Fiona O'Keeffe

Fiona O'Keeffe (born May 24, 1998) is an American long-distance runner. She is best known for being the first woman to win the United States Olympic Marathon Trials in her marathon debut, and in that same race being the youngest woman to win an Olympic Trials marathon, in 2024 at age 25.

Athletics career

High School As a prep for Davis Senior High School in her hometown of Davis, California, O'Keeffe won the 2016 CIF California State Meet title in the 3200 meters and was a two-time state cross country champion. Fiona O'Keeffe won 2014 Gatorade California Cross Country Runner of the Year. She also ran 15:56.84 for 5000 metres at the 2016 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, making her the 6th-fastest US high school performer of all time. At Stanford, Fiona O'Keeffe won 2019 Pac-12 Conference cross country championships title in 19:32.7 and earned eight NCAA Division I All-American championship awards, with a best placing of 3rd at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000 m. In June of the same year, she ran a 5000 m personal best of 15:05.56 in Portland and placed sixth in the 5000 m at the USA Track and Field Championships. In August, she won a bronze medal at the NACAC Championships in the Bahamas.

In 2023, she ran personal bests over 5000 m (15:01.34) and 10,000 m (30:52.77), and represented the United States in the 5 km at the World Road Running Championships, placing sixth.

On February 3, 2024, O'Keeffe won the 2024 United States Olympic trials marathon in Orlando, Florida in 2:22:10, qualifying her to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It was her first marathon, having qualified for the trials with a 1:09:34 at the 2023 Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon.

Championship results

USA Championships

NCAA Championships

Personal best progressions

5000 metres Mark Competition Venue Date Ref 1 15:56.84 USATF U20 Championships Clovis, California 2 15:46.93 5th NCAA Championships Eugene, Oregon 3 15:34.44 5th Portland Track Festival Portland, Oregon 4 15:05.56 4th Portland Track Festival Portland, Oregon 5 15:01.34 3rd BU Valentine Invitational Boston, Massachusetts

10,000 metres Mark Competition Venue Date Ref 1 33:36.25 7th Pac-12 Track & Field Championships Stanford, California 2 32:12.28 5th The Track Meet San Juan Capistrano, California 3 30:55.05 5th The Ten San Juan Capistrano, California 4 30:52.77 Track Fest Walnut, California