Madeleine Pape
Australian sociologist and former middle distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Madeleine Pape (born 24 February 1984) is an Australian sociologist and former middle-distance athlete.[1]
Madeleine Pape | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 February 1984 Melbourne, Australia |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Monash University University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Thesis | Inclusion and Exclusion: Institutional Reproductions of Sex and Gender (2019) |
| Doctoral advisor | Myra Marx Ferree Joan Fujimura |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Sub-discipline | Sex and gender distinction, sports science |
| Sports career | |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 800 metres |
| Club | Waverley Athletics Club |
| Coached by | Terry McGrath |
| Sports achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 52.68 (2009) 800 m: 1:59.92 (2008) 1500 m: 4:22.36 (2007) |
Athletic career
Pape grew up in Emerald, Victoria and was inspired to focus on running after seeing local athletes represent Australia in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[2] In 2008, she set a personal best of 1:59.92 in the 800 metres while winning the Sydney Athletics Grand Prix.[3][4] Pape competed in the women's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she finished her heat in sixth place, failing to advance to the semi-finals.[5] Pape went on to win an 800m gold medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, finishing in 2:01.91.[6] However, in 2010, she had a tendon injury that ended her athletics career.[2]
Academic career
In 2011, Pape completed a B.A. with honors, majoring in sociology, at Monash University.[2] She then moved to the United States, where she earned an M.S. and PhD in sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[7] Her doctoral thesis examined sex and gender in sport and biomedicine.[8] In 2020, Pape joined the University of Lausanne as a Postdoctoral Fellow.[9]
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