Erin Donohue

Erin 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.

Erin Donohue during 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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.

At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, she was sixth in the 1500 m final, running a season's best 4:09.[1] 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.[2]

Donohue has been a resident of Haddon Heights, New Jersey.[3]

She is an assistant coach with the Philadelphia University Cross Country program.[4]

References
  2. Rowbury defends, Laalou breaks through at Fifth Avenue Mile. IAAF/NYRR (2010-09-27). Retrieved on 2010-09-27.
  3. Erin Donohue, USA Track & Field. Accessed December 13, 2014.
  4. "Assistant Cross Country Coach Erin Donohue". Philadelphia University Athletics. Philadelphia University. Retrieved 26 November 2015.


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