Suzanne Rigg

Suzanne Rigg (née Youngberg, born 29 November 1963) is an American-born long-distance runner who had dual American/British citizenship. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Biography Rigg was raised in Essex, Iowa and attended Iowa State University where she met British student, John Rigg, who won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships.

After graduating, the pair married and went to live in Liverpool, England, before settling in Warrington, where Rigg was a member of Warrington AC.

Rigg finished second behind Andrea Wallace in the 10,000 metres event at the 1992 AAA Championships and became the British 5,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1993 AAA Championships. She also won a team silver medal at the 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

Rigg represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada and finished fourth in the 10,000 metres.

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Rigg represented Great Britain in the women's marathon event.

Rigg moved back to the USA with her family in 2007. In 2012, she became girls cross-country and distance head coach at Zionsville Community High School in Indiana.

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