Lucy Oliver

Lucy Oliver (née van Dalen)

Lucy Oliver at London 2012
Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	18 November 1988 Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for  New Zealand Oceania Championships 2006 Apia 1500 m
Updated on 22 April 2013.

Lucy Oliver (née van Dalen; born 18 November 1988 in Wanganui) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner,^[1] who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the Women's 1500 metres. Along with her twin sister Holly, Lucy attended Stony Brook University in New York until 2012, earning an undergraduate degree in sociology followed by a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MA/LS).^[2] She was chosen an NCAA All-American for outdoor track (2010, 2011 and 2012), indoor track (2011 and 2012) and cross-country (2011).^[3]

Personal bests

• 1500m: 4:05.76
• Mile: 4:31.78
• 3000m: 9:12.76 (grass track, non-standard track)
• 3000m: 8:53:95 (indoors)
• 5000m: 15:21.08

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  New Zealand
2006	Oceania Championships	Apia, Samoa	1st	1500 m	4:40.64
2012	Olympic Games	London, England	11th in semi-final	1500 m	4:06.97
2014	2014 Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland	13th	5000 m	15:58.43

References

1. "Lucy van Dalen". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
2. "Lucy Van Dalen '12: Olympic Athlete, MA/LS Alumna". Stony Brook University. 19 September 2012.
3. "Lucy van Dalen biography". Stony Brook Seawolves. 29 May 2012.

External links

• Lucy Oliver profile at IAAF
• Lucy Oliver at Sports Reference