| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2005-06-20)20 June 2005 (age 20) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle distance running |
Medal record | |
Sophia Gorriaran (born 20 June 2005) is an American middle distance runner.[1]
Running the 800 metres in 2:00.58 on 11 February 2022 at theBU David Hemery Valentine Invitational inBoston, Massachusetts, Gorriaran set a new world U18 best time.[2] She ran a 600m time of 1:25.22 on 30 April 2022 at thePenn Relays inPhiladelphia, United States to set aworld under-20 record.[3]
She won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships inPuerto Rico.[4]
Running forHarvard University she was part of a distance medley relay includingMaia Ramsden that ran 10:37.55 at thePenn Relays which set aUS college record on April 26, 2024.[5][6] In June 2024, she reached the final of the NCAA Championships and won the USATF U20 Championships inEugene, Oregon over 800 metres.[7] She won the bronze medal in the 800 metres at the2024 Word Athletics U20 Championships inLima, Peru in August 2024.[8]
She is fromProvidence, Rhode Island, where she attendedMoses Brown School. She was trained by her father Steve, formerly a wide receiver atBrown University. Her mother Carine was her doctor, and she would train with her siblings Natasha and Max, who themselves became college athletes. Her grandfather Manuel Gorriaran was a wrestler who emigrated to the United States fromCuba.[9][10]
