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Suzanne Rigg
British long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Suzanne Rigg (née Youngberg, born 29 November 1963) is an American-born long-distance runner who had dual American/British citizenship. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.[1]
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Biography
Rigg was raised in Essex, Iowa and attended Iowa State University where she met British student, John Rigg, who won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships.
After graduating, the pair married and went to live in Liverpool, England, before settling in Warrington, where Rigg was a member of Warrington AC.[2]
Rigg finished second behind Andrea Wallace in the 10,000 metres event at the 1992 AAA Championships[3] and became the British 5,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1993 AAA Championships.[4][5] She also won a team silver medal at the 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
Rigg represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada and finished fourth in the 10,000 metres.[6]
At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Rigg represented Great Britain in the women's marathon event.[7]
Rigg moved back to the USA with her family in 2007. In 2012, she became girls cross-country and distance head coach at Zionsville Community High School in Indiana.[8]
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