Sinclaire Johnson

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Sinclaire Johnson
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Johnson at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials
Personal information
Born (1998-04-13) April 13, 1998 (age 26)
Indianapolis, United States
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 800 meters, 1500 meters, Mile
College team Oklahoma State Cowgirls
ClubUnion Athletics Club
Coached by Pete Julian
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Sinclaire Johnson (born April 13, 1998) is an American middle-distance runner. [2] She is the 2022 US champion over 1500 m and has represented her country at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships. [3] Competing for Oklahoma State University, she won the 2019 NCAA 1500 m title.

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Johnson was raised in Altamonte Springs, Florida and competed collegiately for the Oklahoma State University. [2] Following her time at OSU, she joined the Bowerman Track Club in Portland, Oregon in 2019. [4] In 2021, she left Bowerman to join the Nike Union Athletics Club under coach Pete Julian.

Collegiate career

2017

Johnson made her collegiate debut competing for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on January 14 in Lincoln, Nebraska, running 1:35.96 over 600 m. Concentrating on the 800 m her freshman year, she ended her season with a 2:10.95 season best and a 7th place finish at the Big 12 Championships.

2017-18

In her first collegiate cross country season, Johnson placed 28th at the Big 12 Championships and would go on to place 233rd at the national meet.

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Johnson competing at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

After missing the bulk of the 2018 indoor season, Sinclaire opened her outdoor season on March 24 with an 800 m personal best of 2:09.55. After a 2:04.73 800 m personal best to take fifth at the Big 12 Championships, she shifted focus to the 1500 m where she qualified for the NCAA Championships with a 4:11.57 lifetime best clocking at the West Regional. At nationals, she was unable to make the final, finishing 24th overall in 4:27.72.

2018-19

Competing at the 2018 Big 12 Cross Country Championships, Johnson finished with a runner up performance in Ames, Iowa. At the national meet in Madison, Wisconsin, she placed 48th.

After winning the Big 12 indoor title in the 1000 m, Johnson competed at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships, where she earned a third place finish anchoring the OSU DMR.

Outdoors, Johnson won the Big 12 title over 800 m but chose to contest the 1500 m at the NCAA Championships. After setting a personal best of 4:09.50 at the West Regional meet she cruised to a first place finish at the national meet in Austin with a massive personal best of 4:05.98, breaking the meet record in the process.

The next month, she competed at the USA Championships in Des Moines, where she placed 4th, just missing out on qualifying for the World Championships in Doha by less than a quarter of a second. Despite that, she set another 1500 m personal best of 4:03.72 in the process.

In August 2019, Johnson announced her intention to turn professional, forgoing her final season of collegiate eligibility at OSU, and joining the Bowerman Track Club under coach Jerry Schumacher shortly thereafter.

Professional career

2020

Johnson made her professional debut on February 8, 2020, at the Millrose Games Wanamaker Mile, placing 12th in 4:34.65.

2021

On May 9, 2021, Johnson broke the 2-minute barrier in the 800 m for the first time, running a time of 1:59.91 in Walnut, California.

Competing at the 2021 US Olympic Trials, she chose to contest both the 800 m and 1500 m. On June 18 and 19, Johnson competed in the heats and semis of the 1500 m, qualifying through to the finals on June 21. In the final, she place 12th in 4:08.81, missing the Olympic team. Turning her focus to the 800 m, she was unable to make it out of the first round, running 2:04.05 for sixth in her heat.

At the end of the 2021 season, Johnson made the decision to leave the Bowerman Track Club, joining Pete Julian's newly named Union Athletics Club. [5]

2022

On May 28, 2023, Johnson competed in her first ever Diamond League, running the 1500 m at the Prefontaine Classic. She would go on to place fourth, breaking the 4-minute barrier, with a personal best of 3:58.85.

In June, at the USA Championships, she took her first ever national title, winning the 1500 m in a time of 4:03.29, earning her a spot on Team USA for the 2022 World Championships in Eugene. At worlds, she qualified through to the final, placing fourth in her first round heat, and third in her semi-final. In the final, Johnson placed 6th, running 4:01.63, her second fastest 1500 m performance ever.

2023

Sinclaire opened her 2023 season winning a 800–1500 m double in the professional races at Nike Outdoor Nationals.

At the USA Championships, Johnson aimed to defend her 1500 m national title, but just missed the podium, placing fourth in 4:03.49. Despite only placing fourth, she qualified to represent to represent the United States at the World Championships in Budapest after runner-up Athing Mu chose to solely contest the 800 m.

In Budapest, she ran a seasons best of 4:01.09 in the heats to advance to the semi-finals. In the semis she ran a time of 4:06.39, placing 11th in her heat, failing to advance to the final.

On September 8, Johnson ran a seasons best 1500 m of 3:59.19 at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels. The following week, on September 16, she competed in the Diamond League Final held at the Prefontaine Classic, placing 12th in 4:03.21. The following day, alongside Elise Cranny, she paced Gudaf Tsegay to a new 5000 m world record of 14:00.21.

Competition record

International Competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2022 2022 World Athletics Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th 1500 m 4:01.63
2023 2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest, Hungary 22nd (sf) 1500 m 4:06.39

National Championships

Representing the Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2019), the Bowerman Track Club (2020-2021), and the Union Athletics Club (2022–present)
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2019 USA Championships Des Moines, Iowa 4th 1500 m 4:03.72
2020USA 1 Mile Road Championships Des Moines, Iowa 10th Mile 4:50.3h
2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 33rd (h) 800 m 2:04.05
12th 1500 m 4:08.81
2022 USA Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 1500 m 4:03.33
2023USA 1 Mile Road Championships Des Moines, Iowa 2nd Mile 4:28.70
USA Championships Eugene, Oregon 4th 1500 m 4:03.49

NCAA Championships

Representing the Oklahoma State Cowgirls [6]
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships Louisville, Kentucky 233rd6 km22:07.2
2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 24th (h) 1500 m 4:27.72
NCAA Cross Country Championships Madison, Wisconsin 48th6 km20:43.1
2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Birmingham, Alabama 3rd DMR 10:55.01
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Austin, Texas 1st 1500 m 4:05.98

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References

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