American middle-distance runner
Erik Nedeau (born August 30, 1971), is a former international class middle-distance runner .
Early life and education [ edit ] Nedeau grew up in Kennebunk, Maine and graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts in 1994.
At the 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics , held in Barcelona , Spain in March 1995, Erik Nedeau won the bronze medal in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:44.91. He finished third less than half a second behind 1500 world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco (3:44.54) and Mateo Cañellas of Spain (3:44.85)[ 1]
US Rankings according to Track and Field News
800 meters: 1992 7th, 1994 10th, 1995 8th.
1500 meters: 1994 7th, 1995 5th, 1996 6th.
800 meters: 1:46.19, 1000 meters: 2:19.18, 1500 meters: 3:38.24, One Mile: 3:57
Erik Nedeau was the Amherst College head coach of men's cross country and track from 1995 to 2017. Nedeau coached the college team to its first NCAA regional championship title in 2007.
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1932 : Gene Venzke 1933 : Gene Venzke 1934 : Glenn Cunningham 1935 : Glenn Cunningham 1936 : Gene Venzke 1937 : Archie San Romani 1938 : Glenn Cunningham 1939 : Glenn Cunningham 1940 : Charles Fenske 1941 : Walter Mehl 1942 : Gil Dodds 1943 : Frank Dixon 1944 : Gil Dodds 1945 : James Rafferty 1946 : Leslie MacMitchell 1947 : Gil Dodds 1948 : Tom Quinn 1949 : Willem Slijkhuis (NED ) , Neil Pratt (3rd)1950 : John Joe Barry (IRL ) , Fred Wilt (2nd)1951 : Fred Wilt 1952 : Bill Mack 1953 : Fred Dwyer 1954 : Josy Barthel (LUX ) , Fred Wilt (2nd)1955 : Wes Santee 1956 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Fred Dwyer (3rd)1957 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Fred Dwyer (3rd)1958 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , James Grelle (3rd)1959 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Pete Close (4th)1960 : Phil Coleman 1961 : Jim Beatty 1962 : Jim Beatty 1963 : Jim Beatty 1964 : Ergas Leps (CAN ) , Vic Zwolak (2nd)1965 : Jim Grelle 1966 : Jim Grelle 1967 : Sam Bair 1968 : Preston Davis 1969 : Henryk Szordykowski (POL ) , Marty Liquori (2nd)1970 : Marty Liquori 1971 : Henryk Szordykowski (POL ) , John Mason (2nd)1972 : Byron Dyce (JAM ) , Bruce Fischer (3rd)1973 : Marty Liquori 1974 : John Walker (NZL ) , Michael Slack (2nd)1975 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Paul Cummings (2nd)1976 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Paul Cummings (2nd)1977 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Joseph Dubina (3rd)1978 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Steve Lacy (3rd)1979 : Steve Scott 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1980 : Craig Masback 1981 : Steve Scott 1982 : Jim Spivey 1983 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Steve Scott (2nd)1984 : Steve Scott 1985 : Sydney Maree 1986 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Mark Fricker (3rd), Kevin Johnson (3rd)1987 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Jim Spivey (3rd)1988 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Brian Abshire (2nd)1989 : Frank O'Mara (IRL ) , Jeff Atkinson (3rd)1990 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Steve Scott 1991 : Noureddine Morceli (ALG ) , Eric Henry (3rd)1992 : Noureddine Morceli (ALG ) , Jeff Atkinson (5th) 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: Mile (1940–2002) and 1932, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters (1933–1939), (2003–6, 2008–2010) and even numbered years since 2010
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