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| Born | October 10, 1961 (1961-10-10) (age 64) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
Brian Lee Diemer (born October 10, 1961) is an American formertrack and field athlete, who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeplechase during his career. He was high school state champion in the mile while running atSouth Christian High School inGrand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from theUniversity of Michigan in 1983 after taking third in the 2 mile at theNCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, held in nearbyDetroit. He won the outdoor 1983 NCAA 3000m Steeplechase in a time of 8:26.95.
He competed for the United States in the1984 Summer Olympics held inLos Angeles, United States in the 3000 metresteeplechase where he won the bronze medal in a career best time of 8:14.06. He won the BritishAAA Championships title in the steeplechase event at the1985 AAA Championships.[1][2]
He ran in the1988 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 8:18.77). He had fine showings at two World Championships in which he participated, finishing fourth in the1987 World Championships in Athletics (in 8:14.46) and fifth at the1991 World Championships in Athletics (in 8:17.76). Diemer won fourThe Athletics Congress (TAC) and U.S. Track and Field (USATF) championships over that time (1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992). In 1989 he received the Glenn Cunningham Award as the outstanding American male distance runner for the year.
He is now retired after coaching atCalvin University inGrand Rapids,Michigan, and has coached the Knights to four national championships.
He and his wife, Kerri, have four children.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the United States | ||||
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th (s) | 8:23.39 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 3rd | 8:14.06 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 4th | 8:14.46 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 15th (s) | 8:23.89 |
| 1989 | World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 8:24.52 |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 1st | 8:32.24 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 8:18.29 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 8:18.77 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 31st (h) | 9:01.88 |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 2nd | 8:30.58 |
(#) Indicates overall position achieved in the semis (s) or heats (h).
