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Brian Lee Diemer is a former American track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeplechase during his career.

Education

He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1983 after winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field 2 mile championship, held in nearby Detroit.

Career

He ran in the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in his semi final. He made his third Olympic team in 1992, going on to qualify for the final, where he finished seventh (in 8:1877). He had fine showings at two World Championships in which he participated, finishing fourth in the 1987 World Championships in Athletics (in 8:1446) and fifth at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics (in 8:1776).

In 1989 he received the Glenn Cunningham Award as the outstanding American male distance runner for the year.

He now coaches at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has coached the Knights to four national championships. Kaitlin recently competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III 2010 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 4x400 meter relay.

Mckenzie raced the steeplechase at National Collegiate Athletic Association III 2015 Outdoor track and Field Championships running the 3rd best seed time in 10:36.

Achievements

  • He was high school state champion in the mile while running at South Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He won the outdoor 1983 National Collegiate Athletic Association 3000m Steeplechase in a time of 8:26.95. He competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 3000 metre steeplechase where he won the bronze medal in a career best time of 8:14.06. Diemer won four The Athletics Congress (TAC) and United States. Track and Field (USATF) championships over that time (1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992).