Amelia Boone (born September 27, 1983) is an American obstacle racer. She used to be an attorney for the law firm of

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates is an American multinational law firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1948, the firm consistently ranks among the top U.S. law firms by revenue. The company is known for its wor ...

, but now works for

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in San Jose, California. As one of the most accomplished

obstacle course racing Obstacle course racing (OCR) is a sport in which a competitor, traveling on foot, must overcome various physical challenges in the form of obstacles. Races vary in length from courses with obstacles close together to events of several kilometers ...

(OCR) athletes in the history of the sport, she has won both the

Spartan Race Spartan Race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. These races are held in the United States and have been franchised to 30 countries, including Canada, South Korea, Austra ...

World Championship (2013) and World's Toughest Mudder (three times 2012, 2014 and 2015). In 2014, she won the WTM title eight weeks after major knee surgery. She is sponsored by

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, BeetElite, RockTape, Sufferfest Beer Company, and Ultimate Direction, and has been featured in a

Tough Mudder Tough Mudder is an endurance event series in which participants attempt obstacle courses. It was co-founded by Will Dean and Guy Livingstone. The obstacles often play on common human fears, such as fire, water, electricity and heights. The fi ...

commercial for Oberto Jerky, alongside sportscaster Stephen A. Smith. Boone appeared on the cover of the August 2015 issue of ''

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'' magazine, which included the article "The Obstacle Course Race Superstar: How Amelia Boone went from hating running to dominating races". Boone has a chapter giving advice in

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' book ''

Tools of Titans ''Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers'' (2016) is a self-help book by Timothy Ferriss, an American writer, educational activist, and entrepreneur. He interviewed more than 100 "wor ...

''.

Education

In 2002 Boone graduated from Lakeridge High School in

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. In 2006 she graduated from

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, Missouri, with a degree in anthropology and political science. Then in 2009 she graduated from

University of Washington School of Law The University of Washington School of Law is the law school of the University of Washington, located on the northwest corner of the main campus in Seattle, Washington. The 2023 '' U.S. News & World Report'' law school rankings place Wash ...

with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

Race history

2016 *Sean O'Brien 100k (02.06.16): 2nd place female, 4th place overall 2015 *Rodeo Beach 30k (12.12.15): 1st place female *World's Toughest Mudder (11.14.15); 1st place female *Spartan Team Championships (10.31.15): 1st place team *Spartan Race World Championships (10.3.15): 4th place female *Tri-State Super Spartan (9.12.15): 1st place female *Washougal Spartan Sprint (8.8.15): 2nd place female *Palmerton Spartan Super (7.11.15): 1st place female *Salt Lake Spartan Super (6.26.15): 1st place female *Breckenridge Spartan Sprint (6.12.15): 2nd place female *Monterey Spartan Super (6.6.15) 1st place female *Indiana Spartan Sprint (5.16.15): 1st place female *Montana Spartan Sprint (5.10.15): 2nd place female *Rodeo Beach Rumble 30k (4.25.15): 1st place female; 3rd overall *Tri-State Spartan Beast (4.18.15); 1st place female *Georgia Death Race 68 mi (3.15.15); 3rd place female *XTerra McDowell Mountain 15 mi (2.1.15): 1st place female 2014 *World's Toughest Mudder (11.15 - 11.16.14): 1st place female *Spartan World Championships (9.20.14): DNS *Virginia Super Spartan (8.23.14): 1st place female *Washougal Spartan Sprint (8.3.14): 2nd place female *Pennsylvania Spartan Sprint (7.12.14): 1st place female *Tuxedo Spartan Sprint (6.8.14): 1st place female *Tuxedo Spartan Sprint (6.7.14): 2nd place female *Mud, Guts & Glory (5.24.14): 1st place female *Bonefrog Challenge (5.17.14): 1st place female *Indiana Spartan Sprint (4.26.14): 1st place female *Las Vegas Super Spartan (4.5.14): 2nd place female *Charlotte Spartan Sprint (3.23.14): 1st place female *Atlas Race (2.23.14): 1st place female; 2nd place team *Tampa Spartan Sprint (2.15.14): 2nd place female 2013 *Spartan Race World Championships (VT Beast) (9.21.13): 1st place female *Mud Guts and Glory (8.31.13): 1st place female *Pacific Northwest Spartan Sprint Championship (8.3.2013): 1st place female *Midwest Super Spartan (7.21.13): 1st place female *Midwest Super Spartan Championship (7.20.13): 1st place female *2013 Peak Death Race (6.21.13): 3rd place female *Indiana Spartan Sprint (4.27.13): 1st place female *Las Vegas Super Spartan (4.6.13): 3rd place female 2012 *2012 World's Toughest Mudder (11.17.12): 1st place female; 2nd place overall *Midwest Super Spartan (10.27.12): 1st place female *Vermont Spartan UltraBeast - 2012 Spartan Championship (9.22.12): 2nd place female *2012 Peak Death Race (6.15.12): 2nd place female *Civilian Military Combine - TriState (5.18.12): 1st place overall; 1st place female *2012 Winter Death Race (3.2.12): 1st place female; 3rd place overall 2011 *2011 World's Toughest Mudder (12.16.11): 2nd place female; 11th place overall

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boone, Amelia 1983 births Living people American sportswomen American women lawyers Apple Inc. employees Obstacle racing Place of birth missing (living people) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom people University of Washington School of Law alumni Washington University School of Law alumni