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Athlete Bio

Kate Grace

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Female Age: 36 Date of Birth: 10/24/1988

Athletics Information

Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field, Road Running Coach: Drew Wartenburg Agent: Paul Doyle Sponsor: Nike

Residences

Hometown: Santa Monica, CA High School: Marlborough High School College: Yale University

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2x

Diamond League meeting winner

1x

NACAC champion

1x

National champion

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

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1500m

EventPerformance
Event1500mPerformance4:01.33

1500m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event1500m IndoorsPerformance4:04.86

200m

EventPerformance
Event200mPerformance25.56

400m

EventPerformance
Event400mPerformance55.96

800m

EventPerformance
Event800mPerformance1:57.20

800m Indoors

EventPerformance
Event800m IndoorsPerformance2:03.71

Season Best

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Women 1500

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMay 17, 2024EventDrake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA)Performance04:11.9Placing-

Women 800

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJune 23, 2024EventHayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)Performance01:59.0Placing-

All Results

Filter Results

Women 1500

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMay 17, 2024EventDrake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA)Performance04:11.9Placing-

Women 800

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateMay 17, 2024EventDrake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (USA)Performance02:01.9Placing-
DateMay 31, 2024EventEdwin Moses Track, Atlanta, GA (USA)Performance02:00.7Placing-
DateJune 09, 2024EventLincoln HS, Portland, OR (USA)Performance02:01.5Placing-
DateJune 23, 2024EventHayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)Performance01:59.0Placing-

Olympic Games

  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, 8th (800m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 US Olympic Trials, 7th (800m)
  • 2019 US Outdoor Championships, 5th (1500m)
  • 2019 US Indoor Championships, 10th (Mile)
  • 2018 US Outdoor Championships, 3rd (1500m)
  • 2018 US Indoor Championships, 10th (1500m)
  • 2017 US Outdoor Championships, 2nd (1500m)
  • 2016 US Olympic Trials, gold (800m)
  • 2013 US Outdoor Championships, 4th (800m)
  • 2013 US 1 Mile Road Championships, gold

Personal

Kate Grace is the daughter of Stephen Grace and Kathy Smith, who is a fitness instructor. She graduated second in her class at Yale, where she studied environmental studies. Over her nearly decade-long professional career so far, Grace has been sponsored by multiple brands and has trained with multiple clubs, and for the past few years she’s trained in multiple different cities each year. She gets her mail in Portland.

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