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Lucy Oliver (née van Dalen)

Lucy Oliver at London 2012
Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1988-11-18) 18 November 1988 (age 36) Wanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  New Zealand Oceania Championships 2006 Apia 1500 m
Updated on 22 April 2013

Lucy Oliver (née van Dalen; born 18 November 1988 in Wanganui) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner, who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the Women's 1500 metres. Along with her twin sister Holly, Lucy attended Stony Brook University in New York until 2012, earning an undergraduate degree in sociology followed by a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MA/LS). She was chosen an NCAA All-American for outdoor track (2010, 2011 and 2012), indoor track (2011 and 2012) and cross-country (2011). She competed in the 3000 m at the 2014 World Indoor Championships. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she competed in the 1500 m and the 5000 m.

At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the 5000 m.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  New Zealand
2006	Oceania Championships	Apia, Samoa	1st	1500 m	4:40.64
2012	Olympic Games	London, England	11th in semi-final	1500 m	4:06.97
2014	2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	8th in heat	3000 m	9:10.20
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland	13th	5000 m	15:58.43
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th in heat	5000 m	15:53.77

References

1. "Lucy van Dalen". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
2. "Lucy Van Dalen '12: Olympic Athlete, MA/LS Alumna". Stony Brook University. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
3. "Lucy van Dalen biography". Stony Brook Seawolves. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
4. ^ "IAAF: Lucy Oliver | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
5. "Glasgow 2014 - Lucy van Dalen Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

External links

• Lucy Oliver at World Athletics
• Lucy Oliver at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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