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Diana Lynn Richburg (born July 2, 1963) is an American former middle-distance runner. She competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and won the 1985 US national title at 1500 metres.

Career

Born in Troy, New York, Richburg finished fourth in the 800m at the 1984 US Olympic Trials, before earning selection for the Los Angeles Olympics by finishing third in the 1500m in 4:04.07. At the Olympics, she failed to reach the final. She won the 1500m title at the 1985 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 4:04.73.

Richburg achieved her lifetime best for 1500m when finishing seventh in the 1987 World Championship final, running 4:01.79. The following year, she missed out on Olympic selection when she finished sixth in the 1500m at the 1988 US Olympic Trials in 4:09.68.

At the 1992 US Olympic Trials, Richburg won her 800m heat in 2:01.28, but failed to reach the final after finishing seventh in her semifinal in 2:05.06.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  United States
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	5th	800 m	2:02.32
	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	6th	800 m	2:05.29
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	14th (h)	1500 m	4:13.35
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	8th	800 m	2:05.86
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	5th	1500 m	4:15.04
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	1500 m	4:01.79
(h) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats

References

1. "Diana Richburg". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
2. "History of the Olympic Trials" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

v t e 1984 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1984 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Ray Armstead Alonzo Babers Kirk Baptiste Ron Brown Tonie Campbell Don Clary Paul Cummings Brian Diemer Marco Evoniuk Greg Foster Sam Graddy Johnny Gray John Gregorek Danny Harris Tranel Hawkins Jim Heiring Thomas Jefferson Earl Jones Roger Kingdom Steve Lacy Carl Lewis Henry Marsh John Marshall Antonio McKay Walter McCoy Edwin Moses Sunder Nix Daniel O'Connor Vince O'Sullivan Doug Padilla Pete Pfitzinger Pat Porter Alberto Salazar Carl Schueler Steve Scott Calvin Smith Willie Smith Jim Spivey John Tuttle Craig Virgin
Men's field athletes	Duncan Atwood Willie Banks Earl Bell Tim Bright Ed Burke Art Burns Michael Carter Mike Conley Sr. John Crist Milton Goode Bill Green Al Joyner Dave Laut Carl Lewis Jud Logan Doug Lytle Mike McRae Larry Myricks Doug Nordquist Tom Petranoff John Powell Steve Roller Dwight Stones Mike Tully Mac Wilkins Augie Wolf Jim Wooding
Women's track and road athletes	Evelyn Ashford Sharrieffa Barksdale Joan Benoit Jeanette Bolden Cindy Bremser Valerie Brisco-Hooks Alice Brown Judi Brown Julie Brown Robin Campbell Chandra Cheeseborough Mary Decker Diane Dixon Benita Fitzgerald-Brown Kim Gallagher Randy Givens Florence Griffith Joyner Joan Hansen Denean Howard Sherri Howard Julie Isphording Missy Kane Lillie Leatherwood Pam Page Diana Richburg Kim Turner Angela Wright-Scott Ruth Wysocki
Women's field athletes	Jodi Anderson Carol Cady Laura De Snoo Leslie Deniz Cindy Greiner Lorna Griffin Joni Huntley Jackie Joyner Carol Lewis Ramona Pagel Louise Ritter Karin Smith Pam Spencer Lynda Sutfin Cathy Sulinski Angela Thacker
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• 1963 births
• American female middle-distance runners
• Living people
• Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
• Sportspeople from Troy, New York
• Track and field athletes from New York (state)
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
• 20th-century American sportswomen