Abbey Cooper
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Abbey Cooper (née D'Agostino; born May 25, 1992) is an American middle- and long-distance runner.[1][2] Cooper is the most decorated Ivy League athlete in track and field and cross country running. She is the first Dartmouth female distance runner to win an NCAA title.[3][4] She won a total of seven NCAA titles (1 – cross country; 4 – indoor track; 2 – outdoor track) in her career. In 2014, she became a professional runner for New Balance.
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Abbey D'Agostino |
Born | (1992-05-25) May 25, 1992 (age 31) Topsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm) |
Weight | 104 lb (47 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Event(s) | 5,000m, 10,000 m , Cross country running |
College team | Dartmouth Big Green |
Club | New Balance Boston |
Turned pro | 2014 |
Coached by | Chris Layne |
Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | (52nd-2014) (25th-2015) (14th-2016) 5,000 meters |
Personal best(s) | 800 m: 2:08.11 1500 m: 4:08.78 |
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she received considerable international media attention following an incident during a 5000m heat in which both she and New Zealander Nikki Hamblin fell. The two women helped each other finish the race and were allowed to compete in the final; however, Cooper had suffered a torn anterior crucial ligament and meniscus and wasn't able to participate further. Both athletes were praised for their sportsmanship and "Olympic spirit",[5] and were subsequently awarded the Rio 2016 Fair Play Award by the International Fair Play Committee.[6][7]