Dathan Ritzenhein

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dathan Ritzenhein
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1982(1982-12-30)
Age	42
Birthplace	Grand Rapids
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Dathan Ritzenhein Biography

Dathan Ritzenhein is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on December 30, 1982 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Long distance runner who has repeatedly been crowned the nation’s cross country championship. He is a part of Nike and is trained by Long distance runner who has consecutively won the national cross country championship, he competes for Nike and is coached by Alberto Salazar..

Alberto Salazar, a former long distance runner, is his coach., an ex-long distance runner, is his coach.

Dathan regularly trains at St-Moritz, Switzerland at 1800m above sea-level, to prepare his major competitions.

Dathan James Ritzenhein (born December 30, 1982) is a retired American long- distance runner. He held the American record in the 5,000 metres (12:56.27) from 2009-2010, when it was broken by Bernard Lagat. He is a three-time national cross country champion with wins at the USA Cross Country Championships in 2005, 2008 and 2010. Formerly a Nike athlete for the majority of his professional career, Dathan joined the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project team in 2017 and has been sponsored by Brooks since then. In early May 2020, he announced his retirement from competition.

He has two kids along with his long distance runner friend as well as his wife Kalin Toedebusch.

Dathan Ritzenhein Net Worth

Dathan Ritzenhein is one of the richest Runner from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dathan Ritzenhein 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an expert in long distance running in college and high school.

He was in the 2012 London Olympics.

Ritzenhein (“Ritz”) emerged as a cult figure among high school track fans during his junior and senior years at Rockford High School, especially since he graduated from high school in the same year as Alan Webb and Ryan Hall, America’s other budding distance prodigies. He set numerous state and national high school records during this time, notably in the 1600m (4:05.9) 3200m (8:41.10) and in the 5000m (13:44.70). He won back-to-back regional (Midwest) and national titles in the Foot Locker high school championship races in the fall of 1999 and 2000. There was major build-up to the 2000 championships due to the impending clash between Ritz, Webb, and Hall. Ritz scored a resounding victory over Webb and Hall in Orlando, Florida, running the 5k course in 14:35. Perhaps more impressive, the previous year he claimed an unexpected national title while setting the course record in 14:29. As a senior in high school he set the Michigan high school 5k record of 14:10 at state finals; second place was 15:05. His final cross country race in high school was at the IAAF junior world cross-country championships in Ostend Belgium where he won a bronze medal.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Dathan Ritzenhein height 5 ft 8 in Dathan weight 55 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Dathan Ritzenhein Dating?

According to our records, Dathan Ritzenhein married to Kalin Toedebusch. As of December 1, 2023, Dathan Ritzenhein’s is not dating anyone.

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Ritzenhein made his Marathon debut in the 2006 ING New York City Marathon, finishing in 11th place with a time of 2:14:01.

Facts & Trivia

Dathan Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dathan Ritzenhein celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

On February 19, 2006, Ritzenhein faltered in the USATF national cross-country championships at Van Cortlandt Park. Leading with Hall and Jorge Torres for several circuits of the 12K course, he dropped off badly near the end as Ryan Hall ran away from the field. Ritzenhein finished nearly a minute behind Hall and finished fourth in the race. He qualified for the team but appeared to be hurting badly after the race, leading some to question his fitness heading into the IAAF World Cross-Country Championships April 1–2. Ritzenhein was diagnosed with walking pneumonia after the USATF national cross-country championships and forfeited his spot on the US team.

Top Facts about Dathan Ritzenhein

1. Dathan Ritzenhein is an American long-distance runner.
2. He was born on December 30, 1982.
3. Ritzenhein has competed in three Olympic Games.
4. He won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Half Marathon Championships.
5. His personal best time for the marathon is 2:07:47.
6. Ritzenhein has won multiple national championships in cross country and track events.
7. He attended the University of Colorado and was a three-time NCAA champion.
8. Injuries have plagued his career, including stress fractures and Achilles tendonitis.
9. Ritzenhein retired from professional running in 2019 at age 36.
10. He now coaches runners as part of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project team.

Who is the fastest female cross country runner?

Personal information
Event(s)| 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, Cross Country
Team| North Carolina State University
Coached by| Laurie Henes
Achievements and titles

What happened to Dathan Ritzenhein?

Ritzenhein was diagnosed with walking pneumonia after the USATF national cross-country championships and forfeited his spot on the US team.

Who does Dathan Ritzenhein coach?

The man engineering the OAC machine is Dathan Ritzenhein, a three-time Olympian and former 5,000-meter American record holder. In 2020, Ritzenhein announced that he was officially retiring from professional running and was soon named head of the new On Athletics Club , based in Boulder, Colorado.

Who is the fastest cross country runner?

Individually, Colin Sahlman’s time of 14:03.29 sets the new national record for fastest cross-country 5K for 18 and under boys, shattering the previous record of 14:10.

Where is Grace Ping now?

Ping signed her Letter of Intent committing to Oklahoma State Cowgirls women’s cross-country and track and field teams on May 21. She chose Oklahoma State over Northern Arizona, Virginia and Florida State. “I ended up choosing Oklahoma State for many reasons.