Libbie Hickman (née Johnson) (born February 17, 1965) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in

long-distance running Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

events. Hickman represented the United States at the

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in the

10,000 m The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

. Hickman is the daughter of an oil company executive and attended high school in

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. Hickman and Catherine Ndereba had a memorable race at the 2000

Beach to Beacon race The Toronto-Dominion Bank Beach to Beacon 10K is a road running event that takes place along the coastline of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It begins at Crescent Beach State Park and ends at the Portland Head Light in Fort Williams Park. Starting out a ...

; they both finished in the same time, but Hickman celebrated after crossing the "ceremonial tape". Ndereba ran the final step to the official finish line and was awarded the win.

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1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Fort Collins, Colorado Track and field athletes from Colorado American female long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Colorado State Rams women's track and field athletes {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub