Erin Leigh Donohue (born May 8, 1983) is an

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who competes in middle-distance track events. Donohue qualified for the U.S. Olympic team at the

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in the

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Early life

Born in

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, Donohue competed for

Haddonfield Memorial High School Haddonfield Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Haddonfield, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondar ...

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and the

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in both middle-distance running events and the

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Career

At the

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, she was sixth in the 1500 m final, running a season's best 4:09. She was the silver medalist at the

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behind Anna Pierce. Donohue took part in the

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road race in September and finished in third place behind her compatriots

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and Sara Hall.Rowbury defends, Laalou breaks through at Fifth Avenue Mile

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/ NYRR (September 27, 2010). Retrieved on September 27, 2010. She is an assistant coach with the

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Cross Country program.

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(archived November 27, 2015) * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Donohue, Erin 1983 births Living people American female middle-distance runners Haddonfield Memorial High School alumni People from Haddon Heights, New Jersey Sportspeople from Haddonfield, New Jersey Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States North Carolina Tar Heels women's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from New Jersey NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners American female javelin throwers 21st-century American sportswomen