Tim Broe (born June 20, 1977, in

Peoria, Illinois Peoria ( ) is a city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. Located on the Illinois River, the city had a population of 113,150 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Ill ...

) is a retired American

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. He reached the

5000 meters The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

final at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

finishing eleventh. Tim competed collegiately for the University of Alabama where his 3,000m steeplechase record still stands. He is a

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and soil, earth, pass through woodlands and ope ...

and

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

coach. In his second year of coaching

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boys cross country, the team won the MIAA Division State Cross Country Championships.

Competition record

Also won the USA Cross Country 4K Championship in 2000 & 2001.

Personal bests

Outdoor *

1500 meters The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometers ...

– 3:38.43 (Braaschaart 2004) * One mile – 4:03.08 (Des Moines 2002) *

3000 meters The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m shou ...

– 7:39.45 (Lausanne 2001) *

– 13:11.77 (Oslo 2005) *

3000 meters steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the ...

– 8:14.82 (Rome 2001) Indoor * One mile – 3:58.81 (New York 2002) *

– 7:39.23 (Boston 2002)

Personal life

Tim Broe had aspirations of becoming a professional fisherman.

References

1977 births Living people American male long-distance runners American male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Sportspeople from Peoria, Illinois Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 21st-century American sportsmen NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Alabama Crimson Tide men's track and field athletes {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub