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Dathan James Ritzenhein (born December 30, 1982) is a retired American long-distance runner, and current head coach of the On Athletics Club (OAC). He held the American record in the 5,000 metres (12:56.27) from 2009 to 2010, until it was broken by Bernard Lagat.
May 7, 2020 · On May 7, three-time Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein, 37, announced that he was officially retiring from professional running. The runner, whose career began in his teenage years, broke the news...
ONE WOULD BE hard pressed to point out an athlete-to-coach transformation quite like that of Dathan Ritzenhein, the longtime distance star whose last race was the ’20 Olympic Marathon Trials. A 21-time U.S. Ranker in his 2-decades-plus as a runner, Ritz ground out sparkling PRs — 12:56.27 (’09), 27:22.28 (’09) & 2:07.47 (’12) — and ...
(07-May) — Dathan Ritzenhein, a high school prodigy who went on to become a two-time global medalist, three-time Olympian, five-time national champion and a 2:07 marathoner, has decided to retire...
Honours Summary. 1 x In Top 8 at World Championships. 1 x World Cross Country Championships Bronze medallist. 1 x World Half Marathon Championships Bronze medallist. 3 x In Top 8 at Major Marathon. World Rankings. Personal Bests. Results. Progression.
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May 7, 2020 · Dathan Ritzenhein, a three-time Olympian and the fourth-fastest U.S. marathoner in history, has retired. Ritzenhein, 37, made the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics with a best finish of ninth in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games.
