Linda Sheskey (born Linda Detlefsen on October 18, 1962, nka Linda Nicosia) is a retired

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from the

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. She competed in the 1980s and 90s for her native country. While running for the

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, she became the first women's NCAA champion for that school. She was the 1986 National Champion at 1500 meters. She was also the 1989 Indoor champion both times representing

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. Sheskey set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres event (4:04.89) on July 16, 1987, at the

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. Later that year she was the Pan American Games champion.

International competitions

National titles

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** 1500 m: 1986

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The 63rd July 4th Road Race(2022) Fifty Years of First Women
1962 births Living people American female middle-distance runners Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 21st-century American women NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Georgia Bulldogs women's track and field athletes {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub