Michael Stember (born January 30, 1978) is a track and fieldathlete from the United States who is known for his achievements in the middle distance events. His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships. He won a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in the men's 1500 metres. He ran in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he qualified for the semi-finals but finished a non-qualifying 9th.[2] He returned to the 2003 Pan American Games and repeated his silver medal in the men's 1500 metres. In 2004 he became the U.S. Indoor 800 m champion.[3] In 2007–2008 he was a volunteer coach at UCLA.[4] He later became a restaurant owner.
Stember ran for Jesuit High School. As a sophomore in 1994 at the CIF California State Meet he finished second in the 1600 metres to the future American marathon great Meb Keflezighi. He won the race outright as a junior (1995) and senior (1996). His 4:04.00 winning time in the 1995 CIF State Meet was the state 1600 meters record until 2001 when it was surpassed by Ryan Hall at 4:02:62.[5] The impressive finish—starting after two laps—is depicted in a YouTube video named "Godspeed" which has been viewed more than 27 million times since its release in 2010.[6] However, as fast as Stember was running, he had a habit of running strategically, always finishing with a devastating kick that demoralized his opponents. As a junior, it worked well because no athlete on that level could match his kick at any pace.
Collegiateedit
He carried this strategy to Stanford University, even though Vin Lananna tried to coax him into occasionally using other strategies. He scored 13 points for the team in 2000, with a second place in the 1500 and 4th place in the 800 metres as Stanford won the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.[7] Stember holds the Stanford records in both the 1500 metres and 800 metres and was named All American ten times. He ran the 800 metre leg on Stanford's "world record" claiming team for the unsanctioned Indoor "Distance Medley Relay".[8]
Internationaledit
In 1999, he was fourth in the World University Games, behind then-Kenyan Bernard Lagat. A year later, he was the third qualifier at the U.S. Olympic Trials, but had not achieved the A Standard. He spent the summer chasing the mark, achieving it at Herculis in one of the last opportunities before the Olympics. Stember ended up running the men's 1500 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but did not make it to the final round.
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^. Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
^"Player Bio: Michael Stember - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
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michael, stember, born, january, 1978, track, field, athlete, from, united, states, known, achievements, middle, distance, events, first, international, competition, winning, gold, medal, 1500, metres, 1997, american, junior, championships, silver, medal, 1999. Michael Stember born January 30 1978 is a track and field athlete from the United States who is known for his achievements in the middle distance events His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships He won a silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in the men s 1500 metres He ran in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia where he qualified for the semi finals but finished a non qualifying 9th 2 He returned to the 2003 Pan American Games and repeated his silver medal in the men s 1500 metres In 2004 he became the U S Indoor 800 m champion 3 In 2007 2008 he was a volunteer coach at UCLA 4 He later became a restaurant owner Michael StemberStember in 2017Personal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 1978 01 30 January 30 1978 age 45 Fair Oaks California U S Height5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight155 lb 70 kg SportSportTrackEvent s 800 metres 1500 metresCollege teamStanfordAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 800 meters 1 46 20 1 1500 meters 3 35 11 1 Medal record Men s athletics track and field Representing the United StatesPan American Games1999 Winnipeg 1500 m2003 Santo Domingo 1500 mUpdated on May 5 2012 Contents 1 Running career 1 1 High school 1 2 Collegiate 1 3 International 2 References 3 External linksRunning career editHigh school edit This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Michael Stember news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Stember ran for Jesuit High School As a sophomore in 1994 at the CIF California State Meet he finished second in the 1600 metres to the future American marathon great Meb Keflezighi He won the race outright as a junior 1995 and senior 1996 His 4 04 00 winning time in the 1995 CIF State Meet was the state 1600 meters record until 2001 when it was surpassed by Ryan Hall at 4 02 62 5 The impressive finish starting after two laps is depicted in a YouTube video named Godspeed which has been viewed more than 27 million times since its release in 2010 6 However as fast as Stember was running he had a habit of running strategically always finishing with a devastating kick that demoralized his opponents As a junior it worked well because no athlete on that level could match his kick at any pace Collegiate edit He carried this strategy to Stanford University even though Vin Lananna tried to coax him into occasionally using other strategies He scored 13 points for the team in 2000 with a second place in the 1500 and 4th place in the 800 metres as Stanford won the NCAA Men s Outdoor Track and Field Championship 7 Stember holds the Stanford records in both the 1500 metres and 800 metres and was named All American ten times He ran the 800 metre leg on Stanford s world record claiming team for the unsanctioned Indoor Distance Medley Relay 8 International edit In 1999 he was fourth in the World University Games behind then Kenyan Bernard Lagat A year later he was the third qualifier at the U S Olympic Trials but had not achieved the A Standard He spent the summer chasing the mark achieving it at Herculis in one of the last opportunities before the Olympics Stember ended up running the men s 1500 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics but did not make it to the final round References edit a b All Athletics Profile of Michael Stember Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Michael Stember Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved September 26 2017 USATF Statistics USA Indoor Track amp Field Champions Archived from the original on September 2 2010 Retrieved September 23 2010 Player Bio Michael Stember UCLA Official Athletic Site Archived from the original on April 5 2012 Retrieved September 23 2010 California State Meet Results 1915 to present Hank Lawson Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Retrieved January 27 2019 Godspeed Video Page on Youtube Player Bio Michael Stember Stanford University s Official Athletic Site Archived from the original on January 24 2013 Retrieved September 11 2010 Player Bio Michael Stember Stanford University s Official Athletic Site Archived from the original on March 18 2012 Retrieved September 23 2010 External links editMichael Stember at USA Track amp Field Michael Stember at World Athletics nbsp Michael Stember at the International Olympic Committee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Stember amp oldid 1184019904, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
