Ian Dobson is an American

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coach and retired Olympic runner.

High school career

Dobson competed at

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in Oregon where he was 2nd in the state in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters as well as a two-time Oregon state cross country champion. Ian Dobson finished seventh in 1998 and third at 1999

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in 14:34 behind

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and Donald Sage.

College career

Dobson ran for the

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team (2000-2005) where he was a 10-time

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runner-up and the 2005 NCAA champion indoors in the 5,000 meters. Dobson graduated from

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in 2005. Dobson holds the

record in two distance events; the 3,000 meter steeplechase (8:32.09), the 5,000 meters (13:15.33).

International career

In 2005, Dobson was runner-up at the US Championships in the 5000 metres. This qualified him for the

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where in the men's 5000 metres he finished 10th in his heat and failed to advance. Dobson also competed in the

2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 19/20, 2005. The races were held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'', ...

in the Senior men's race finishing 61st. In 2006, Dobson competed in the

2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on April 1/2, 2006. The races were held at the Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoka, Japan, Japan's National Cross Country Course which is the permanent residence of the annual Fuku ...

in the Senior men's race finishing 33rd. Dobson also finished 3rd at the

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meet. In 2008, Dobson finished 3rd at the US Olympic Trials in the 5000 metres earning a berth at the

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. At the Olympics, in the men's 5000 metres Dobson finished 9th in his heat and failed to advance. From 2005 to 2009 Dobson ran for

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and from 2010 to 2012 Dobson ran for

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and the Oregon Track Club Elite.

Team Run Eugene Coach

Since 2012, Ian leads a group of

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and

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elite athletes.

Coaching and Eugene Marathon years

Dobson is currently the long distance coach for Sheldon High School, and works for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobson, Ian 1982 births Living people American male marathon runners American male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Stanford University alumni Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes People from Deer Lodge, Montana Track and field athletes from Eugene, Oregon Stanford Cardinal men's cross country runners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportsmen