Anne Marie Letko (married nameLauck; born March 7, 1969, inRochester, New York) is an American long-distance runner who competed in theSummer Olympics in1996 (10th place in marathon) and2000 (5000m).

Anne Marie Letko is the daughter of Jim and Sandy Letko.^[1] She started running at the age of 14 when she accompanied her father on jogs around the block.^[2] Letko claims that she became hooked on running after winning her age division in theHampton Classic 7-miler.^[2] Lynne Lauck, her future mother-in-law, was the overall female winner in the same race.^[2] In high school, Letko finished 18th at the 1986Kinney Cross Country Championships.^[3] She was two-time New Jersey State Champion in the indoor 3200 meter run^[4] and her mark of 10:39.6 was a state record from 1986 to 2001.^[5]

In 1991, Letko won the10,000 metres at theWorld University Games inSheffield, England, in what was a personal best for her at the time of 32:26.87.^[6] Her 31:37.26 at the1993 World Championships inStuttgart, Germany, was the fourth fastest 10,000 by an American woman.^[7] In 1994, Letko won USA 15K Championships at the newly namedGate River Run inJacksonville, Florida.^[8][9]

Dehydration forced Letko to drop out of her debut marathon - theNew York City Marathon - in 1993.^[10] She returned the following year, coached by for two-time NYC marathon championTom Fleming, to finish third with a time of 2:30:19.^[7][11] Letko qualified for the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta, Georgia, with a third-place finish of 2:31:18 at the United States Olympic women's marathon trials the preceding February inColumbia, South Carolina.^[12] She was thetop American woman in Atlanta finishing in 10th place with a time of 2:31:30.^[13]

Letko wonSpokane, Washington'sLilac Bloomsday Run in 1993, Atlanta's historicPeachtree Road Race in 1994,^[7] and has competed inSan Francisco'sBay to Breakers multiple times, finishing third in 1994,^[14] second in 1996,^[15] and third in 1998.^[11] She is the last American to win the Crim 10 mile race inFlint, Michigan (1994).^[16][17]

A native ofGlen Gardner, New Jersey,^[18] Letko graduated fromNorth Hunterdon High School inClinton Township in 1987.^[19] In 1992, she earned aB.A. inEnglish fromRutgers University.^[14][20] She competed under the name Anne Marie Lauck after she married Jim Lauck in 1995.^[14] Jim Lauck later became achiropractor.^[11] She was previously coached byAlberto Salazar.^[11]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	1st	10,000 m	32:36.87
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	—	10,000 m	DNF
1992	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	5th	10,000 m	34:14.18
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	10,000 m	31:37.36
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	14th	10,000 m	32:22.54
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	10th	Marathon	2:31:30
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	32nd (h)	5000 m	15:47.78

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• Anne Marie Letko at the International Association of Healthcare Practitioners

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