Matt Tegenkamp

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Tegenkamp
Occupation	Olympic Athlete
Date Of Birth	Jan 19, 1982(1982-01-19)
Age	42
Birthplace	Lee's Summit
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Capricorn

Matt Tegenkamp Biography

Matt Tegenkamp is one of the most popular and richest Olympic Athlete who was born on January 19, 1982 in Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States. Matthew “Teg”, a professional runner who was born January 19, 1982, is now a retired professional runner. He specializes in long-distance events. Tegenkamp represented the United States in two Summer Olympics, 2008 and 2012. In his professional career, he trained alongside other KIMbia Athletics members and was sponsored in part by Nike. Tegenkamp established an American record for the two-mile outdoor run and set other records during his professional career.

Matt Carson and Michelle Carson, Matt’s wife, began moving to Portland, Oregon, for Nike’s Oregon Project. They were joined by other professional team members who were under Schumacher’s guidance in Madison, WI.

He became the American two-mile record holder, with a time of 8:07.07, set at the Prefontaine Classic in 2007. He also holds a 5,000 meter PR of 12:58.56 (September 4, 2009 in Brussels), which put him in line as the fourth American to have run under 13 minutes (third fastest all-time PR ), and a 1,500 meter PR of 3:34.25. Tegenkamp’s outdoor mile best is 3:56.38, which he achieved while becoming the first person to break four minutes in the mile on Wisconsin soil.

In 2009, Tegenkamp became one of only 6 non-African runners to break the 13 minute barrier in the 5000 meters with his PR of 12:58.56. This makes him the fifth fastest American of all time over the 5000 metres distance behind Bernard Lagat, Chris Solinsky, Bob Kennedy, & Dathan Ritzenhein.

He won the USA Indoor National 3k in 2007 with a time 7:46.08. He then set a personal record and an American record at the Prefontaine Classic in the 2-mile run with a time 8:07.07, surpassing the previous record of Alan Webb.

Matt Tegenkamp Net Worth

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

After graduating, Tegenkamp moved to Madison to continue his training as a professional athlete under Schumacher. He set personal records at 1,500m (3:35.96), 3,000 meters (7:34.98), and the 2-mile (8:16.50). Tegenkamp finished his 2006 season with a bronze medal in 5000m at IAAF World Cup in Athletics. His time was 13:36.83.

Tegenkamp was also second to Bernard Lagat in 2007, U.S. 5,000m. Outdoor Track & Field Championships earned Tegenkamp the right to compete in the IAAF World Championships. Matt was fourth in the 5,000m event at the 2007 IAAF World Championships. He missed out on the bronze medal by 0.03 seconds. His time was 13:46.78, compared to Moses Ndiema Kipsiro from Uganda’s 13:46.75.

In 2008, Teg earned his first trip to the Olympic Games. As a “tune-up” for the Olympic Games, he ran the 1500m in 3:37.94 (a facility and state of Wisconsin record) at the UW-Madison McClimon Outdoor Track along with some of his training partners and one pacer for the first 2.75 laps on July 15, 2008. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Tegenkamp qualified by finishing second to Lagat in the 5,000-meter run with a time 13:29.68.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Matt Tegenkamp Dating?

According to our records, Matt Tegenkamp married to Michelle Carson. As of December 1, 2023, Matt Tegenkamp’s is not dating anyone.

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Tegenkamp attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison, along with high school rivals Tim Keller and Josh Spiker. After redshirting his freshman season, he defeated two-time high school national champion Dathan Ritzenhein at the U.S. Junior Cross Country championships, handing Ritzenhein his first cross country defeat in several years. Tegenkamp then placed fifth at the World Junior Cross Country Championships, behind Ritzenhein and future world record holder, Kenenisa Bekele.

Facts & Trivia

Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Olympic Athlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Matt Tegenkamp celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.

Matt officially announced retirement on February 1, 2016. After his running career, he moved to full-time in product creation for Nike at the main campus in Beaverton, Oregon after beginning that role part-time in 2013 while he was embarking on marathon running in his career.