Christin Wurth-Thomas
Introduction '''Christin Wurth-Thomas''' (born '''Christin Wurth''' on July 11, 1980) is an American athlete who competes in middle distance track events. Wurth-Thomas competed for the United States in the women's 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics.CareerWurth-Thomas was born in Bloomington, Illinois. While at the University of Arkansas, Wurth-Thomas was the Southeastern Conference Cross Country and 1500 m champion in 2002.In 2003, she finished 3rd in the 1500 m NCAA outdoor track and field championships.Wurth-Thomas qualified for the 1500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics by finishing 3rd at the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials (4:08.48). In Beijing, she finished 8th in the opening round, and did not qualify for the finals.In 2009, she set a personal best in the 1500 m by running a 3:59:98 at the Golden Gala in Rome, at the time becoming only the 4th American female to break 4:00 at an outdoor 1500 m competition. She also qualified the 2009 World Championships by finishing second at the US Championships to Shannon Rowbury, with a time of 4:06.00.Wurth-Thomas finished 5th at the World Championships, with a time of 4:05.21.
Personal bests  Track Event Time (min) Venue Date Outdoor 800 m  1:59.35  Monaco  July 28, 2009 1500 m  3:59.59  Paris  July 16, 2010 One mile  4:39.11  Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States  August 11, 2007 5000 m  15:28.04  Walnut, California, United States  April 18, 2008  Indoor 800 m  2:03.70  Boston, Massachusetts, United States  February 25, 2007 1500 m  4:10.56  Valencia, Spain  March 8, 2008 One mile  4:27.18  Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States  February 15, 2008 3000 m  8:43.79  Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States  February 12, 2011 5000 m  16:16.79  Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States  February 24, 2003* All information taken from IAAF profile.
References
External links *  USA Track & Field: Christin Wurth-Thomas*  NBC Olympics Profile*  2009 Interview in ''Running Times''