56.29{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2015/07/17/ethiopias-genzebe-dibaba-breaks-1500-meter-world-record/ |title=Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba Breaks 1,500-Meter World Record |first=Sara |last=Germano |date=July 17, 2015 |website=Blogs.wsj.com}} (Monaco 2015)

|Mile: 4:20.34 (Rieti 2008)

|3000 m: 8:29.93 (Brussels 2014)

|5000 m: 14:38.92 (Brussels 2016)

}}

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2012 London|1500 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 Berlin|1500 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Indoor Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Portland|3000 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Relay Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2015 Nassau|Distance medley relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Continental Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Marrakech|1500 m}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Split|3000 m}}

}}

Shannon Solares-Rowbury (born September 19, 1984) is an American middle-distance runner from San Francisco, California. After competing collegiately for Duke University, she turned professional in 2007. Rowbury has represented the United States at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2012, becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in the event. {{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/womens-1500-metres-final.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172938/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/womens-1500-metres-final.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's 1,500 metres Final |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=2010-07-19}} She also represented the United States at the World Championships in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, winning the bronze medal in the 1500 meters in 2009.{{cite web |url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-15-2009/sex=W/discCode=1500/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_1500_hash_f |title=2009 World Championships in Athletics - 1500 Metres - W |publisher=IAAF |access-date=2010-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612123340/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-15-2009/sex=W/discCode=1500/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_1500_hash_f |archive-date=2010-06-12 |url-status=dead }} In 2015, Rowbury helped set the world record with the U.S. team for the distance medley relay event,[http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/world-record-ratified-distance-medley-relay-2 IAAG Ratifies World Records]. Retrieved on November 1, 2015 and set a then-American record for 1500 meters on July 17, 2015, breaking Mary Slaney's 32 year-old mark with a time of 3:56.29.[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/News/Shannon-Rowbury-breaks-Decker-s-31-year-old-Americ.aspx Shannon Rowbury breaks Decker's 31-year-old American record in the 1500m]. Retrieved on November 1, 2015.

Personal life

Rowbury was born in San Francisco, California. She grew up in the Parkside section of the Sunset District neighborhood in San Francisco. In 2002, Rowbury graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School in San Francisco. Rowbury attended Duke University and studied English and Theater and competed on the cross country and track and field teams for the school. In 2007, Rowbury graduated from Duke magna cum laude in English and Theater Studies with a certificate in Film/Video/Digital Studies.{{cite web |last=Rowbury |first=Shannon |title=Resume |url=http://www.shannonrowbury.com/about-shannon/resume |access-date=November 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103231159/http://www.shannonrowbury.com/about-shannon/resume |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }} She completed her master's degree at Duke in May 2008, with an emphasis on Film and Women's Studies.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2008_06_24_11_58_18 |title=Shannon Rowbury teleconference excerpts |publisher=USATF |access-date=2010-07-19}} In April 2007, Rowbury was diagnosed with a femoral neck stress fracture (hip joint), which abruptly put an end to her collegiate career at Duke University.{{cite news |title=Southern Cooking: Coach John Cook directs 'the little things' for three rising stars |url=http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=13418&PageNum=1 |publisher=Running Times Magazine |author=Kevin Beck |date=June 2008 |access-date=2010-07-19}}

Rowbury married Mexican-American runner Pablo Solares on April 11, 2015. She gave birth to their daughter on June 30, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|title=Login • Instagram|website=www.instagram.com}}

Running career

=Collegiate=

Rowbury set a school record for the mile in the indoor track season as a freshman at Duke. In her sophomore year she earned indoor All-American status, finishing in 8th place at the NCAA championships in the mile. In her junior year season she anchored Duke's first victorious distance medley relay team. As a senior, she helped Duke place third at the NCAA cross country championships. She redshirted her indoor and outdoor seasons of her senior year, but set Duke school records in the 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m and steeplechase, the latter at 9.59.4.[http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=1151/bio/index.htm] {{dead link|date=July 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://dukedistance.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/duke-all-time-performance-lists-top-5.pdf |title=Duke All-Time Top 5 Performance Lists : OUTDOOR TRACK |date=January 13, 2012 |website=Dukedistance.files.wordpress.com |access-date=July 12, 2018}}

=2007=

Rowbury signed with Nike in June 2007. Her first six months of training under John Cook involved rehabilitation from her stress fracture. In November 2007, Rowbury competed at the Seagate Elite 5K Road Race in San Jose, California to assess her current fitness level coming back from her injury. She managed a second-place finish, with a time of 15:54.

=2008=

In January 2008, Rowbury enjoyed her first extended stint at altitude in central Mexico where she trained for six weeks with her coach and teammates. She returned to the United States in February to compete in the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, her first track race since her injury 11 months earlier. Rowbury went on to win the 3000 m in a personal best time of 8:55.19. In April 2008, Rowbury opened up her outdoor track campaign at the Duke Invitational, winning the 800 m by 12 seconds with a two-second personal best time of 2:02.76.

Her next race was in early May at the Payton Jordon Invitational at Stanford University where she hoped to achieve the Olympic A standard at 1500 m (4:07.00). Although Rowbury came up short of her goal while racing at Stanford, she did manage a five-second personal best at this distance with a time of 4:07.59.

Still seeking the Olympic A standard, Rowbury raced at the Adidas Track Classic in Carson, California on May 18, 2008. In the 1500 m, she won with a time of 4:01.61, improving another six seconds over her previous personal best. This performance placed Rowbury 5th all-time at 1500 m for United States females. In addition, her effort would have placed her 9th in the world rankings based on the 2007 IAAF world performance list. This performance gave her the Olympic A standard that she needed heading into the USATF Olympic Trials.

On July 6, 2008 at the USATF Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Rowbury placed first in the 1500 m final with a time of 4:05.48, followed by Erin Donohue and Christin Wurth-Thomas. The three qualified to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics based on their performance at the trials.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?duid=USATF_2008_07_06_19_08_45 |title=Stuczynski breaks AR; hurdlers impress as Olympic Trials conclude |publisher=USATF |access-date=2010-07-19}}

Rowbury had the fourth-fastest time in the first-round heats of the women's 1500 m run in Beijing, qualifying for the finals.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/womens-1500-metres-round-one.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172937/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/ATH/womens-1500-metres-round-one.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Athletics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's 1,500 metres Round One |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=2010-07-19}} She was the only American athlete to advance to the finals, where she placed seventh with a time of 4:03.58. Her seventh-place finish was (as of then) the best finish ever by an American woman in the 1500 meters at the modern Olympics.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/24/SP6G12HC3M.DTL&hw=shannon+rowbury&sn=001&sc=1000 |title=No medal, but best U.S. 1,500 finish |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=2010-07-19 |first=John |last=Crumpacker |date=August 24, 2008}}

=2009=

Rowbury retained her 1500 m title at the 2009 US Championships, beating Christin Wurth-Thomas and qualifying for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.Morse, Parker (2009-06-28). [http://www.iaaf.org/WCH09/news/kind=100/newsid=51361.html World season leads for Demus and Merritt as team takes shape in Eugene - USA Champs, Day 3]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-30. At the 2009 World Championships, in Berlin, Rowbury captured the bronze medal in a time of 4:04.18.{{cite news |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i9jLOTDc-loo1qnhHXOkNWSqYJ6gD9A8ORE00 |title=Rodriguez disqualified, Jamal wins women's 1,500 |last=Lucas |first=Ryan |date=August 23, 2009 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=2009-08-23}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} A month later she won her first Fifth Avenue Mile, narrowly edging out Lisa Dobriskey, Sara Hall and Wurth-Thomas.New York Road Runners (2009-09-27). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=54503.html Rowbury and Baddeley reign over Fifth Avenue]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-27.

=2010=

In 2010, Rowbury finished second in the 1500 meters at the US Indoor Championships, and third at the US Championships outdoors. On July 22, 2010, Rowbury improved her personal best in the 3000 m by 23 seconds with a time of 8:31.38, which was the third-best mark in U.S. history.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.athletics-weekly.com/article.php?id=1488 |title=Gay wins Monaco 200m |magazine=Athletics Weekly |access-date=2010-07-25}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |url=http://www.diamondleague-monaco.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/3000m-Women/ |title=Samsung Diamond League - 3000m Women |publisher=Omega Timing |access-date=2010-07-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725070627/http://www.diamondleague-monaco.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/3000m-Women/ |archive-date=2010-07-25 }}

Rowbury won the 2010 edition of the Fifth Avenue Mile on September 26, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.letsrun.com/2010/fifth-0926-recap.php |title=2010 Fifth Avenue Mile Recap and Results: Shannon Rowbury and Amine Laalou Cap 2010 Seasons With Wins in New York |website=Letsrun.com}}

=2011=

In 2011, Rowbury finished third at the US Championships, qualifying her for the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. There, she qualified for the semifinals, but was eliminated from the competition in the semi-final race.

=2012=

Rowbury finished second at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, qualifying her for her second consecutive Olympics. Morgan Uceny, who finished first at the trials, and Jenny Simpson, who finished third, also competed with Rowbury at the London Olympics. Rowbury initially finished sixth in the 1500 meters race at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.{{cite web |title=Shannon Rowbury Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/shannon-rowbury-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418073035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/shannon-rowbury-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=2015-09-02}} At the time, her sixth-place finish was the best finish ever by an American woman in the 1500 meters at the modern Olympics. Currently in fourth position following the disqualifications of Aslı Çakır Alptekin and Gamze Bulut, she stands to be upgraded to the bronze medal after Tatyana Tomashova was disqualified for doping in September 2024. Six of the top nine finishers in the event (not including Rowbury) have been either disqualified or linked to performance-enhancing drug use, with ESPN labeling it "one of the dirtiest [races] in Olympic history".{{cite web |title='I've realized what a plague doping is in our sport' |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/18647223/three-olympian-shannon-rowbury-guns-third-straight-victory-wanamaker-mile-2017-millrose-games |website=ESPN.com |language=en |date=8 February 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/doping-russia-london-olympics-tomashova-rowbury-d0ba882cde5cce493ef0247bd0cb95f4|title=Latest Russian doping case from 2012 London Olympics set to raise US runner Rowbury to get bronze|website=AP News|date=3 September 2024|access-date=3 September 2024}}

=2013=

Rowbury began her season at the Drake Relays, finishing fourth in the 1500m with a time of 4:09.05.{{cite web |title=Wow: Jenny Simpson Impresses With Drake Relays Record and World Lead in 1,500 |url=http://www.letsrun.com/news-erik/2013/04/wow-jenny-simpson-impresses-with-drake-relays-record-in-1500/ |website=LetsRun.com |access-date=October 31, 2013}} After finishing fourth in the 1500 meters at the USATF Championships in June 2013 in a slow, tactical final, Rowbury was left off the World Championships team in the 1500 metres, her main event. She later finished third in the 5000 meters at the USATF Championships, qualifying her for her third consecutive World Championship team. Because Treniere Moser, who was on the World Championships team for the 1500 meters, pulled out due to a hamstring injury, Rowbury could have run the 1500 meters, but was forced to run the 5000 meters due to a technicality.{{cite web |title=Shannon Rowbury Has Some Strong Words for USATF For Being Left Off 1500m Team for Worlds |url=http://www.letsrun.com/news/2013/08/shannon-rowbury-has-some-strong-words-for-usatf-for-being-left-off-1500m-team-for-worlds/ |website=Letsrun.com |access-date=October 31, 2013}} Rowbury finished 7th in the 5000 meters in Moscow, just behind her compatriot Molly Huddle. After the 2013 season, Rowbury's coach, John Cook, retired, and she switched coaches to Alberto Salazar, becoming a member of the Nike Oregon Project.{{cite web |title=Shannon Rowbury to be coached by Alberto Salazar |url=http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251077-News-from-the-Track-and-Field-World/article/22267-Shannon-Rowbury-to-be-coached-by-Alberto-Salazar |website=Flotrack.org |access-date=October 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106055301/http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251077-News-from-the-Track-and-Field-World/article/22267-Shannon-Rowbury-to-be-coached-by-Alberto-Salazar |archive-date=November 6, 2013 }}

=2014=

Rowbury began her season at the University of Washington Indoor Preview, finishing fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:07.72 on January 18, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.tfrrs.org/results/31327_f.html#1996702 |title=TFRRS - Track & Field Results Reporting System |website=Tfrrs.org}} She was the runner-up in the 3000 meters in 9:25.49 at 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 22, 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USA-Indoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results.aspx|title=USA Track & Field - Results|date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219082127/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USA-Indoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results.aspx|archive-date=December 19, 2019}}

On June 27, 2014, Rowbury finished second in the 5,000 meters US outdoor title in Sacramento, California with a time of 15:01.71, being passed by Molly Huddle in the final meters, who won in 15:01.56.{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.tv/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&do=videos&video_id=120116 |title=USATF.TV - Videos - Women's 5000m - USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2014 |website=Usatf.tv}}

After many years of trying Rowbury broke the four-minute barrier for the first time in the 1500m at the prestigious Paris Diamond League meeting on July 5. She recorded a time of 3:59.49 seconds. Just two weeks later at the Monaco Diamond League meeting she recorded a new lifetime best in the 5000m finishing behind American Record holder Molly Huddle in the race. Her time of 14:48.68{{cite web |url=http://www.diamondleague-monaco.com/en/Program/Overview/5000m-Women1/ |title=5000m Women |access-date=2014-07-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720124809/http://www.diamondleague-monaco.com/en/Program/Overview/5000m-Women1/ |archive-date=2014-07-20 }} saw her go under the 15 minute barrier for the first time and slice 12 seconds off her previous personal best. She became the fourth-fastest American women ever over the distance.

=2015=

Rowbury, still training under Alberto Salazar, raced in five indoor races with her capstone performances earning gold medals in a 4:34.40 mile and 9:43.94 two-mile at USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

class=wikitable

|+ UW Indoor Preview, Seattle, WA

!Date

Distance

Place

Time

align=center

|January 17, 2015

Mile

bgcolor=gold| 1st

4:27.86

align=center

|January 17, 2015

1000m

bgcolor=gold| 1st

2:40.25

Rowbury won the Millrose Games women's Wanamaker mile in 4:24.32.{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ahoure-wins-millrose-richards-struggles-025333932--spt.html |title=Ahoure wins at Millrose, Richards struggles |website=Sports.yahoo.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.tv/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&mgroup_event_id=574&year=2015&do=videos&video_id=133683 |title=USATF.TV : Videos : Wanamaker Mile : NYRR Millrose Games 2015 |website=Usatf.tv}}

Rowbury was runner up in the 1500 m in 4:14.99 in 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

On July 17, 2015, Rowbury broke the American record in the 1500 m at the Diamond League competition in Monaco, with a time of 3:56.29.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2015/herculis-7078654/women/1500-metres/final/result|title=1500 Metres Result | Herculis|website=www.worldathletics.org}}{{cite web |url=http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/07/genzebe-dibaba-runs-350-07-to-smash-1500m-world-record/ |title=Genzebe Dibaba Runs 3:50.07 to Smash 1500m World Record!!! - LetsRun.com |date=July 17, 2015 |website=letsrun.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjOrUCGNhpI |title=YouTube |website=Youtube.com}}

Rowbury made it to the final in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres, leading on a slow first 800m, and finishing 7th in 4:12.39.

On September 11, at the Diamond League finale in Brussels, Rowbury placed 3rd in the mile in 4:22.10, just ahead of Jennifer Simpson who finished in 4:22.18.{{cite web |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=117105 |title=Display Article |website=www.trackandfieldnews.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914040538/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=117105 |archive-date=14 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}

On September 13, Rowbury placed 2nd in a time of 4:29.3 at the New York Road Runners Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City, just behind Simpson at 4:29.0.{{cite web |url=http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2015/nyrr-5th-avenue-mile/race-report/willis-and-simpson-make-history-on-5th-avenue |title=Willis and Simpson Make History on 5th Avenue |date=September 13, 2015 |website=Nyrr.org}}

=2016=

On February 20, 2016 Rowbury won the Millrose Games women's Wanamaker Mile for the second year in a row, finishing in 4:24.39{{cite web |url=http://results.nyrrmillrosegames.org |title=Results |website=results.nyrrmillrosegames.org}}

On March 12, Rowbury won the 3000 meters in 8:55.65 at the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She won the bronze medal at the IAAF World Indoor Championships behind Genzebe Dibaba and Meseret Defar in the same event.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/USATF-Indoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results/Day-2.aspx |title=USA Track & Field - Day 2 |publisher=Usatf.org |access-date=2018-07-12}}

After finishing second at the US Olympic Trials, Rowbury went on to finish 4th in the 1500m final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, behind her compatriot Jenny Simpson.

On August 27, 2016, Rowbury finished 4th in the 1500 meters in Stade de France, Paris, in 3:58.00.{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2016/meeting-de-paris-5845/women/1500-metres/final/result |title=IAAF: 1500 Metres Result - Meeting de Paris - iaaf.org |website=iaaf.org}} On September 1 in the Diamond League 1500m final in Zurich, Rowbury outleaned Laura Muir, running a season's best time of 3:57.78. This was Rowbury's first ever 1500m victory in a Diamond League meeting. On September 9, Rowbury finished 5th in the 5000m in the Brussels Diamond League, breaking Molly Huddle's U.S. 5000m record, finishing in a time of 14:38.92.{{cite web |url=http://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/09/shannon-rowbury-breaks-american-5000m-record-1438-92-almaz-ayanas-wr-attempt-comes-short |title=Shannon Rowbury Breaks the American 5000m Record (14:38.92) as Almaz Ayana's WR Attempt Comes Up Short - LetsRun.com |date=September 9, 2016 |website=Letsrun.com}}

=2017=

On April 2, 2017, Rowbury was second in the road 5k Carlsbad 5000 finishing in 15:36, 1 second behind Viola Lagat.{{cite web |url=http://www.runrocknroll.com/finisher-zone/search-and-results/?eventid=45%5D |title=Search and Results - Rock 'n' Roll Finisher Zone |website=Runrocknroll.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.runrocknroll.com/finisher-zone/search-and-results/?eventid=45 |title=Search and Results - Rock 'n' Roll Finisher Zone |website=Runrocknroll.com}}

=2020=

Rowbury was training for the 2020 U.S. Olympic track and field trials and aiming to make her fourth Olympic team. She suffered a stress fracture after the trials were rescheduled to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and did not enter the trials as a result.{{cite web |title=Evan Jager more U.S. distance stars out of Olympic Trials |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/15/evan-jager-molly-huddle-shannon-rowbury-olympic-trials/ |website=OlympicTalk {{!}} NBC Sports |date=15 June 2021}}

Competition record

{{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}

colspan="7"|Representing the {{USA}}

2008

| Beijing, China

|7th

|1500 m

2009

|World Championships

|Berlin, Germany

| style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|1500 m

2011

|World Championships

|20th (sf)

|1500 m

2012

|London, England

|style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|1500 m

2013

|World Championships

|Moscow, Russia

|7th

|5000 m

2015

|World Championships

|Beijing, China

|7th

|1500 m

rowspan=2|2016

|World Indoor Championships

|Portland, Oregon

| style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|3000 m

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|4th

|1500 m

2017

|World Championships

|London, United Kingdom

|9th

|5000 m

=USA National Championships=

==Outdoor track and field==

{{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}

2008

|US Olympic Trials

|Eugene, Oregon

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|1500 m

|4:05.48[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2008/OlympicTrials-TF/results/fullResults.asp 2008 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 4, 2016

2009

|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Eugene, Oregon

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|1500 m

|4:05.07[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2009/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results.asp 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 4, 2016

2010

|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Eugene, Oregon

| style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|1500 m

|4:14.41[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2010/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/completeresults.asp 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 4, 2016

2011

|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Eugene, Oregon

| style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|1500 m

|4:06.20[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2011/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/results/complete_senior.asp 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 4, 2016

2012

|US Olympic Trials

|Eugene, Oregon

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|1500 m

|4:05.11[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF/results/Results10-3.htm 2012 US Olympic Trials women's 1500 meter results]. Retrieved March 3, 2016

rowspan=2|2013

|rowspan=2|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|rowspan=2|Des Moines, Iowa

|4th

|1500 m

|4:30.09[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATFCS/Events/USA-Outdoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results---Full.aspx 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 3, 2016

style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|5000 m

|15:37.27

2014

|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Eugene, Oregon

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|5000 m

|15:01.71[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Complete-Results.aspx 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 3, 2016

2015

|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Eugene, Oregon

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|1500 m

|4:14.99[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results-by-Day/Results-FULL.aspx 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 3, 2016

2016

|US Olympic Trials

|Eugene, Oregon

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|1500 m

rowspan=2|2017

|USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Sacramento, California

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|5000 m

|15:14.08{{cite web |url=http://nc.milesplit.com/athletes/1261417/stats#.WWLbJYjytPY |title=Shannon Rowbury - Stats |website=nc.milesplit.com |access-date=July 9, 2017}}

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Sacramento, California

|8th

|1500 m

|4:10.36

==Indoor track and field==

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2008

|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|Boston, Massachusetts

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|3000 m

|8:55.19[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2008/USAIndoorTFChampionships/results/fullResults.asp USA Indoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

rowspan=2|2010

|rowspan=2|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|rowspan=2|Albuquerque, New Mexico

| style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|3000 m

|9:15.92[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2010/USAIndoorTFChampionships/results/Results.asp 2010 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 3, 2016

style="background:silver;"|2nd

|1500 m

|4:19.38

2014

|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|Albuquerque, New Mexico

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|3000 m

|9:25.41[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2014/USA-Indoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results.aspx 2014 USA Indroor Track and Field Championship results]. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

rowspan=2|2015

|rowspan=2|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|rowspan=2|Boston, Massachusetts

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|2 Mile

|9:43.94

bgcolor=gold|1st

|Mile

|4:43.40[http://www.flashresults.com/2015_Meets/Indoor/02-27_USA/008-1_compiled.htm 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships results]. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

2016

|USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|Portland, Oregon

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|3000 m

|8:55.65[http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2016/USATF-Indoor-Track---Field-Championships/Results/Day-1.aspx 2016 USA Indoor Championships results]. Retrieved March 12, 2016

2016

|World Indoor Track and Field Championships

|Portland, Oregon

|style="background:#c96;"|3rd

|3000 m

|8:55.55{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/iaaf-world-indoor-championships-7093741/results/women/3000-metres/final/result#resultheader |title=IAAF World Indoor Championships | WIC 16 | World Athletics |website=www.worldathletics.org |access-date=September 12, 2020}}

Personal bests

class="wikitable"

Event||Time||Venue||Date||Notes

colspan=5|Outdoor

|1:59.97||Eugene||July 29, 2016

|

|3:56.29||Monaco||July 17, 2015||American record until October 5, 2019; broken by Shelby Houlihan (3:54.99)

|4:20.34||Rieti||September 7, 2008

|

|8:29.93

|September 5, 2014{{cite web |url=http://www.diamondleague-brussels.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/3000m-Women/ |title=3000m Women |access-date=2014-09-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905220510/http://www.diamondleague-brussels.com/en/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/3000m-Women/ |archive-date=2014-09-05 }}

|

|9:20.25 ||Eugene, Oregon||May 31, 2014 ||American record until April 27, 2018; broken by Jenny Simpson (9:16.78)

| 14:38.92 || Brussels || September 9, 2016{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-diamond-league/ag-insurance-memorial-van-damme-5839/results/women/5000-metres/final/result |title=IAAF: 5000 Metres Result - AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme - iaaf.org |website=iaaf.org}}

|American record until July 21, 2018; broken by Shelby Houlihan (14:34.45)

colspan=5|Indoor

1500 m

|4:05.08||New York, NY||February 14, 2015||

Mile run

|4:22.66||Winston-Salem, NC ||January 31, 2015||Flat Track Record{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

3000 m

|8:41.94||Boston||January 28, 2017{{cite web |url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/166703 |title=Profile of Shannon ROWBURY {{!}} All-Athletics.com|website=All-athletics.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-02-05}}

|

Two miles

|9:43.94 ||Boston||March 1, 2015||

References

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