Diana Richburg

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Diana Lynn Richburg (born July 2, 1963) is an American former middle-distance runner.^[1] She competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and won the 1985 US national title at 1500 metres.

Career

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Born in Troy, New York, Richburg finished fourth in the 800m at the 1984 US Olympic Trials, before earning selection for the Los Angeles Olympics by finishing third in the 1500m in 4:04.07. At the Olympics, she failed to reach the final. She won the 1500m title at the 1985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 4:04.73.

Richburg achieved her lifetime best for 1500m when finishing seventh in the 1987 World Championship final, running 4:01.79. The following year, she missed out on Olympic selection when she finished sixth in the 1500m at the 1988 US Olympic Trials in 4:09.68.

At the 1992 US Olympic Trials, Richburg won her 800m heat in 2:01.28, but failed to reach the final after finishing seventh in her semifinal in 2:05.06.^[2]

International competitions

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing United States
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	5th	800 m	2:02.32
1983	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	6th	800 m	2:05.29
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	14th (h)	1500 m	4:13.35
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	8th	800 m	2:05.86
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	5th	1500 m	4:15.04
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	1500 m	4:01.79
(h) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats

References

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^ "Diana Richburg". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "History of the Olympic Trials" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

v t e 1984 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1984 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Ray Armstead Alonzo Babers Kirk Baptiste Ron Brown Tonie Campbell Don Clary Paul Cummings Brian Diemer Marco Evoniuk Greg Foster Sam Graddy Johnny Gray John Gregorek Danny Harris Tranel Hawkins Jim Heiring Thomas Jefferson Earl Jones Roger Kingdom Steve Lacy Carl Lewis Henry Marsh John Marshall Antonio McKay Walter McCoy Edwin Moses Sunder Nix Daniel O'Connor Vince O'Sullivan Doug Padilla Pete Pfitzinger Pat Porter Alberto Salazar Carl Schueler Steve Scott Calvin Smith Willie Smith Jim Spivey John Tuttle Craig Virgin
Men's field athletes	Duncan Atwood Willie Banks Earl Bell Tim Bright Ed Burke Art Burns Michael Carter Mike Conley Sr. John Crist Milton Goode Bill Green Al Joyner Dave Laut Carl Lewis Jud Logan Doug Lytle Mike McRae Larry Myricks Doug Nordquist Tom Petranoff John Powell Steve Roller Dwight Stones Mike Tully Mac Wilkins Augie Wolf Jim Wooding
Women's track and road athletes	Evelyn Ashford Sharrieffa Barksdale Joan Benoit Jeanette Bolden Cindy Bremser Valerie Brisco-Hooks Alice Brown Judi Brown Julie Brown Robin Campbell Chandra Cheeseborough Mary Decker Diane Dixon Benita Fitzgerald-Brown Kim Gallagher Randy Givens Florence Griffith Joyner Joan Hansen Denean Howard Sherri Howard Julie Isphording Missy Kane Lillie Leatherwood Pam Page Diana Richburg Kim Turner Angela Wright-Scott Ruth Wysocki
Women's field athletes	Jodi Anderson Carol Cady Laura De Snoo Leslie Deniz Cindy Greiner Lorna Griffin Joni Huntley Jackie Joyner Carol Lewis Ramona Pagel Louise Ritter Karin Smith Pam Spencer Lynda Sutfin Cathy Sulinski Angela Thacker
Coaches	—

v t e US National Championship winners in women's 1500-meter run
1965–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1965: Marie Mulder 1966: Doris Brown 1967: Natalie Rocha 1968: Jane Hill 1969: Doris Brown 1970: Francie Larrieu 1971: Kathy Gibbons 1972–73: Francie Larrieu 1974: Doris Brown 1975: Julie Brown 1976–77: Francie Larrieu 1978: Jan Merrill 1979: Francie Larrieu
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Francie Larrieu 1981: Jan Merrill 1982–83: Mary Slaney 1984: Kim Gallagher 1985: Diana Richburg 1986: Linda Sheskey 1987: Regina Jacobs 1988: Vicki Huber 1989: Regina Jacobs 1990–91: Suzy Favor Hamilton 1992: Regina Jacobs
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Annette Peters 1994–97: Regina Jacobs 1998: Suzy Hamilton 1999–2002: Regina Jacobs 2003: Suzy Favor Hamilton 2004: Carrie Tollefson 2005–07: Treniere Clement 2008–09: Shannon Rowbury 2010: Anna Pierce 2011–12: Morgan Uceny 2013: Treniere Moser 2014–17: Jennifer Simpson 2018–19: Shelby Houlihan 2021^{2020 OT}: Elle Purrier St. Pierre 2023: Nikki Hiltz
Notes	OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years; the Trials were otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance:The event was over one mile in 1973–4

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