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Guamanian middle-distance runner (b.1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Derek Mandell (born September 18, 1986, in Tamuning, Guam) is a Guamanian middle-distance runner.[1][2] He took part in the 2008 Oceania Athletics Championships, winning bronze, and 2008 Summer Olympics, where he broke a personal men's 800m record even though Mandell was eliminated in the first round.
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Born | Tamuning, Guam | September 18, 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800m, 1500m, 5000m, Half Marathon, Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 6 May 2013 |
He later competed in the 2010 Guam Athletics Championships, where he won two gold medals, the 2011 Pacific Games, where he won a silver medal, and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where he set a personal best time of 1:57.11.
He also competed in the men's 800m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was again eliminated in the first round.
Derek Mandell was an athlete at University of Portland.[3] Mandell joined the team as a walk-on.[4]
Mandell qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 800 m middle-distance run with a universality placement.[5]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 34th (h) | 1500m | 4:27.27 |
2005 | South Pacific Mini Games | Koror, Palau | 3rd | 5000 m | 17:12.43 min |
2006 | Micronesian Games | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 1st | 800 m | 2:03.76 min |
1st | 1500 m | 4:11.92 min GR | |||
1st | 5000 m | 16:52.85 min | |||
1st | 10,000 m | 35:47.58 min | |||
Oceania Championships | Apia, Samoa | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:06.35 min | |
2nd | 5000 m | 16:18.83 min | |||
3rd | 6 km Cross country | 27:12 min | |||
2008 | Oceania Championships | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:05.79 min |
2010 | Micronesian Games | Koror, Palau | 1st | 800 m | 1:58.10 min GR |
1st | 1500 m | 4:16.87 min | |||
1st | 10 km road race | 37:48.44 | |||
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:36.05 | |||
2011 | Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) | Apia, Samoa | 1st | 1500 m | 4:04.59 min |
Pacific Games | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:02.95 min[6] | |
2012 | Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) | Cairns, Australia | 3rd | 800 m | 1:56.51 min |
1st | 1500 m | 4:02.81 min |
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