Francie Larrieu Smith
Francie Larrieu Smith (born Francis Ann Larrieu; born November 23, 1952 in Palo Alto) is a former American middle and long distance runner. She was the first U.S. athlete to five times qualified for the Olympic Games.
As a 13 -year-old, she started with the running and won in 1970 over 1500 m their first national title. At the Olympic Games in 1972 she left the same distance in the flow. The following year she came at the World Cross Country Championships in Waregem in the 16th place and won with the U.S. team bronze.
In 1975, she presented on March 3 with 4:28,5 min on a world indoor record in the mile run. At the Olympic Games, in 1976 came via 1500 m again not on the first round out, but she won the year after the Athletics World Cup 1977 silver over the same distance.
In 1980 she qualified again about 1500 m for the Olympic Games in Moscow, but was unable to start because of the U.S. boycott. Four years later, she had to stop because it was about 3000 m only become Fifth in U.S. eliminator. From then on she started over longer distances and road races.
In 1985, she won the Freihofer 's Run for Women (along with Betty Springs Geiger and the New York Mini 10K), and in 1986 she finished second at the Houston Marathon. At the World Athletics Championships 1987 in Rome she came over 10,000 m to 15th place, and the following year it was the same distance Fifth at the Olympic Games in Seoul.
After a second place at the Columbus Marathon in 1988 she was the London Marathon in 1990 and 1991 respectively as second under 2:30. At the World Cup in 1991 in Tokyo, she did not reach the goal over 10,000 m.
1992 served the Houston Marathon in the women than the U.S. elimination race for the Olympic Games in Barcelona. Francie Larrieu Smith secured a third one of the starting places. At the opening ceremony it was intended for the flag bearer for the U.S. team, and the Olympic marathon she ran as a Twelfth.
Seven times she was national champion in the 1500m and one mile ( 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980), twice over 3000 meters (1979, 1982), twice in cross country (1972, 1973) and one each on 10,000 m and the 10 - km road race (both 1985). In the hall they secured four times more than 1500 m (1975, 1977-1979 ) and twice higher than 3000 m (1977, 1981) U.S. title.
Francie Larrieu Smith is 1,65 m tall and weighed in their active time is 48 kg. Her older brother Ron Larrieu started 194 at the Olympic Games in the 10,000 m. Her marriage to the U.S. sprinter Mark Lutz divorced in 1978 after two years. Since 1980 she has been married to Jimmy C. Smith, a professor of sports science at Southwestern University in Georgetown (Texas), for which it is acting as a trainer since 1999.
Personal Best
- 800 m: 2:00,22 min, August 20, 1976 Berlin
- 1000 m: 2:38,2 min, July 12, 1976 Montreal Hall: 2:40,2 min, January 18, 1975, Los Angeles (former World Record )
- Hall: 4:09,8 min, March 3, 1975, Richmond ( Meanwhile, former world record)
- Hall: 4:28,5 min, March 3, 1975, Richmond (former World Record )
- Hall: 9:02,4 min, February 17, 1974, San Diego ( Meanwhile, former world record)
- Hall: 9:38,1 min, February 27, 1981 New York City