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Debbie Heald is a former American middle distance runner. Heald is the daughter of Richard and Ernestine Heald. She grew up in La Mirada, California.〔(Debbie Heald Set an Important Record | Runner's World )〕 At the age of eleven, Heald was a member of the Hutchinson Track Club.〔 At a meet in Lancaster she finished a mile race with a time of 5:33.9, which at the time was the fastest time recorded for a girl of her age.〔("Faces In The Crowd" ). ''Sports Illustrated''. 17 July 1967〕 By the time she was fourteen, Heald had won three state championships in running competitions and five district Amateur Athletic Union titles. She also held two national crowns.〔("Faces In The Crowd" ). ''Sports Illustrated'', 14 December 1970.〕 As a 16-year-old junior at Neff High School in La Mirada, California, Heald defeated 1500m world record holder Tamara Pangelova of the USSR on March 17, 1972 at the Richmond Coliseum.〔(THEY'RE SWEET 16 AND DESERVE A KISS - SI.com )〕〔(The Sports Illustrated Vault - SI.com )〕 In doing so, Heald set a new women's world indoor mile record at 4 minutes 38.5 seconds.〔(Women's Indoor High School Records )〕 Until that time, Heald's was the longest standing of any girls' high school record.〔(School Junior Makes Mile the Race to Watch" ). ''New York Times''. KEN BELSON February 15, 2013 〕 Heald attended California State University, graduating with a degree in education.〔("Rough Run" ). ''Los Angeles Times''.〕 Heald continued to train throughout her college years, but her career was progressively hampered by repeated injuries and tendonitis from overtraining, as well as a diagnosis of schizophrenia.〔 In 2002, Heald carried the Olympic torch in Los Angeles on its nationwide tour in advance of the Winter Olympic Games at Salt Lake City.〔 ==References== 〔http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/sports/womens-mile-just-may-overshadow-mens-event-at-millrose-games.html?_r=0〕 〔(The 10 Best Moments for U.S. Distance Running in 2013 | Running USA )〕 〔("I was awesome" ) By Nicole Cliffe ''Hairpin'', December 10, 2012 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Debbie Heald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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