Kim Gallagher
American middle-distance runner
 Gallagher (right) in the 800m final at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1964-06-11)June 11, 1964 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
| Died | November 18, 2002(2002-11-18) (aged 38) Oreland, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 400–1500 m | |||||||||||
| Club | Puma and Energizer Track Club Los Angeles Track Club | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 52.44 (1985) 800 m – 1:56.91 (1988) 1500 m – 4:03.29 (1988)[2] | |||||||||||
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Kimberly Ann "Kim" Gallagher (June 11, 1964 – November 18, 2002) was an American middle-distance runner who won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.[1][2]
Records
National high school records
- 800 Meters – 2:00.07
- 3200 Meter Relay – 8:58.43 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, W. Crowell, K. Gallagher)
PIAA state records
- 800 meters – 2:05.47
- 1600 meters – 4:41.08
- 1600-meter relay – 3:49.61 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, C. Woldecke, K. Gallagher)
- 3200-meter relay – 8:58.43 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, W. Crowell, K. Gallagher)
Accomplishments
Gallagher was a High School All-American at Upper Dublin High School, Penn Relays Champion, won twelve PIAA gold medals and was a Pennsylvania State Champion in Track & Field and cross-country. She was inducted into the Pennsylvania Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the Penn Relays Hall of Fame in 1996.[3]
In 2005, Gallagher was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Upper Dublin High School as part of the inaugural class.[4]
Personal life
Gallagher took up athletics following her brother Bart, who coached her in her early years.[5] In 1983, she abandoned her studies at the University of Arizona because they interfered with her training. She married John Corcoran of Oreland, Pennsylvania, where the couple made their home.
Death
After the 1988 Olympics, Gallagher was diagnosed with colon cancer. She refused chemotherapy and used vitamins, diet and rest as a remedy, which initially appeared effective. But the cancer reemerged in 1994. In her last years, she used a wheelchair and died from a stroke, aged 38.[1][3]
References
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- ^ a b c "Kim Gallagher". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ a b IAAF Biographies – Kim Gallagher
- ^ a b Ron Reid (November 20, 2002) Olympic runner Kim Gallagher dead of a stroke The Philadelphian, who won medals in the 1984 and 1988 Games, was 38. philly.com
- ^ Athletic Department. udsd.org
- ^ "Kim Gallagher, area's best middle-distance runner ever, remembered 10 years after her death - philly-archives". August 21, 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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US National Championship winners in women's 800-meter dash
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1927: Marcelle Barkley
- 1928: Rayma Wilson
- 1958: Flo McArdle
- 1959: Grace Butcher
- 1960–1: Pat Connolly
- 1962: Leah Bennett
- 1963–4: Sandy Knott
- 1965: Marie Mulder
- 1966: Charlette Cooke
- 1967: Madeline Manning
- 1968: Doris Brown
- 1969: Madeline Manning
- 1970–1: Cheryl Toussaint
- 1972: Carol Hudson
- 1973: Wendy Knudson
- 1974: Mary Decker
- 1975–6: Madeline Manning
- 1977: Sue Addison
- 1978: Ruth Wysocki
- 1979: Essie Kelley
The Athletics Congress
- 1980–1: Madeline Manning
- 1982: Delisa Walton
- 1983: Robin Campbell
- 1984: Kim Gallagher
- 1985–6: Claudette Groenendall
- 1987: Essie Kelley
- 1988–9: Joetta Clark
- 1990: Meredith Rainey
- 1991: Delisa Walton-Floyd
- 1992: Joetta Clark
USA Track & Field
- 1993–4: Joetta Clark
- 1995–6: Meredith Rainey
- 1997: Kathi Rounds
- 1998–9: Jearl Miles Clark
- 2000: Hazel Clark
- 2001: Regina Jacobs
- 2002: Nicole Teter
- 2003–4: Jearl Miles Clark
- 2005–6: Hazel Clark
- 2007: Alysia Johnson
- 2008–9: Hazel Clark
- 2010–3: Alysia Montaño
- 2014: Ajeé Wilson
- 2015: Alysia Montaño
- 2016: Kate Grace
- 2017-9: Ajeé Wilson
- 20212020 OT: Athing Mu
- 2022: Athing Mu
- OT: 1928, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Distance:The event was over 880 yards in 1958, 1961–3, 1965–6, 1969–70 and 1973–4
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