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James Corrigan
Corrigan after finishing 3rd in the steeplechase at the 2024 US Olympic Trials
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-04-16) April 16, 2002 (age 22)
SpouseAshley Corrigan[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event3000m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000m s'chase: 8:13.87 (Philadelphia, 2024)

James Corrigan (born April 16, 2002)[2] is an American runner. He finished third at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in the 3000m steeplechase.[3]

Early life

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Corrigan attended Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles, California.[4] He was keen on swimming as well as running, before committing to athletics.[5] He attends Brigham Young University.[6]

Career

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He won the 3000 metres steeplechase in 8:29.24 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in May 2024.[7] He ran 8:28.84 to qualify for the final of the NCAA Division 1 Outdoors Championship in Eugene, Oregon.[8] He finished in ninth place in the final.[9]

He ran a seven-second personal best to qualify for the final of the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024.[10] He finished third in the final at the trials, but without making the minimum standard required to compete at the Paris Olympics.[11]

That week, the day prior to cut off, he raced at the Penn Relays Summer Showcase in Philadelphia.[12] He ran a time of 8:13.87 on June 29, 2024, to meet the minimum standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[13] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase, placing tenth in his heat in a time of 8:36.67.[14]

In October 2024, Corrigan signed an NIL deal with Nike.[15] He continued to run cross country for BYU in late-2024.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Love, marriage and running: How these Olympic athletes’ families juggle demands of being elite
  2. ^ "CORRIGAN James". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "James Corrigan". World Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "James Corrigan of Eagle Rock CA 1st Place Boys White Division Race - Bell-Jeff Cross Country Invitational 2017". Runnerspace. September 30, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Goggin, Caroline (June 27, 2024). "Olympic hopeful looking to qualify for Paris games at Penn Relays Summer Showcase". 6abc.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Inside the mad scramble to give a BYU runner the opportunity of a lifetime". Deseret.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "BYU runner James Corrigan captures a Big 12 title". sltrib.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "JAMES CORRIGAN 1ST PLACE MEN'S 3000M STEEPLECHASE SEMIFINAL HEAT 2 - NCAA D1 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Runnerspace. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Dickson, Darnell (June 7, 2024). "NCAA Men's Track: BYU's Corrigan earns All-American honors in steeplechase". Herald Extra. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "James Corrigan of BYU surprise 3rd place in 3000m steeplechase final at 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials". Flotrack. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "'You just can't ask for more than that': BYU steeplechasers shine at U.S. track and field trials". Deseret.com. June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "KENNETH ROOKS TO PACE JAMES CORRIGAN IN SATURDAY RACE FOR OLYMPIC STEEPLECHASE STANDARD". dyestat. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  13. ^ "James Corrigan Hits Olympic 3K Steeplechase Standard In The Nick Of Time". Flotrack. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  15. ^ "Parker Wolfe, Klaudia Kazimierska Headline Nine New Nike NIL Signings". CitiusMag. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  16. ^ "How going to the Olympics — and in one's case, winning a medal — changed 2 BYU runners' lives". Deseret.com. December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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