Amy Atkinson

Amy Atkinson (born August 5, 1989) is a sprinter and middle distance runner from Guam. She competed in the 2010 Guam Athletics Championships where she won three gold medals. Atkinson took part in the 2011 Pacific Games, where she broke the national record for the Women's 3000m steeplechase event, which she still holds. Atkinson represented Guam in Istanbul at the Women's 400m event at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Atkinson also competed in the Women's 800m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but did not advance to the semifinals.[1] She broke the national 800m record with a time of 2:18.53.

Amy Atkinson
Personal information
Nationality Guam
Born (1989-08-05) August 5, 1989
Ostfildern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Guam
Micronesian Games
2010 Koror 1500 m
2010 Koror 800 m
2010 Koror 4 × 400 m relay
Oceania Championships
2011 Apia 5000 m
2011 Apia 800 m
2011 Apia 1500 m
2012 Cairns 1500 m
Updated on 6 May 2013.

Biography

Early life and education

Amy Atkinson graduated with an elementary education degree from Biola University.[2] She played on Biola's soccer team, as well as Guam's national soccer team.[3]

Olympic career

Atkinson qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 800 m middle distance race with a universality placement.[4] Atkinson broke a record that stood for 22 years, with a time of 2:18.53. Her personal best prior to this was 2:21.30. There were five runners in her heat, and she was as high as second place at the end of the first lap. Her competitors pulled ahead, and she finished last in her heat, failing to advance to the semifinals.[5]

Pacific Games

During the 2011 Pacific Games, Atkinson broke 5 minutes in the 1,500 m for the first time.[2]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Guam
2010 Micronesian Games Koror, Palau 2nd 800 m [6]
1st 1500 m [6]
2nd 4 × 400 m relay [6]
2011 Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) Apia, Samoa 2nd 800 m [3]
2nd 1500 m [3]
1st 5000 m [3]
2012 Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) Cairns, Australia 3rd 1500 m 4:57.76 min[7]

References
  1. "Amy Atkinson". 2012 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. Mad, Arleen (September 11, 2011). "Athletics team looks ahead". Pacific Daily News. p. A32.
  3. Bartlo, Jenna (July 24, 2012). "Alumna Amy Atkinson ('11) Pursues Olympic Dreams". Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  4. Tomas, Jojo Santo (June 23, 2012). "Final Guam Olympians Announced". Pacific Daily News. p. A28 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ige, Ron (August 9, 2012). "Atkinson delivers record performance". Pacific Daily News. p. A40 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "HONORING THE PERFORMANCE OF TEAM GUAM AT THE 7TH MICRONESIAN GAMES". Government Publishing Office. September 22, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  7. "Former Biolan Amy Atkinson Qualifies for 2012 Olympics". Biola Univeresity. Retrieved May 8, 2018.


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