Amy Atkinson (born August 5, 1989) is a sprinter and middle-distance runner and former association football player from

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

. She competed in the 2010 Guam Athletics Championships where she won three gold medals. Atkinson took part in the

2011 Pacific Games The 2011 Pacific Games (officially known as NC 2011) took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from August 27 to September 10, 2011. Nouméa was the 14th host of the Pacific Games. Upon closure of the registration for entries, "some 4,300 athletes" ha ...

, where she broke the national record for the Women's 3000m steeplechase event, which she still holds. Atkinson represented Guam in Istanbul at the Women's 400m event at the

2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the 14th edition of the global-level indoor track and field competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first of fou ...

. Atkinson also competed in the Women's 800m event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

in London, but did not advance to the semifinals. She broke the national 800m record with a time of 2:18.53.

Early life and education

Amy Atkinson graduated with an elementary education degree from

Biola University Biola University () is a private, nondenominational, evangelical Christian university in La Mirada, California. It was founded in 1908 as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. It has over 150 programs of study in nine schools offering bachelor's ...

. She played on Biola's soccer team, as well as

Guam women's national football team The Guam women's national football team is the female representative football team for Guam. History Guam took part in the 2003 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji, finishing second. The team competes regularly in the EAFF E-1 Football Champions ...

Olympic career

Atkinson qualified for the

in the

800 m The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

middle-distance race with a universality placement. Atkinson broke a record that stood for 22 years, with a time of 2:18.53. Her personal best prior to this was 2:21.30. There were five runners in her heat, and she was as high as second place at the end of the first lap. Her competitors pulled ahead, and she finished last in her heat, failing to advance to the semifinals.

Pacific Games

During the 2011 Pacific Games, Atkinson broke 5 minutes in the 1,500 m for the first time.

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* * 1989 births Living people Guamanian female middle-distance runners Guamanian steeplechase runners Guamanian women Female steeplechase runners Olympic track and field athletes for Guam Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Guamanian women's footballers Guam women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Footballers from Stuttgart (region) People from Ostfildern Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region) Guamanian Christians Biola Eagles women's soccer players Biola University alumni {{Guam-athletics-bio-stub