page_title: Shalane Flanagan
section_title: 2015
hierarchical_section_title: Shalane Flanagan / Track and field career / Professional career / 2015
caption_attribution_description: English: Shalane Flanagan finishing the the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon
context_page_description: Shalane Grace Flanagan is a former American long-distance runner, Olympic medalist and New York City Marathon champion. She was the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon since 1977. She holds the NACAC area record in the 5000 meters and the 10k road race.
  She won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in the 10,000 m and the bronze medal at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She won the Women's 2017 New York City Marathon, the first American woman to do so since Miki Gorman in 1977.
context_section_description: Flanagan ran a time qualifier for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with the top American time of the year at the 2015 Stanford Invitational 10 km, where she ran 31:08, pacing race winner Gelete Burka in her 10 km debut. On April 20, 2015, Flanagan placed ninth in the Boston Marathon, with a season best of 2:27:47.
  Flanagan finished 2nd to Molly Huddle in the 10,000 meters in 31:42.29 at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 25. On August 24, Flanagan placed 6th in 31:46.23 in China in the 10,000 meters. On September 6, Flanagan set the American record and placed 2nd in the road Rabobank Tilburg Ladies Run 10 km in Netherlands in 31:03, one place ahead of Betsy Saina. Flanagan beat the national records of Lynn Jennings and Molly Huddle.
caption: Shalane Flanagan finishing the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon
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