Lynn Jennings

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lynn Jennings
Occupation	Marathon Runner
Date Of Birth	Jul 1, 1960(1960-07-01)
Age	64
Birthplace	Princeton
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Cancer

Lynn Jennings Biography

Lynn Jennings is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on July 1, 1960 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Lynn Alice Jennings, born July 1, 1960, is an American retired long-distance runner. With a distance of 1500m to the marathon, she is considered one of America’s greatest female runners. She was a master in all three major sports: cross-country, track, and road. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she won bronze in the Women’s 10,000m. In 1990, she set a new indoor record for the 5000-meter run.

She ran the Boston Marathon in 2 hours 38 in 1999 at age 39. Later, she ran for Nike’s Athletics West.

Jennings currently lives in Portland, Oregon. She has become an accomplished masters rower (sculler), winning a gold medal in 2012 and bronze medal in 2011, in the women’s grand master single scull event at the Head of the Charles Regatta, one of the most competitive and prestigious long-distance rowing races in the world.

She is a nine time USA Cross Country Champion and has won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships 3 times in succession from 1990 to 1992. This feat has been achieved by only two other women, Grete Waitz from Norway and Edith Masai from Kenya.

Lynn Jennings Net Worth

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

Jennings was born in Princeton, New Jersey. She attended Bromfield School in Harvard, Massachusetts. Jennings was a member of the boys’ cross-country team as there wasn’t a girls’ team. She was a high-school state champion in crosscountry and her years of experience are similar to an early scene from the movie Without Limits. In it, Steve Prefontaine takes a determined lead in high school races and is good enough for the finish. Jennings won nine times the U.S. National Cross Country Championship. In 1978, she ran the Boston Marathon unofficially and finished in 2 minutes 46. This time would have been third in the open women’s section and a record for her age category. In 1978, she graduated from Harvard, MA. She also left behind numerous records, including the 1500-meter indoor run at Harvard High School.

She won the World Cross Country Championships three times in 1990, 1991 and 1992. The race in 1992 was held at Franklin Park, Boston. It took place on the same trails that she had used to win several Massachusetts state high school championships. She took silver in 1995 and bronze in 1993, respectively, in consecutive 3000 m gold medals at IAAF World Indoor Championships. She was fifth in outdoor races, finishing over 10,000m in the 1993 and 1991 World Championships. She was also a nine time U.S. champion. Outdoor champion.

Jennings attended Princeton University and graduated with an A.B. in history in 1983 after completing a 93-page long senior thesis titled “The Harvard Shakers: A Study of the Rise and Decline of a Community.” Despite numerous college running titles, she left the university “unsatisified” with her performance. She failed to qualify for the 1984 Olympics, but was the bronze medalist at 10,000 meters in the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona, Spain. Her time of 31:19.89 was a new American record, and it lasted until May 3, 2002, when it was broken by Deena Kastor in Palo Alto, California.

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Lynn Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lynn Jennings celebrates birthday on July 1 of every year.