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Encyclopedia > Deena Kastor

Deena Kastor (née Drossin) (1973-) is an American distance runner. Her most noted accomplishment is winning the bronze medal in the women's marathon held at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. In addition she has twice been runner up in the World Cross Country Championship. She also holds U.S. records in the following events: 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Medal count Winter Olympic Games Medal count Olympic sports Medal counts Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Olympics WikiProject Olympics Portal Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...

  • Women's Road 8K (Set at the 2005 The LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago with a time of 24:36)

She also won the 2005 Chicago marathon 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crowds turn out on the Victoria Embankment to watch the London Marathon 2005 Fun runners surge out of the Blackfriars Bridge underpass onto the Victoria Embankment; four hours down and two miles to go The London Marathon is a marathon race that has been held each year in London since... In athletics, a half marathon is a race over half the distance of a marathon, i. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... The Chicago Marathon is one of the largest marathon road races in the world, as well as one of the fastest growing. ...


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  • Official Site of Deena Kastor

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The Rugged Elegance Inspiration Network: Deena Kastor Wins Bronze In Women's Marathon (428 words)
Kastor chose to start conservatively in the brutal heat, which was in the 90's most of the race.
Kastor was 28th after 3 miles and moved up to 12th at the halfway point of the 26.2-mile race but still couldn't see the leaders.
Kastor was in eighth and catching the stragglers.
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