Dathan Ritzenhein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dathan Ritzenhein

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1982

Place of Birth: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Dathan Ritzenhein (born December 30, 1982) is an American long-distance runner.
He held the American record in the 5,000 metres (12:56.27) from 2009-2010, when it was broken by Bernard Lagat.
He is a three-time national cross country champion with wins at the USA Cross Country Championships in 2005, 2008 and 2010.
Formerly a Nike athlete for the majority of his professional career, Dathan joined the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project team in 2017 and has been sponsored by Brooks since then. Ritzenhein was a standout runner at Rockford High School in Michigan and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
He was part of the stellar high school class of 2001 that also produced American mile record holder Alan Webb and American half-marathon record holder Ryan Hall.