Fiona O'Keeffe (born May 24, 1998) is an American

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. She is best known for winning the 2024 United States Olympic Marathon Trials in her marathon debut, qualifying her for the

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where she did not finish (DNF).

Athletics career

High School

As a prep for Davis Senior High School in her hometown of

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, O'Keeffe won the 2016

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title in the

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and was a two-time state cross country champion. Fiona O'Keeffe won 2014 Gatorade California Cross Country Runner of the Year. She also ran 15:56.84 for

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at the 2016

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, making her the 6th-fastest US high school performer of all time.

Stanford University

O'Keeffe competed as a part of the

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program from 2016 to 2020. At Stanford, Fiona O'Keeffe won 2019

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cross country championships title in 19:32.7 and earned eight

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n championship awards, with a best placing of 3rd at the

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in the 5000 m. US Olympic Trials Female 2024

Professional

After turning professional in 2021, signing with Puma, O'Keeffe competed at the US Olympic Trials in

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. Contesting the 10,000 m, she placed 20th. In January 2022, O'Keeffe finished fourth at the Houston Half Marathon in 1:07:42, the fastest debut half marathon for an American woman. In June of the same year, she ran a 5000 m personal best of 15:05.56 in

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and placed sixth in the 5000 m at the USA Track and Field Championships. In August, she won a bronze medal at the

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in the

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. In 2023, she ran personal bests over 5000 m (15:01.34) and 10,000 m (30:52.77), and represented the United States in the 5 km at the World Road Running Championships, placing sixth. On February 3, 2024, O'Keeffe won the 2024 United States Olympic trials marathon in

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in 2:22:10, qualifying her to represent the United States at the

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. It was her first marathon, having qualified for the trials with a 1:09:34 at the 2023 Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon. She competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics Women's marathon on 11 August 2024 where she dropped out before 5k due to hip injury and did not finish.

Championship results

USA Championships

NCAA Championships

Personal best progressions

5000 metres

10,000 metres

References

External links

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Fiona O'Keeffe Women's Marathon
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:OKeeffe, Fiona 1998 births Living people 21st-century American sportswomen American female marathon runners Track and field athletes from California Stanford Cardinal women's track and field athletes American female cross country runners Stanford Cardinal women's cross country runners Davis Senior High School (California) alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States