Derrick Peterson

Derrick Peterson (born November 28, 1977 in Waycross, Georgia[1]) is a retired American middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 meters.[2] He represented the US at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He won the silver medal in the event at the 2001 Summer Universiade and the bronze at the 1999 Summer Universiade.

Derrick Peterson

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1977-11-28) November 28, 1977 Waycross, Georgia
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	800 metres
College team	University of Missouri
Club	adidas

He was the assistant coach of long sprints and hurdles at his alma mater, the University of Missouri from 2006-2012.[3] He is currently an assistant cross country/track and field coach at DePaul University

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	3rd	800 m	1:46.75
			1st (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.03
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	25th (h)	800 m	1:48.56
	Universiade	Beijing, China	2nd	800 m	1:45.49
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	20th (h)	800 m	1:50.05
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	42nd (h)	800 m	1:47.60

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 meters – 1:45.08 (Sacramento 2004)
• 1000 meters – 2:18

Indoor

• 800 meters – 1:45.88 (Indianapolis 1999)
• 1000 meters – 2:19.82 (Boston 2002)

Cross Country

• 10,000 meters - 32.52.80 (NCAA Champs)

References

1. USATF profile
2. Derrick Peterson at World Athletics
3. "Mizzou Tigers profile". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.