Linda Sheskey
Encyclopedia
Linda Sheskey is a retired female middle distance runner
from the United States
, who was born as Linda Detlefsen. She competed in the 1980s
for her native country. Sheskey set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres event (4:04.89) on July 16, 1987 at a meet in Paris, France.
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
from the United States
United States
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, who was born as Linda Detlefsen. She competed in the 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
for her native country. Sheskey set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres event (4:04.89) on July 16, 1987 at a meet in Paris, France.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the | ||||
| 1986 | US National Championships | Eugene, Oregon Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... |
1st | 1500 m |
| 1987 | World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 1500 metres These are the official results of the Women's 1,500 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 33 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Saturday 1987-09-05.-Medalists:... |
Rome, Italy | 10th | 1500 m |
| 1990 | US National Championships | Norwalk, California Norwalk, California Norwalk is a suburban city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 105,549 at the 2010 census, up from 103,298 at the 2000 census, making it the 58th most populous city in California and the 255th nationally.... |
5th | 1500 m |
| 1987 | US National Championships | San Jose, California San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... |
2nd | 1500 m |
| Pan American Games Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games The Athletics Competition at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States. The events were competed at the IU Indianapolis Track and Soccer Stadium.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*... |
Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
1st | 1500 m | |
| 1991 | Pan American Games Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*... |
Havana, Cuba | 8th | 1500 m |