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PattiSue Plumer

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PattiSue Plumer
Personal information
Born (1962-04-27) April 27, 1962 (age 62)
Covina, California
Sport
College teamStanford Cardinal
Stanford Law School
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 m: 4:03.42 (1992)
Mile (Road): 4:16.68 (1990)
2000 m: 5:42.82
3000 m: 8:40.98 (1992)
5000 m:14:59.99 (1989)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Indoor Games
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Paris 3000 m
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seattle 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Seattle 1500 m
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 1990 Athens 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Fontvieille 3000 m

Patricia Susan "PattiSue" Plumer (born April 27, 1962) is an American former middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian, finishing 13th in the 3000-m final in 1988 in Seoul, before going on to finish 10th in the 1500-m final and fifth in the 3000-m final in 1992 in Barcelona.[1] She won the 3000 meters title at the 1990 Goodwill Games. Her 5000-m best of 15:00.00 in 1989 is a former American record.

Early life

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Plumer was born in Covina, California. After spending her youth in Newport Beach, California, she moved with her father to Ridgway, Colorado, during junior high school. Her younger sister, Polly Anne Plumer, running in open competition, set the high school mile record at 4:35.24, a mark that lasted for over 30 years. Her senior year, PattiSue took third place in both the mile (5:10A) and the 2-mile (11:20A) at the Colorado State Meet while running for Montrose High School.[2] Next, she went to Stanford University, where she won the 1984 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship at 5000 m in 15:39.38, and the NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships at two-miles in 1983. She is a nine-time NCAA All-American at Stanford.[3]

Career

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Plumer first came to international attention when she won the bronze medal in the 3000 m at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games. In 1986, she won the inaugural Carlsbad 5000.[4]

Plumer competed in the 3000 m at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, finishing 13th in the final.

On July 3, 1989, Plumer broke the American record in the 5000-m race, with 14:59.99 at the DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden,[5][6] the first woman to break one of Mary Decker's sweep of all distance running American records during the 1980s.

In the 3000-m at the 1989 IAAF World Cup, she fell, but got up to finish third. She won the 1990 Fifth Avenue Mile, setting a course record that stood until 2019, at 4:16.68.[7][8] She won the 3000-m at the 1990 Goodwill Games, and won the 5000-m at the 1990 IAAF Grand Prix Final.

In 1991, she finished 12th in the 1500-m final at the World Championships. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she finished fifth in the final of the 3000-m, before going on to finish 10th in the 1500-m final.

Plumer's successes were interspersed with injuries and setbacks, including a broken leg after being hit by a taxi in Yokohama, Japan, several bouts with pneumonia, food poisoning at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and a dog bite at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo.

USA National Championships

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She has won multiple USATF national titles at 3000 m (1989, 1992 Olympic Trials)[9] and 5000 m (1990, 1991),[10] and was a three-time runner-up in the 1500-m contest.[11]

  • U.S. Outdoor Champion 3000M: 1989 (9:00.05) and 1992 (8:40.98)
  • U.S. Outdoor Champion 5000M: 1990 (15:45.67) and 1991 (16:24.72)

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United States
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France 3rd 3000 m 9:12.12
1986 Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 5th 3000 m 8:46.24
5th 5000 m 15:20.88
Grand Prix Final Rome, Italy 5th 5000 m 15:27.70
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 13th 3000 m 8:59.17
1989 Grand Prix Final Fontvieille, Monaco 3rd 3000 m 9:04.00
World Cup Barcelona, Spain 3rd 3000 m 8:54.33
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 3rd 1500 m 4:10.72
1st 3000 m 8:51.59
Grand Prix Final Athens, Greece 1st 5000 m 15:14.36
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 12th 1500 m 4:06.80
Grand Prix Final Barcelona, Spain 9th One mile 4:39.??
4th 3000 m 8:50.54
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 10th 1500 m 4:03.42
5th 3000 m 8:48.29

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Post running career

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She received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Stanford Law School and worked as a lawyer for several years. She now coaches cross-country and track at University of California, Santa Barbara, preceded by a position at University of Texas at Austin, a six year position at Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California, a stint at Stanford, and six years at Los Altos High School (Los Altos, California).[13][14][15][16]

Mt SAC Hall of Fame

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Plumer competed for many years at Mt. SAC and captured five titles, winning the 3000 meter event in 1983, 1986 and 1992 and the 5000 meters in 1986 and 1991.

Plumer had a remarkable career which spanned almost 20 years. In the 1500 meters, she ran her lifetime best of 4:03.42 in 1992 and finished 2nd in the Olympic Trials. She went on to make the final in the Olympic Games in Barcelona and finished 10th. She was ranked in the top three in the US at that distance four times, including #1 in 1992. In the 3000 meter event, she captured four #1 US rankings in a row from 1989–1992 and competed in two Olympics at this distance, finishing 13th in 1988 in Seoul and 5th in 1992. She was ranked in the top eight in the US nine times at this distance. And then, in the 5000, she was ranked in the top 10 nationally a total of eight times and captured an NCAA title while at Stanford and two US national titles. She established the American record of 14:59.99 back in 1989. PattiSue is truly one of the greatest American distance runners ever and she is a most deserving and welcome addition to the Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame.

Personal life

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Her younger sister Polly Plumer, who remained in California, set the national high school record in the mile at 4:35.24 in 1982 while running for University High School (Irvine, California). Plumer married Steven Levere, who she met at Stanford, on December 30, 1989. The two have two children together: Jacqueline and Jennifer.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "PattiSue Plumer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ LUDOVISE, BARBIE (2 August 1989). "MAKING HER NAME : PattiSue Plumer Escapes Shadow of Sister, Ends Loneliness of Long-Distance Runner" – via LA Times.
  3. ^ "PattiSue Plumer Profile - GoStanford.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  4. ^ Carlsbad 5 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-12-18.
  5. ^ MAKING HER NAME : PattiSue Plumer Escapes Shadow of Sister, Ends Loneliness of Long-Distance Runner LA Times (August 02, 1989)
  6. ^ All-Time Best World 5000 meters IAAF
  7. ^ Turner, Chris (2005-09-22). Fifth Avenue Mile races back into the headlines. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-27.
  8. ^ "RRW: Jenny Simpson, Nick Willis Continue Winning Ways at New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile". 8 September 2019.
  9. ^ "USATF - Statistics - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  10. ^ "USATF - Statistics - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  11. ^ "1990 Goodwill Games Medalists". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  12. ^ 1997 profile for PattiSue Plumer USATF
  13. ^ "Catching up with Gunn HS senior, Sarah Robinson..." www.crosscountryexpress.com.
  14. ^ Writer/[email protected], Pete Borello - Staff (8 July 2015). "Robinson returns to running". losaltosonline.com.
  15. ^ "COLORADO RUNNING HALL OF FAME - PattiSue Plumer". 31 January 2013.
  16. ^ "PATTISUE PLUMER TITLE Associate Head Coach (women's)". Stanford Cardinal.
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