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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Shannon ROWBURY

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    United States United States
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    19 SEP 1984     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14320310
US distance runner Shannon Rowbury (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Women's 5000m 37 1169
Women's Overall Ranking 938 1169

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's 5000m 31 for 1 week
Women's Overall Ranking 872 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 1:59.97 Eugene, OR (USA) 29 JUL 2016 1163
1500 Metres 3:56.29 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 17 JUL 2015 1236
One Mile 4:20.34 Rieti (ITA) 07 SEP 2008 1190
2000 Metres 5:48.22 Angers (FRA) 09 SEP 2017 1092
3000 Metres 8:29.93 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 05 SEP 2014 1209
Two Miles 9:20.25 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 31 MAY 2014 1168
5000 Metres 14:38.92 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 09 SEP 2016 1204
5 Kilometres 15:36 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 02 APR 2017 1121
10 Kilometres 32:43 San Francisco, CA (USA) 02 FEB 2020 1121
Distance Medley Relay 10:36.50 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 02 MAY 2015 WR, AR 1204
4x1500 Metres Relay 17:45.20 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 23 APR 2004 1108

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 2:06.58 Boston, MA (USA) 05 MAR 2005 1080
800 Metres 2:06.24 * Seattle, WA (USA) 13 FEB 2010 0
1000 Metres 2:53.60 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 24 JAN 2004 966
1000 Metres 2:40.25 * Seattle, WA (USA) 17 JAN 2015 0
1500 Metres 4:04.56 New York, NY (USA) 11 FEB 2017 1191
One Mile 4:22.66 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 31 JAN 2015 1202
3000 Metres 8:41.94 Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) 28 JAN 2017 1190
Two Miles 9:43.94 Boston, MA (USA) 01 MAR 2015 1117
5000 Metres 16:59.97 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 12 JAN 2007 962

Legend

* Not legal.

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 4:03.62 Newberg, OR (USA) 31 JUL 2020 1177
3000 Metres 8:40.26 McKenzie High School Track, Finn Rock, Oregon (USA) 17 JUL 2020 1173
10 Kilometres 32:43 San Francisco, CA (USA) 02 FEB 2020 1121

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 1:59.97 Eugene, OR (USA) 29 JUL 2016
2015 2:00.03 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 06 SEP 2015
2014 2:02.58 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 04 MAY 2014
2013 2:02.64 Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) 03 SEP 2013
2012 2:04.53 Moratalaz, Madrid (ESP) 07 JUL 2012
2011 2:04.72 Gent (BEL) 30 JUL 2011
2010 2:00.47 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 03 JUL 2010
2009 2:00.94 Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 17 JUL 2009
2008 2:01.03 Eugene, OR (USA) 08 JUN 2008
2006 2:04.96 Bloomington, IN (USA) 29 JUN 2006
2005 2:11.22 Durham, NC (USA) 09 APR 2005
2004 2:09.13 New Haven, CT (USA) 15 MAY 2004
2003 2:09.90 Princeton, NJ (USA) 18 MAY 2003
2002 2:08.74 San José (USA) 24 MAY 2002
2001 2:08.52 Arcadia, CA (USA) 14 APR 2001
2000 2:11.13 Norwalk, CA (USA) 03 JUN 2000

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 4:03.62 Newberg, OR (USA) 31 JUL 2020
2019 4:15.65 Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP) 25 AUG 2019
2017 4:04.61 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2017
2016 3:57.78 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 01 SEP 2016
2015 3:56.29 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 17 JUL 2015
2014 3:59.49 Paris (FRA) 05 JUL 2014
2013 4:01.28 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 19 JUL 2013
2012 4:03.15 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 17 AUG 2012
2011 4:05.73 Crystal Palace, London (GBR) 06 AUG 2011
2010 4:01.30 Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 16 JUL 2010
2009 4:00.81 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 28 AUG 2009
2008 4:00.33 Paris (FRA) 18 JUL 2008
2006 4:12.31 Bloomington, IN (USA) 01 JUL 2006
2005 4:14.81 Tallahassee, FL (USA) 23 APR 2005
2004 4:17.41 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 08 MAY 2004
2003 4:28.40 Raleigh, NC (USA) 19 APR 2003

Outdoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
2015 4:22.10 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015
2008 4:20.34 Rieti (ITA) 07 SEP 2008

Outdoor

2000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 5:48.22 Angers (FRA) 09 SEP 2017

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 8:40.26 McKenzie High School Track, Finn Rock, Oregon (USA) 17 JUL 2020
2019 9:01.12 Dinamo National Olympic Stadium, Minsk (BLR) 09 SEP 2019
2017 8:33.38 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 21 JUL 2017
2015 8:39.92 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 03 SEP 2015
2014 8:29.93 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 05 SEP 2014
2013 8:34.43 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 22 AUG 2013
2012 8:39.83 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 20 JUL 2012
2010 8:31.38 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2010
2006 9:03.61 Carson, CA (USA) 21 MAY 2006
2002 9:38.41 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 29 MAR 2002

Outdoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
2014 9:20.25 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 31 MAY 2014

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 15:05.99 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 01 SEP 2019
2017 14:57.55 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 10 AUG 2017
2016 14:38.92 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 09 SEP 2016
2014 14:48.68 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 18 JUL 2014
2013 15:06.10 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 17 AUG 2013
2010 15:00.51 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 01 MAY 2010
2009 15:12.95 Berkeley, CA (USA) 24 APR 2009
2006 15:38.42 Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 APR 2006

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2019 15:41 San José, CA (USA) 28 NOV 2019
2018 16:44 San José (USA) 22 NOV 2018
2017 15:36 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 02 APR 2017
2013 16:08 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 07 APR 2013
2009 15:41 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 05 APR 2009
2007 15:54 San José, CA (USA) 22 NOV 2007

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2020 32:43 San Francisco, CA (USA) 02 FEB 2020

Outdoor

4x1500 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2004 17:45.20 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 23 APR 2004
2003 18:03.69 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 25 APR 2003

Outdoor

Distance Medley Relay

Performance Place Date
2015 10:36.50 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 02 MAY 2015

Indoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2004/05 2:06.58 Boston, MA (USA) 05 MAR 2005

Indoor

1000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2003/04 2:53.60 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 24 JAN 2004

Indoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016/17 4:04.56 New York, NY (USA) 11 FEB 2017
2011/12 4:07.66 New York, NY (USA) 11 FEB 2012
2009/10 4:19.48 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 28 FEB 2010

Indoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
2016/17 4:23.05 New York, NY (USA) 11 FEB 2017
2015/16 4:24.39 New York, NY (USA) 20 FEB 2016
2014/15 4:22.66 Winston Salem, NC (USA) 31 JAN 2015
2013/14 4:43.71 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 15 FEB 2014
2009/10 4:34.14 Albuquerque, NM (USA) 16 JAN 2010
2006/07 4:34.94 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 09 FEB 2007
2004/05 4:38.66 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 19 FEB 2005
2003/04 4:39.20 Boston, MA (USA) 06 MAR 2004
2002/03 4:42.45 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 22 FEB 2003

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016/17 8:41.94 Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) 28 JAN 2017
2015/16 8:53.52 Portland, OR (USA) 15 JAN 2016
2013/14 8:58.85 Ergo Arena, Sopot (POL) 07 MAR 2014
2011/12 8:55.06 Boston, MA (USA) 04 FEB 2012
2009/10 8:47.18 Boston, MA (USA) 06 FEB 2010
2007/08 8:55.19 Boston, MA (USA) 24 FEB 2008
2006/07 9:02.73 Fayetteville, AR (USA) 10 MAR 2007
2004/05 9:16.86 Boston, MA (USA) 28 JAN 2005
2002/03 9:33.41 Chapel Hill, NC (USA) 25 JAN 2003

Indoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
2014/15 9:43.94 Boston, MA (USA) 01 MAR 2015
2013/14 9:52.16 Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) 08 FEB 2014

Indoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2006/07 16:59.97 Blacksburg, VA (USA) 12 JAN 2007

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 1500 Metres 4:11.05 Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 16 AUG 2016
4. 1500 Metres 4:11.26 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 10 AUG 2012
7. 1500 Metres 4:03.58 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 23 AUG 2008

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 1500 Metres 4:04.18 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 23 AUG 2009
7. 1500 Metres 4:12.39 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 25 AUG 2015
7. 5000 Metres 15:06.10 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 17 AUG 2013

Honours - World Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 3000 Metres 8:55.55 Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR (USA) 20 MAR 2016
7. 3000 Metres 9:07.82 Ergo Arena, Sopot (POL) 09 MAR 2014

Honours - IAAF World Relays

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Distance Medley Relay 10:36.50 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 02 MAY 2015

Honours - World (Continental) Cup

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 3000 Metres 9:04.82 Poljud Stadion, Split (CRO) 04 SEP 2010
2. 1500 Metres 4:07.21 Le Grande Stade, Marrakesh (MAR) 14 SEP 2014

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 1500 Metres 3:57.78 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 01 SEP 2016
1. 3000 Metres 8:41.46 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 26 JUL 2013

Honours - World Athletics Final

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 1500 Metres 4:14.18 Thessaloniki (GRE) 12 SEP 2009
5. 1500 Metres 4:08.16 Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) 13 SEP 2008

Honours - NACAC U23 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 1500 Metres 4:20.57 Santo Domingo (DOM) 07 JUL 2006

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 1500 Metres 4:05.07 Eugene, OR (USA) 27 JUN 2009
1. 1500 Metres 4:05.48 Eugene, OR (USA) 06 JUL 2008

Honours - National Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres 8:55.65 Portland, OR (USA) 11 MAR 2016
1. Two Miles 9:43.94 Boston, MA (USA) 01 MAR 2015
1. One Mile 4:34.40 Boston, MA (USA) 28 FEB 2015
1. 3000 Metres 8:55.19 Boston, MA (USA) 24 FEB 2008
Results in:

1500 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
31 JUL 2020 Big Friendly 3, Newberg, OR USAUSA F F 1. 4:03.62

3000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
17 JUL 2020 Bigger Friendly Meet., McKenzie High School Track, Finn Rock, Oregon USAUSA F F 1. 8:40.26
31 JUL 2020 Big Friendly 3, Newberg, OR USAUSA F F DNF

10 Kilometres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
02 FEB 2020 Kaiser Permanente San Francisco 10K, San Francisco, CA USAUSA F F 1. 32:43

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