Serena Burla (born September 27, 1982) is an American track and field athlete from St. Louis, specializing in long-distance running events.[1]
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| Born | September 27, 1982 Waukesha, Wisconsin | ||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | Marathon | ||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn college, Burla was a two-time Big 12 Conference runner-up for the Missouri Tigers.[2]
Burla competed in the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships where she finished 16th (upgraded from 17th place after suspension of Inga Abitova).[3][4] In 2010, Burla was diagnosed with cancer and had a tumor and the dominant muscle removed from her right hamstring.[5] Eight months after her surgery, Burla returned to competitive running. In 2011, she ran the New York marathon in 2:37 and qualified for 2012 Summer Olympic trials. During trials, Burla collapsed at mile 18 and was carried off the track.[5]
In 2013, Burla ran the Boston Marathon.[6] Burla won the 2013 USA Half Marathon Championships (held as part of the Houston Half Marathon).[7]
At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, Burla placed 10th in the marathon with a time of 2:31:06.
Burla ran a Marathon PR of 2:26:53 to finish 4th in the 2017 Osaka Women's Marathon. That same year, she finished 11th in the world championship marathon in London. Later that week, her management team put out a release that her cancer had returned.[8]
References
edit- ^ GINA KOLATAMARCH 18, 2011 (2011-03-18). "A Distance Runner Regains Her Stride After Radical Cancer Surgery - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lobby, Mackenzie (2014-04-18). "espnW - Serena Burla looks for strong finish at 2014 Boston Marathon after cancer caused her to lose part of hamstring". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "IAAF Athlete Doping List (Updated 4/4/13)". Eightlane. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ a b Dutch, Taylor (2016-02-05). "Serena Burla: Mom, Cancer Survivor, Worlds Top 10". FloTrack. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ Powers, John (April 15, 2013). "For cancer survivor Serena Burla, running Boston Marathon is victory in itself". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "My Favorite Things: Boston Marathoner Serena Burla - Competitor.com". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ Stout, Erin (2017-08-16). "Cancer Strikes Again for World Championships Marathoner". Runner's World. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
