Carrie Tollefson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Carrie Tollefson

American middle distance runner

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1977

Place of Birth: Dawson, Minnesota, United States

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Carrie Tollefson

  • Carrie Anne Tollefson (born January 18, 1977 in Dawson, Minnesota) is an American middle distance runner who was on the US 2004 Summer Olympic team. Tollefson ran collegiately at Villanova University where she won the 1997 NCAA Cross Country Championships and the 1999 NCAA Outdoor and Indoor 3000 meters and Outdoor 5000 meters.
  • She graduated from Villanova with a communications degree in 1999.
  • At the US Olympic Trials in 2004, she won the 1500 meters.
  • She competed in the 2004 Olympic Summer Games, making it to the semis in the 1500 meters.
  • In 2004, she was ranked #1 nationally by Track and Field News. In 2006, she won the 4K race at the USA Cross Country Championships, took the 3000 meters US Indoor National Championships and was ranked #5 nationally at the end of the season.
  • Tollefson finished 7th in 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres.

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