Derrick Peterson (born November 28, 1977, in Waycross, GeorgiaUSATF profile
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2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. He won the silver medal in the event at the

2001 Summer Universiade The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports ...

and the bronze at the

1999 Summer Universiade The 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Venues * Estadi Son Moix — athletics, football, ceremonies * Arena Son Moix — volleyball * Pavelló Son Hugo — swimming, diving, ...

. He was the assistant coach of long sprints and hurdles at his ''alma mater'', the University of Missouri from 2006 to 2012. He is currently an assistant cross country/track and field coach at DePaul University

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *800 meters – 1:45.08 (Sacramento 2004) *1000 meters – 2:18 Indoor *800 meters – 1:45.88 (Indianapolis 1999) *1000 meters – 2:19.82 (Boston 2002) Cross Country *10,000 meters - 32.52.80 (NCAA Champs)

References

1977 births Living people American male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States People from Waycross, Georgia Missouri Tigers men's track and field athletes Missouri Tigers men's cross country runners Missouri Tigers track and field coaches DePaul Blue Demons track and field coaches DePaul Blue Demons cross country coaches Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for the United States Universiade bronze medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade 20th-century American people {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub