Lucy Oliver (née van Dalen; born 18 November 1988 in Wanganui) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner, 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). She was chosen an NCAA All-American for outdoor track (2010, 2011 and 2012), indoor track (2011 and 2012) and cross-country (2011). She competed in the 3000 m at the 2014 World Indoor Championships. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she competed in the 1500 m and the 5000 m.
At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the 5000 m.
Personal bests Outdoor Event Time Date Location 1500 m 4:05.76 20 June 2012 San Diego, United States Mile 4:31.78 17 July 2012 Cork, Ireland 3000 m 9:10.67 22 January 2016 Wellington, New Zealand 5000 m 15:20.13 12 June 2016 Portland, United States
Indoor Event Time Date Location 1000 m 2:42.53 3 February 2012 New Haven, United States 1500 m 4:11.78 11 February 2012 New York, United States Mile 4:32.61 25 January 2014 New York, United States 2000 m 5:47.62 8 February 2014 Boston, United States 3000 m 8:53:95 15 February 2014 New York, United States
Achievements Representing 2006Oceania ChampionshipsApia, Samoa1st1500 m4:40.642012Olympic GamesLondon, England11th in semi-final1500 m4:06.9720142014 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland8th in heat3000 m9:10.202014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, Scotland13th 5000 m15:58.43 2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th in heat5000 m15:53.77
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