Amy Yoder Begley

Amy Yoder Begley ( born January 11, 1978 in Goshen, Indiana) is an American long-distance runner.

During her studies she was twice NCAA champion: 2000 in the hall about 5000 m and 2001 outdoor 10,000 m.

After stagnating services until it has been diagnosed in January 2006 with her celiac disease. The transition to a gluten - free diet improved their condition so much that they 2008 31:43,60 min qualified third in the U.S. elimination fights for the Olympic Games in Beijing, where she over 10,000 m in 32:38,28 min came on the 26th place.

In 2009, she won national titles in the hall about 3000 m in 8:53,27 min and outdoor 10,000 m in 31:22,69 min. At the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, she rose again and was in sixth best non - African min in 31:13,78.

Amy Yoder Begley is 1.63 meters tall and weighs 53 kg. She graduated from the University of Arkansas to study exercise science and biomechanics, and is since 2000 with Andrew Begley, a fellow athletes from their high school years, married. She lives in Beaverton (Oregon ), where they will be supported as part of the Nike Oregon Project by Alberto Salazar as a coach.