Fiona O'Keeffe (born May 24, 1998) is an American long-distance runner. She is best known for being the first woman to win the United States Olympic Marathon Trials in her marathon debut, and in that same race being the youngest woman to win an Olympic Trials marathon, in 2024 at age 25.
Athletics career
High School As a prep for Davis Senior High School in her hometown of Davis, California, O'Keeffe won the 2016 CIF California State Meet title in the 3200 meters and was a two-time state cross country champion. Fiona O'Keeffe won 2014 Gatorade California Cross Country Runner of the Year.DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT NAMED GATORADE CALIFORNIA GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE YEAR Gatorade Gatorade Player of the Year awards She also ran 15:56.84 for 5000 metres at the 2016 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, making her the 6th-fastest US high school performer of all time.
Stanford University O'Keeffe competed as a part of the Stanford Cardinal track and field program, from 2016 to 2020. At Stanford, Fiona O'Keeffe won 2019 Pac-12 Conference cross country championships title in 19:32.7 andFiona O'Keeffe cross country bio Stanford University earned eight NCAA Division I All-American championship awards, with a best placing of 3rd at the 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000 m.Fiona O'Keeffe travk and field bio Stanford University
Professional After turning professional in 2021, signing with Puma, O'Keeffe competed at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Contesting the 10,000 m, she placed 20th.
In January 2022, O'Keeffe finished fourth at the Houston Half Marathon in 1:07:42, the fastest debut half marathon for an American woman. In June of the same year, she ran a 5000 m personal best of 15:05.56 in Portland and placed sixth in the 5000 m at the USA Track and Field Championships. In August, she won a bronze medal at the NACAC Championships in the Bahamas.
In 2023, she ran personal bests over 5000 m (15:01.34) and 10,000 m (30:52.77), and represented the United States in the 5 km at the World Road Running Championships, placing sixth.
On February 3, 2024, O'Keeffe won the 2024 United States Olympic trials marathon in Orlando, Florida in 2:22:10, qualifying her to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It was her first marathon, having qualified for the trials with a 1:09:34 at the 2023 Raleigh Holiday Half Marathon. This made her the first woman to win the United States Olympic Marathon Trials in her marathon debut, and the youngest woman to win an Olympic Trials marathon, at age 25.
She competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics Women's marathon on 11 August 2024 where she dropped out before 5k due to hip injury and did not finish.
In 2025, O'Keeffe placed fourth at the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:22:49. She was the top American finisher and her time was the fastest ever on the NYC course by an American woman.
Championship results
USA Championships +Representing Puma (2021–present) and Davis Senior (2016)YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime2016USATF U20 ChampionshipsClovis, California1st5000 m15:56.842021US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon20th10,000 m33:03.09US 6 km Road ChampionshipsCanton, Ohio4th6 km18:412022USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon6th5000 m15:58.86USA 10 Mile Road ChampionshipsMinneapolis, Minnesota1st10 Miles51:422024US Olympic Marathon Trials Orlando, Florida1stMarathon2:22:10
NCAA Championships +Representing Stanford UniversityYearVenuePositionEventTimeNCAA Cross Country Championships2016Terre Haute, Indiana37th6 km20:23.32017Seattle, Washington13th6 km19:31.72018Sacramento, California17th6 km19:27.02019Terre Haute, Indiana27th6 km20:36.8NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships2018College Station, Texas10th3000 m9:10.542019Birmingham, Alabama3rd5000 m15:37.61NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships2017Eugene, Oregon5th5000 m15:46.932019Austin, Texas7th5000 m16:07.84
Personal best progressions
5000 metres # Mark Competition Venue Date Ref 1 15:56.84 USATF U20 Championships Clovis, California 2 15:46.93 5th NCAA Championships Eugene, Oregon 3 15:34.44 5th Portland Track Festival Portland, Oregon 4 15:05.56 4th Portland Track Festival Portland, Oregon 5 15:01.34 3rd BU Valentine Invitational Boston, Massachusetts
10,000 metres # Mark Competition Venue Date Ref 1 33:36.25 7th Pac-12 Track & Field Championships Stanford, California 2 32:12.28 5th The Track Meet San Juan Capistrano, California 3 30:55.05 5th The Ten San Juan Capistrano, California 4 30:52.77 Track Fest Walnut, California
References
External links
Fiona O'Keeffe Women's Marathon at United States Olympic trials (track and field)