Jenny Spangler

Jenny Spangler is an American long-distance runner. She competed in Atlanta, GA in the Athletics at the [1996 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|women's marathon] at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but dropped out, along with 20 other women. By virtue of winning the 1996 [United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|Olympic Trials] in 2:29:54, she was also the 1996 USA [Marathon Championships|United States national champion in the marathon]. She had run the best time of any U.S. Junior in 1983, clocking 2:33:52 at the Duluth, Minnesota point-to-point Grandma's Marathon. In 1984, she finished the Trials in 2:40:18, in 1988, 2:44.59, and in 2000, in 2:36:30, for 9th place. In 2003 Spangler set a Masters American Record at the Chicago Marathon.