Amy Sproston

American ultramarathon runner
Amy Sproston
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1974-02-05) February 5, 1974 (age 50)
Monmouth, Illinois
EducationLuther College (Iowa)
University of Kansas
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
SportTrack, Long-distance running
Event(s)5000 m, 10,000 m, Marathon

Amy Sproston is an American ultramarathoner from Monmouth, Il.[1]

She won the 2012 IAU 100 km World Championships.[2] Along with this she won a team title for the United States.[3]

Sproston finished second at the 2016 Western States Endurance Run.[4] This was her fourth top-ten finish in the event.[5]

References

  1. ^ UltraRunning Magazine (2013-08-15). "Amy Sproston, American Women Win Gold at World 100K Championships | Ultrarunning Magazine". Ultrarunning.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  2. ^ Strout, Erin (2013-06-18). "Good Enough for Gold | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  3. ^ "Amy Sproston, USA Women Win IAU 100K | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  4. ^ "Bend runner Amy Sproston finishes 2nd at Western States". Bendbulletin.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  5. ^ Thursday Jun 23 2016 (2016-06-23). "2016 Western States 100 women's preview: Made for Magdalena". Auburn Journal. Retrieved 2016-12-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  • 1987: Agnes Eberle (SWI)
  • 1988: Ann Trason (USA)
  • 1989: Katherina Janicke (GER)
  • 1990–91: Eleanor Robinson (GBR)
  • 1992: Nurzia Bagmanova (RUS)
  • 1993: Carolyn Hunter-Rowe (GBR)
  • 1994: Valentina Shatyeyeva (RUS)
  • 1995: Ann Trason (USA)
  • 1996: Valentina Shatyeyeva (RUS)
  • 1997: Valentina Lyakhova (RUS)
  • 1998: Carolyn Hunter-Rowe (GBR)
  • 1999: Anna Balosáková (SVK)
  • 2000: Edit Bérces (HUN)
  • 2001: Yelvira Kolpakova (RUS)
  • 2002: Tatyana Zhyrkova (RUS)
  • 2003: Monica Casiraghi (ITA)
  • 2004: Tatyana Zhyrkova (RUS)
  • 2005: Hiroko Sho (JPN)
  • 2006: Lizzy Hawker (GBR)
  • 2007: Norimi Sakurai (JPN)
  • 2008: Tatyana Zhyrkova (RUS)
  • 2009: Kami Semick (USA)
  • 2010: Ellie Greenwood (GBR)
  • 2011: Marina Bychkova (RUS)
  • 2012: Amy Sproston (USA)
  • 2014: Ellie Greenwood (GBR)
  • 2015: Camille Herron (USA)
  • 2016: Kirstin Bull (AUS)
  • 2018: Nikolina Šustić (CRO)
  • 2022: Haruki Okayama (JPN)