Erik Nedeau (born August 30, 1971), is a former international class middle-distance

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Early life and education

Nedeau grew up in

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and graduated from

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in Boston, Massachusetts in 1994.

Achievements

At the 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics, held in

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in March 1995, Erik Nedeau won the bronze medal in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:44.91. He finished third less than half a second behind 1500 world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj of

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(3:44.54) and

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of Spain (3:44.85)http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/29jan08all_737.pdf IAAF results US Rankings according to

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800 meters: 1992 7th, 1994 10th, 1995 8th. 1500 meters: 1994 7th, 1995 5th, 1996 6th.

Personal bests

800 meters: 1:46.19, 1000 meters: 2:19.18, 1500 meters: 3:38.24, One Mile: 3:57

Current activity

Erik Nedeau was the

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head coach of men's cross country and track from 1995 to 2017. Nedeau coached the college team to its first NCAA regional championship title in 2007.

References

External links

Track and Field News 1500 National Championships Results
1971 births Northeastern University alumni Track and field athletes from Maine People from Kennebunk, Maine Sportspeople from York County, Maine Living people {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub