Suzanne Rigg

British long-distance runner

Suzanne Rigg
Personal information
Birth name	Suzanne Youngberg
Nationality	American / British
Born	(1963-11-29) 29 November 1963 (age 60) Essex, Iowa, United States
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event(s)	10,000 metres, Half-Marathon, Marathon

Suzanne Rigg (née Youngberg, born 29 November 1963) is an American-born long-distance runner who had dual American/British citizenship. She represented Great Britain in the women's marathon at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.^[1] She also won a team silver medal at the 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and finished fourth in the 10,000m at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

Personal life

Rigg was raised in Essex, Iowa and attended Iowa State University where she met British student, John Rigg, who won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships. After graduating, the two married and went to live in Liverpool, England, before settling in Warrington, where Rigg was a member of Warrington AC.^[2] They have two children.

Rigg moved back to the USA with her family in 2007. In 2012, she became girls cross-country and distance head coach at Zionsville Community High School in Indiana.^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain / England
1989	Chester Half Marathon	Chester, United Kingdom	1st	Half Marathon	1:16:53
1992	Wilmslow Half Marathon	Wilmslow, United Kingdom	1st	Half Marathon	1:13:42
1992	World Half Marathon Championships	Newcastle upon tyne, United Kingdom	31st	Half Marathon	1:12:49
1993	World Cross Country Championships	Amorebieta, Spain	63rd	6.36	21:21
	European Cup	Rome, Italy	4th	10,000 m	32:44.06 (PB)
	World Half Marathon Championships	Brussels, Belgium	12th	Half Marathon	1:12:07
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United Kingdom	6th	Marathon	2:45:00
1994	Wilmslow Half Marathon	Wilmslow, United Kingdom	1st	Half Marathon	1:14:48
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	10th	Marathon	2:41:03
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	4th	10000m	33:01.40
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	5th	10,000 m	33:38.14
1995	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, United Kingdom	8th	Marathon	2:34:21 (PB)
1996	Wilmslow Half Marathon	Wilmslow, United Kingdom	1st	Half Marathon	1:12:32
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	58th	Marathon	2:52.09
	European Cross Country Championships	Charleroi, Belgium	17th	4.55 km	17:51
1997	World Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	96th	6.6 km	23:07
National Championships
1992	UK Championships (Olympic 10 km trial)	Sheffield, United Kingdom	3rd	10,000 m	33:16.03
1992	AAA Championships (Olympic trials)	Birmingham, United Kingdom	11th	3000 m	9:08.96
1993	AAA Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	5000 m	15:57.67
1994	AAA Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	10,000 m	33:42.80

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Suzanne Rigg Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^ "Warrington Olympian now winning titles as a coach". Warrington Guardian. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ "Suzanne Rigg ZCHS Olympic coach". Towne Post Network. Retrieved 3 May 2018.