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American runner

Elinor “Elle” Purrier St. Pierre (born February 20, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in middle-distance running and long-distance running.[1] In 2022, she earned her first global medal, winning silver in the women’s 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.[2]

Purrier represented the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in the women’s 5000 meters.[3] On February 8, 2020, she set the American record for the indoor mile, with a time of 4:16.85 at the Millrose Games. On February 13, 2021, she ran a time of 9:10.28 to break the American indoor two-mile record.[4] The time was also lower than the outdoor two-mile record.

Early life[edit]

Elle Purrier St. Pierre grew up milking thirty dairy cows each morning before school.[5]

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Purrier attended Richford High School as a sixteen-time Vermont Principals’ Association state Division IV champion.[6][7] She won the 2012 Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) Northeast Regional championships on the Bowdoin County Park course in Wappingers Falls, New York.[8]

Purrier attended and graduated from the University of New Hampshire, studying nutrition. Representing the New Hampshire Wildcats, she was an NCAA Division I 11-time All-American.[9] At the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, held after she graduated, she finished sixth in the 1500 meters, running a time of 4:09.30. She also won the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the women’s mile.[10]

Professional[edit]

Purrier signed with New Balance in July 2018.[11] In 2019, she qualified for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, where she advanced to the 5,000 m final and finished 11th. On February 8, 2020, she set a new United States indoor mile record at the Millrose Games.[12] On February 13, 2021, she ran a time of 9:10.28 to break the American indoor two-mile record. On June 21, 2021, she finished first in the 2021 U.S Olympic Trials 1500 meter run with a time of 3:58.03, breaking the meet record and setting a personal best.[13]

National championships[edit]

International competitions[edit]

Personal bests[edit]

All sourced from World Athletics unless otherwise noted.[16] As of February 28, 2023.

Outdoor PBs
Discipline Mark Venue Date Notes
800 meters 1:59.99 Irvine, CA (USA) May 15, 2021
1500 meters 3:58.36 Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA (USA) May 9, 2021
One Mile 4:30.30 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) August 18, 2019
3000 meters 8:46.43 Cork (IRL) July 16, 2018
5000 meters 14:58.17 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) October 5, 2019
3000 m steeplechase 9:43.65 Providence, RI (USA) April 15, 2017
4×800 meters 8:47.16 Durham, NH (USA) May 7, 2017
Indoor PBs
Discipline Mark Venue Date Notes
800 meters 2:03.64 Boston, MA (USA) February 24, 2018
1000 meters 2:46.02 Durham, NH (USA) January 16, 2016
1500 meters 4:00.20 Armory Track, New York, NY (USA) February 8, 2020
One Mile 4:16.85 Armory Track, New York, NY (USA) February 8, 2020 North American record
3000 meters 8:36.41 Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) February 13, 2021
Two Miles 9:10.28 Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) February 13, 2021 AB
4×800 meters 9:15.98 Durham, NH (USA) January 16, 2016
Distance Medley Relay 10:33.85 The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA April 15, 2022 World record(p)

Season bests[edit]

All sourced from worldathletics.org unless otherwise noted.[16] As of July 24, 2022.

Surface Event 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Outdoor track 800m — 2:10.67 2:03.55 — 1:59.99 —
1500 m 4:14.48 4:07.79 4:02.34 4:00.77 3:58.03 3:59.68
Mile 4:32.05 — 4:30.30 — — —
3000 m 8:48.60 8:46.43 — — — —
5000 m — — 14:58.17 — 15:08.61 16:15.83
3000 m s’chase 9:43.65 — — — — —
Indoor track 1500 m 4:12.35 — 4:08.50 4:00.20 — 4:02.13
Mile 4:29.44 4:26.55 4:24.88 4:16.85 — 4:19.30
3000 m — 8:55.68 8:57.30 8:56.54 8:36.41 8:41.53
2 Miles — — 9:34.65 9:29.17 9:10.28 —

References[edit]

  1. ^ “ATHLETE PROFILE Elinor PURRIER”. worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (March 18, 2022). “Elle Purrier St. Pierre takes 3000m silver as Lemlem Hailu wins to cap day 1 at 2022 World Indoors”. LetsRun.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  3. ^ “5000 Metres women”. iaaf.org. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Danforth, Austin (February 13, 2021). “Elle Purrier races to another US record in 2-mile at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix”. Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ How A Dairy Farmer From Vermont Became An NCAA Track ChampGetty Images
  6. ^ Ellinor Purrier UNH profile University of New Hampshire Wildcats
  7. ^ Elle Purrier Cross Country Bio 2012 Season Richford HS
  8. ^ For Elle Purrier, Farm Life Leads to Fast Times Runner’s World
  9. ^ “Tokyo-bound! Vermont’s Elle Purrier St. Pierre wins 1,500 to clinch US Olympic spot”. Foster’s Daily Democrat. Dover, New Hampshire. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  10. ^ “How A Dairy Farmer From Vermont Became An NCAA Track Champ”. Getty Images.
  11. ^ Elinor Purrier profile bringbackthemile.com
  12. ^ Abrami, Alex (February 8, 2020). “Elle Purrier smashes American indoor mile record at Millrose Games”. Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  13. ^ “US Track and Field Olympic Trials 2021, results”. Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  14. ^ 2016 RESULTS – U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – TRACK & FIELD RunnerSpace.com
  15. ^ “2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Results”. RunnerSpace.com. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  16. ^ a b “Elle ST. PIERRE | Profile | World Athletics”. worldathletics.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

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