Janis Kristin Klecker (née Horns) (born July 18, 1960, in Bloomington, Minnesota) is a former American long-distance runner who is a two-time United States national champion in the marathon.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Janis Kristin Horns |
| Full name | Janis Kristin Klecker |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | July 18, 1960 Bloomington, Minnesota |
| Sport | |
| Country | USA |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
| College team | University of Minnesota |
| Club | Reebok Running Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1992, Marathon, 21st |
| National finals | 1987, Marathon, 1st 1992, Marathon, 1st |
| Personal best(s) | Mile: 4:51 5,000 m: 15:57 5 miles: 25:50 10km: 31:44 (1990) 15km: 51:11 (1992) 20km: 1:08:24 (1989) 25km: 1:28:13 (1991) Half marathon: 1:10:41 Marathon: 2:30:12 (1992) 50 km: 3:13:51 NR (1983) |
Biography
editKlecker was in the Alpha Phi sorority at the University of Minnesota.[3]
Her husband, Barney Klecker is a two-time champion of the City of Lakes/Twin Cities Marathon.[4]
Janis is the mother of six children, including Joe Klecker, who is a professional runner [5]
Racing career
editKlecker won the 1992 US Olympic Trials marathon in Houston[7] and went on to compete in the marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, an event in which she placed 21st. Klecker has won the City of Lakes Marathon/Twin Cities Marathon three times (1980, 1991, 1992), the San Francisco Marathon twice (1983, 1990), and the California International Marathon twice (1988, 1990).
Janis Klecker is an American record holders in the 50 K in 1983.[8][9]
Klecker finished second to Nancy Ditz in the 1985 California International Marathon, but went on to win the event in 1988 and 1990. She set a course record at the 1990 CIM with a time of 2:30:42.[10]
On Sept. 22, 1991, in Syracuse, New York, Klecker became the woman's U.S. National Champion in the 5K.[11]
Klecker's PR in the marathon was 2:30:12 in Houston, Texas on January 26, 1992.[12]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States
| |||||
| 1981 | Grandma's Marathon | Duluth, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:36:46.8 |
| 1983 | San Francisco Marathon | San Francisco, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:51:12 |
| 1987 | Grandma's Marathon | Duluth, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:36:12 |
| 1990 | San Francisco Marathon | San Francisco, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:39:52 |
| 1991 | Twin Cities Marathon | Minneapolis, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:30:31 |
| 1992 | Houston Marathon | Houston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:30:12 |
| Twin Cities Marathon | Minneapolis, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:36:50 | |
References
edit- ^ "USA Marathon Champions—Women". legacy.usatf.org. Indianapolis, Indiana: USATF. 2013. Archived from the original on September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Untitled".
- ^ "University of Minnesota: Office for Fraternity & Sorority Life". Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Untitled".
- ^ "The Klecker Clan". 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Home". blueridgedental.com.
- ^ Cart, Julie (27 January 1992). "Klecker Passes With Straight A's : Olympic trials: She goes in front in last mile and leads O'Brien, Larrieu Smith onto U.S. team for Barcelona". LA Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "2002 USA National 50km Championship".
- ^ "USATF – Statistics – Records". Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "CIM History". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ Benyo, Richard; Joe Henderson (2002). Running Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. p. 228. ISBN 0736037349.
- ^ Sparks, Ken; Dave Kuehls (March 15, 1996). Runner's Book of Training Secrets. Rodale Books. p. 197. ISBN 9780875963075.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Janis Klecker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24.