Suzanne Rigg (née Youngberg, born 29 November 1963) is an American-born long-distance runner who had dual American/British citizenship. She represented Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Biography Rigg was raised in Essex, Iowa and attended Iowa State University where she met British student, John Rigg, who won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships.
After graduating, the pair married and went to live in Liverpool, England, before settling in Warrington, where Rigg was a member of Warrington AC.
Rigg finished second behind Andrea Wallace in the 10,000 metres event at the 1992 AAA Championships and became the British 5,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1993 AAA Championships. She also won a team silver medal at the 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
Rigg represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada and finished fourth in the 10,000 metres.
At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Rigg represented Great Britain in the women's marathon event.
Rigg moved back to the USA with her family in 2007. In 2012, she became girls cross-country and distance head coach at Zionsville Community High School in Indiana.
Competition record Representing / 1989Chester Half MarathonChester, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:16:531992Wilmslow Half MarathonWilmslow, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:13:42World Half Marathon ChampionshipsNewcastle upon tyne, United Kingdom31stHalf Marathon1:12:491993World Cross Country ChampionshipsAmorebieta, Spain63rd 6.3621:21European CupRome, Italy4th10,000 m32:44.06 (PB)World Half Marathon ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium12thHalf Marathon1:12:07Chicago MarathonChicago, United Kingdom6thMarathon2:45:001994Wilmslow Half MarathonWilmslow, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:14:48London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom10thMarathon2:41:03Commonwealth GamesVictoria, British Columbia, Canada4th10000m33:01.40World CupLondon, United Kingdom5th10,000 m33:38.141995Berlin MarathonBerlin, United Kingdom8thMarathon2:34:21 (PB)1996Wilmslow Half MarathonWilmslow, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:12:32Olympic Games Atlanta, United States58thMarathon2:52.09European Cross Country ChampionshipsCharleroi, Belgium17th4.55 km17:511997World Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy96th6.6 km23:07National Championships1992UK Championships (Olympic 10 km trial)Sheffield, United Kingdom3rd10,000 m33:16.03AAA Championships (Olympic trials)Birmingham, United Kingdom11th3000 m9:08.961993AAA ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom1st5000 m15:57.671994AAA ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rd10,000 m33:42.80
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