Lindsay Flanagan (born January 24, 1991) is an American

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Prep

At 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals as a junior at

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, placed 10th in 2 miles in 10:36.73. As a senior at

, Lindsay Flanagan was 2008

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3A cross country state champion. Lindsay Flanagan was honored as 2008 Gatorade Cross Country Athlete of the Year for Illinois after placing 9th at 2008

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and 5th at 2008 Nike Team Nationals cross country in

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. Flanagan placed 4th in 2 mile at 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals in

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in 10:27.79.

NCAA

In college, she ran for the

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where she was 9th at 2010 USA Junior Cross Country Championships and 2009

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third place cross country team. She represented USA at 2010 NACAC Junior XC Championships in

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where she placed sixth overall and third among Americans as

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placed second. Flanagan earned Division I All-American honors at 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 10,000 meters (14th in 33:32.33).

Professional

Flanagan won 2013 Chicago Half Marathon in 1:16:36 and placed 4th at the 2013 Big Sur Half Marathon in 1:13:56. Flanagan placed 5th at 2014 Pittsburgh 10 Miler in 55:00 and placed 15th at 2014 Philadelphia Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in 1:15:22. Flanagan placed 9th at 2015

Houston Marathon The Houston Marathon is an annual marathon usually held every January in Houston, Texas, United States, since 1972. With thousands of runners and spectators, it is the largest single day sporting event in the city. It is run concurrently wi ...

in 2:33:12, 12th in 53:02 at 2015 Gate River Run and Flanagan won the silver medal in the

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at the

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. Flanagan placed 4th in 1:12:16 at 2016 USA Half Marathon Championships. Lindsay finished 14th in marathon at US Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles heat approaching 85 degrees in 2:39:42. She finished 18th in 10,000 meters at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in 34:17.25. Flanagan finished 4th behind Mamitu Daska Molisa of

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, Fate Tola of

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, and Sarah Jebet of

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at 2016

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in a new personal best time 2:29:28. Flanagan won the 2017 Hyannis Half Marathon in

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running 1:14:38. Flanagan placed 11th at the 2017 Boston Marathon in 2:34:44 and 37th at 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon in 2:39:47. In Fall 2017, Flanagan left

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, Mizuno and Riadha Elite Development Program to join Boulder Track Club and

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. Flanagan placed 13th in 56:30 in 2018 Cherry blossom 10 mile, 2nd at 2018 Bay to Breakers 12 KM in 40:44, and 9th at 2018 USA Half Marathon Championships in 1:14:15. Flanagan placed 7th at 2018

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in 16:28. Flanagan placed 13th in 2:29:25 at 2018

and earn 2019 World Championships marathon standard. Flanagan placed 9th overall (3rd American woman) at the

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in 2:30:07 2020 Summer Olympics Qualification standard by finishing top 10 in a

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. Flanagan placed 11th overall (1st American woman) at the 2022

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in 2:26:54. Flanagan won the 2022

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, setting a course record in 2:24:43. Flanagan placed 8th at the 2023

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in 2:26:08.Tokyo Marathon results
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Personal bests

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– 32:22.15 (Palo Alto 2015) *

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– 1:09:50 (New York 2022) *

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– 2:24:43 (Gold Coast 2022)

References

External links

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Lindsay Flanagan profile association road racing statisticians

Lindsay Flanagan Team USA Track and Field Athletics profile

Lindsay Flanagan Lake Park High School XC & Track results

Lindsay Flanagan Lake Park High School Track results
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Lindsay Living people 1991 births American female long-distance runners American female marathon runners Washington Huskies women's track and field athletes Sportspeople from Illinois World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Roselle, Illinois University of Washington alumni Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century American women