Sophia Gorriaran

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Sophia Gorriaran
Personal information
Born (2006-06-20) 20 June 2006 (age 18)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Middle distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Lima 800 m
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Mayagüez 800 m

Sophia Gorriaran (born 20 June 2006) is an American middle distance runner. [1]

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Career

Running the 800 metres in 2:00.58 on 11 February 2022 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts, Gorriaran set a new world U18 best time. [2] She ran a 600m time of 1:25.22 on 30 April 2022 at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, United States to set a world under-20 record. [3]

She won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Puerto Rico. [4]

Running for Harvard University she was part of a distance medley relay including Maia Ramsden that ran 10:37.55 at the Penn Relays which set a US college record on April 26, 2024. [5] [6] In June 2024, she reached the final of the NCAA Championships and won the USATF U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon over 800 metres. [7] She won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 2024 Word Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024. [8]

Personal life

She is from Providence, Rhode Island, where she attended Moses Brown School. She was trained by her father Steve, formerly a wide receiver at Brown University. Her mother Carine was her doctor, and she would train with her siblings Natasha and Max, who themselves became college athletes. Her grandfather Manuel Gorriaran was a wrestler who emigrated to the United States from Cuba. [9] [10]

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References

  1. "Sophia Gorriaran". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. "Fisher and DeBues-Stafford break North American indoor 5000m records in Boston". World Athletics. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. Sheridan Wilbur (3 May 2022). "In Penn Relays Debut, 16-Year-Old Sophia Gorriaran Smashes High School Record". womensrunning.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. Mull, Cory (7 August 2023). "Sophia Gorriaran Nets First U.S. Win At Pan Am U20s". Mile Split. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. "College Women's Distance Medley Championship of America". pennrelaysonline.com. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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  8. "Sophia Gorriaran Was Satisfied To Reach World U20 Podium". flotrack. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  9. Wilbur, Sheridan (10 February 2023). "Sophia Gorriaran Commits to Harvard". Womensrunning. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  10. Lorge Butler, Sarah (12 February 2023). "A High School Athlete Can Run With the Best in the World. Is College the Next Step?". Runners World. Retrieved 5 September 2024.