Shelby Houlihan
Houlihan winning the 1500 meters at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shelby Christine Prince Houlihan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 8, 1993 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000 meters 1500 meters 800 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Arizona State University Sun Devils | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bowerman Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jerry Schumacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shelby Houlihan (born February 8, 1993) is an American middle distance runner, Olympian and World Record holder in the 4x1500m relay. Houlihan competed in the 5000m final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, finishing 11th. She is a 12-time US National Champion winning seven indoor and five outdoor titles in middle-distance events. While at Arizona State University she won the 2014 NCAA 1500m championship.
Houlihan served a four year ban from 2021 to 2025 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for nandrolone.