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Kreiner, Kim
- Qualified for the 2004 U.S. Olympic team when she won the javelin at the U.S. Olympic Trials
- 2003 Pan American Games gold medalist, ranked number one in the U.S. by Track & Field News in 2001 and 2003
- 2001 USA Outdoor Javelin Champion; runner-up, 2002 and 2003 USA Outdoor Championships
- Runner-up for 2000 U.S. Olympic squad, finishing second at that year’s Olympic Trials
- In 2003, broke her own American record to become the first U.S. woman to win javelin at the Pan American Games since 1975, earning her USA Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors
- At end of 2001 season, owned 13 of the top 15 U.S. marks for javelin; took fifth at Goodwill Games and fourth at World University Games, in addition to the U.S. Championship
- Her final throw at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials rocketed her from fourth place to second, but she was about 10 feet shy of the “A” standard distance of 196’10” required to make the Sydney team
- While at Kent State, earned All-American honors and two Mid-American Conference javelin titles; took bronze in javelin at the 1997 NCAA Championships and also competed in shot put
- Red-shirted the 1999 outdoor season to get familiar with the new javelin that had been introduced
- Graduated college in 2000 with a biology/education major and now works as a substitute teacher
- Lettered in high school basketball, volleyball, and track & field (shot put, discus, long jump, high jump)
Kreiner says she “kind of fell into” the javelin when her asthma made it difficult to practice with the Kent State women’s basketball team. “It was weird just sitting around with nothing to do,” Kreiner notes. The school’s track & field coach suggested she try javelin – an event she’d never attempted – and by the end of her freshman season she’d finished fourth at the U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships.[Note: “It was weird just sitting…” quote above from Daily Kent Stater, May 2, 1997]
“Looking ahead, I’m not going to change anything in my training. I’m capable of throwing well over 200 feet and I’m sticking to the plan.”
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Height: 5’9”
Born: 26-Jul-77
Hometown: Akron, Ohio
Resides: Baton Rouge, La.
Sport: Track & Field
Event: Javelin
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