Elle Purrier St. Pierre
Elinor "Elle" Purrier St. Pierre (born February 20, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in middle-distance running and long-distance running.[1] In 2022, she earned her first global medal, winning silver in the women's 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.[2]
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Birth name | Elinor Purrier | ||||||||||||||
Full name | Elinor Purrier St. Pierre | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | Montgomery Center, Vermont, U.S. | February 20, 1995||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m 1500 m 3000 m 5000 m | ||||||||||||||
College team | New Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
Club | New Balance Boston | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mark Coogan | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Purrier represented the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in the women's 5000 meters.[3] On February 8, 2020, she set the American record for the indoor mile, with a time of 4:16.85 at the Millrose Games. On February 13, 2021, she ran a time of 9:10.28 to break the American indoor two-mile record.[4] The time was also lower than the outdoor two-mile record.
Early life
Elle Purrier St. Pierre grew up milking thirty dairy cows each morning before school.[5]
Purrier attended Richford High School as a sixteen-time Vermont Principals' Association state Division IV champion.[6][7] She won the 2012 Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) Northeast Regional championships on the Bowdoin County Park course in Wappingers Falls, New York.[8]
NCAA
Purrier attended and graduated from the University of New Hampshire, studying nutrition. Representing the New Hampshire Wildcats, she was an NCAA Division I 11-time All-American.[9] At the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held after she graduated, she finished sixth in the 1500 meters, running a time of 4:09.30. She also won the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the women's mile.[10]
Professional
Purrier signed with New Balance in July 2018.[11] In 2019, she qualified for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, where she advanced to the 5,000 m final and finished 11th. On February 8, 2020, she set a new United States indoor mile record at the Millrose Games.[12] On February 13, 2021, she ran a time of 9:10.28 to break the American indoor two-mile record. On June 21, 2021, she finished first in the 2021 U.S Olympic Trials 1500 meter run with a time of 3:58.03, breaking the meet record and setting a personal best.[13]
National championships
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | |
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Representing University of New Hampshire | ||||||
2014 | USA Junior Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 10:24.46 | |
2016 | USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 28th | 3000 m s'chase | 10:08.39[14] | |
Representing New Balance | ||||||
2018 | USA Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 6th | 1500 m | 4:09.30 | |
2019 | USA Indoor Championships[15] | New York, New York | 6th | One mile | 4:32.69 | |
3rd | Two miles | 9:34.65 | ||||
USA Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:17.46 | ||
2020 | USA Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 4th | 3000 m | 8:56.56 | |
2021 | USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 1500 m | 3:58.03 PB | |
2022 | USA Indoor Championships | Spokane, Washington | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:06.14 | |
1st | 3000 m | 8:41.53 | ||||
USA Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:05.14 | ||
20th | 5000 m | 16:15.83 |
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 9th | 3000 m s'chase | 10:21.59 |
2019 | World Athletics Championships | Doha, Qatar | 11th | 5000 m | 14:58.17 |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 10th | 1500 m | 4:01.75 |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | 3000 m | 8:42.04 |
Personal bests
All sourced from World Athletics unless otherwise noted.[16] As of February 28, 2023.
Discipline | Mark | Venue | Date | Notes |
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800 meters | 1:59.99 | Irvine, CA (USA) | May 15, 2021 | |
1500 meters | 3:58.36 | Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA (USA) | May 9, 2021 | |
One Mile | 4:30.30 | Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) | August 18, 2019 | |
3000 meters | 8:46.43 | Cork (IRL) | July 16, 2018 | |
5000 meters | 14:58.17 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) | October 5, 2019 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 9:43.65 | Providence, RI (USA) | April 15, 2017 | |
4x800 meters | 8:47.16 | Durham, NH (USA) | May 7, 2017 |
Discipline | Mark | Venue | Date | Notes |
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800 meters | 2:03.64 | Boston, MA (USA) | February 24, 2018 | |
1000 meters | 2:46.02 | Durham, NH (USA) | January 16, 2016 | |
1500 meters | 4:00.20 | Armory Track, New York, NY (USA) | February 8, 2020 | |
One Mile | 4:16.85 | Armory Track, New York, NY (USA) | February 8, 2020 | North American record |
3000 meters | 8:36.41 | Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) | February 13, 2021 | |
Two Miles | 9:10.28 | Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) | February 13, 2021 | AB |
4x800 meters | 9:15.98 | Durham, NH (USA) | January 16, 2016 | |
Distance Medley Relay | 10:33.85 | The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA | April 15, 2022 | World record(p) |
Season bests
All sourced from worldathletics.org unless otherwise noted.[16] As of July 24, 2022.
Surface | Event | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Outdoor track | 800m | — | 2:10.67 | 2:03.55 | — | 1:59.99 | — |
1500 m | 4:14.48 | 4:07.79 | 4:02.34 | 4:00.77 | 3:58.03 | 3:59.68 | |
Mile | 4:32.05 | — | 4:30.30 | — | — | — | |
3000 m | 8:48.60 | 8:46.43 | — | — | — | — | |
5000 m | — | — | 14:58.17 | — | 15:08.61 | 16:15.83 | |
3000 m s'chase | 9:43.65 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Indoor track | 1500 m | 4:12.35 | — | 4:08.50 | 4:00.20 | — | 4:02.13 |
Mile | 4:29.44 | 4:26.55 | 4:24.88 | 4:16.85 | — | 4:19.30 | |
3000 m | — | 8:55.68 | 8:57.30 | 8:56.54 | 8:36.41 | 8:41.53 | |
2 Miles | — | — | 9:34.65 | 9:29.17 | 9:10.28 | — |
References
- "ATHLETE PROFILE Elinor PURRIER". worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (March 18, 2022). "Elle Purrier St. Pierre takes 3000m silver as Lemlem Hailu wins to cap day 1 at 2022 World Indoors". LetsRun.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- "5000 Metres women". iaaf.org. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- Danforth, Austin (February 13, 2021). "Elle Purrier races to another US record in 2-mile at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- How A Dairy Farmer From Vermont Became An NCAA Track ChampGetty Images
- Ellinor Purrier UNH profile University of New Hampshire Wildcats
- Elle Purrier Cross Country Bio 2012 Season Richford HS
- For Elle Purrier, Farm Life Leads to Fast Times Runner's World
- "Tokyo-bound! Vermont's Elle Purrier St. Pierre wins 1,500 to clinch US Olympic spot". Foster's Daily Democrat. Dover, New Hampshire. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- "How A Dairy Farmer From Vermont Became An NCAA Track Champ". Getty Images.
- Elinor Purrier profile bringbackthemile.com
- Abrami, Alex (February 8, 2020). "Elle Purrier smashes American indoor mile record at Millrose Games". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- "US Track and Field Olympic Trials 2021, results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- 2016 RESULTS - U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS - TRACK & FIELD RunnerSpace.com
- "2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Results". RunnerSpace.com. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- "Elle ST. PIERRE | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.