Tom Ansberry

Tom Ansberry (born August 22, 1963) is an American former long-distance runner.

Amateur career[]

Ansberry was the 1979 and 1980 Arizona Interscholastic Association cross country state champion.^[1]

In college he competed at the University of Arizona^[2] He was the 1993 and 1994 Pacific-10 Conference champion and All-American in cross country.^[3]

Domestic career[]

Ansberry finished 7th in the 10000 meters at the 1984 Olympic Trials and 5th in the 10000 meters at the 1992 Olympic Trials.^[4]

In 1994 Ansberry won the 10000 meter title at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[5]

International career[]

At the 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race Ansberry finished 14th.^[6]

At the 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race he finished 81st.^[7]

At the 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres he finished 16th in heat 2.^[8]

References[]

^ "PREP CROSS COUNTRY". tucsoncitizen.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "December 2, 1994". arizona.edu. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wash/sports/c-xc/auto_pdf/XC-Guide-history.pdf
^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf
^ "Without Limits: Notes". warnerbros.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/events/2011/USAXCChampionships/mediaGuide.pdf
^ "Athlete profile for Tom Ansberry". iaaf.org. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ Todor Krastev. "Men 10000m World Championship 1995 Goteborg (SWE) - Tuesday 08.08". todor66.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

External links[]

Tom Ansberry at World Athletics

v t US National Championship winners in men's 10,000-meter run
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876–79: Not held
1879–1888 NAAAA	1880: 1881: 1882–83: 1884: 1885: 1886–87: 1888^{Note 1}: Thomas Conneff
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–91^{Note 1}: Thomas Conneff 1892–93: 1894: 1899: Alex Grant 1900: Arthur Newton 1901: 1902: Alex Grant 1903: Not held 1904: 1905: Frank Verner 1906: 1907: John Daly 1908: 1909: 1910: William Kramer 1911: George Bonhag 1912: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Harry Smith 1913: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Joie Ray 1914: Ville Kyrönen (FIN) * 1915: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * 1916: Joie Ray 1917–19: 1920^OT: Not held 1921–23: Earle Johnson 1924: 1925: George Lermond 1926: 1927: Willie Ritola (FIN) * Russell Payne 1928^OT: Joie Ray 1929-31: Lou Gregory 1932^OT: Tom Ottey 1933: Lou Gregory 1934: Eino Pentti 1935: Tom Ottey 1936: Don Lash 1937–38: Eino Pentti 1939: Lou Gregory 1940: Don Lash 1941: Lou Gregory 1942: Joe McCluskey 1943: Lou Gregory 1944: Norm Bright 1945: Ted Vogel 1946–48: 1949: Fred Wilt 1950: Horace Ashenfelter 1951–54: Curt Stone 1955: Dick Hart 1956: Max Truex 1957: Doug Kyle 1958: 1959: 1960: Al Lawrence (AUS) * Max Truex 1961: 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN) * Peter McArdle 1963–64: Peter McArdle 1965: Billy Mills 1966: Tracy Smith 1967: Van Nelson 1968: Tracy Smith 1969–70: Jack Bacheler 1971: Frank Shorter 1972: 1973: (GBR) * 1974–75: Frank Shorter 1976: 1977: Frank Shorter 1978–79: Craig Virgin 1980: Rodolfo Gomez Garry Bjorklund
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Alberto Salazar 1982: Craig Virgin 1983: Alberto Salazar 1984: 1985: Bruce Bickford 1986–87: Gerard Donakowski 1988: 1989: Pat Porter 1990: Steve Plasencia 1991: 1992^OT: Todd Williams
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Todd Williams 1994: Tom Ansberry 1995–96: Todd Williams 1997: 1998: Dan Browne 1999: Alan Culpepper 2000^OT: Meb Keflezighi 2001: Abdi Abdirahman 2002: Meb Keflezighi 2003: Alan Culpepper 2004: Meb Keflezighi 2005: Abdi Abdirahman 2006: Jorge Torres 2007–08: Abdi Abdirahman 2009–16: Galen Rupp 2017: Hassan Mead 2018–19: Lopez Lomong 2021^{2020 OT}: Woody Kincaid
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, 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: Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.