• Shalane Flanagan won the bronze medal and broke her own U.S. record in the women's 10,000 meters track and field event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia won the gold with the winning time of 29 minutes, 54.66 seconds while Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey won the silver.OregonLive.com: Shalane Flanagan Earns Bronze (August 15, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: July 8, 1981 in Boulder, COUSATF.org: Shalane Flanagan Bio
  2. Height: 5'5USATF.org: Shalane Flanagan Bio
  3. Weight: 113 lbsUSATF.org: Shalane Flanagan Bio
  4. Residence: Marblehead, MAUSATF.org: Shalane Flanagan Bio
  5. Married Steve Edwards, a former University of North Carolina runnerRunnersWorld: A Brief Chat with Shalane Flanagan (May 6, 2008)
  6. 2000: Graduated from Marblehead, MA High SchoolUSATF.org: Shalane Flanagan Bio
  7. 2004: Graduated from University of North CarolinaUSATF.org: Shalane Flanagan Bio
  8. Coach: John CookUSATF.org: Shalane Flanagan Bio
  9. 15-time NCAA All-AmericanUSATF.org: Shalane Flanagan Bio
  10. Competed in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, GreeceUSATF.org: Shalane Flanagan Bio
  11. Flanagan's time for the 2008 Olympics 10,000 meters run: 30 minutes, 34.49 secondsOregonLive.com: Shalane Flanagan Earns Bronze (August 15, 2008)

• Quotes

  • "I've always told my coach that if he can put me in contention to be a medalist, I can walk away pretty happy.
  • As long as I go out there and display some of the hard work and come away saying, 'I worked hard and it showed in that race how hard I've worked this year,' I'll be happy with that. My goal is to, at least in terms of numbers, to be in the top half of every race and make that 5K final, which is really hard to do. Just be in contention, that's all I care about."—Shalane FlanaganBoston.com: Flanagan is in the Running (August 15, 2008)

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