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{{Short description|American middle-distance runner}}
'''Shayne Culpepper''' ([[née]] Wille; born December 3, 1973, in [[Atlanta]] [[United States|U.S.]]) is a middle distance runner. She is a two-time Olympian in track and field; in 2004 in the 5,000m and in 2000 in the 1,500m.

She is married to [[long-distance running|long-distance]] [[track running|track]] and [[road running]] athlete [[Alan Culpepper]]. In her early years Culpepper competed for many years in  [[gymnastics]].

After transferring from [[The University of Vermont]] after a year, she graduated from [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] with a [[academic degree|degree]] in [[political science]].

Although qualifying for the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], due to [[Regina Jacobs]] falling ill, Shayne could not manage to progress through the qualifying rounds after running 4:12.52<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/shayne-culpepper-1.html |title=Shayne Culpepper |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023434/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/shayne-culpepper-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> in the 1,500m.  After winning the 2004 5,000&nbsp;m. [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] trials she competed again at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and placed 13th in the 5k at the first round, not allowing her to go on to the finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/track_field/results?day=20 |title=Athens 2004 Olympics - Track & Field Results |work=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref>

In 2003, she returned to athletics after having her first child, Cruz Samuel, and on February 16 won the [[USA Cross Country Championships|national 4 kilometre cross-country championships]].  Alan won the men's championship the same day.

In March 2004 Shayne qualified for the 3,000&nbsp;m. at the [[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]], she earned the [[bronze medal]], finishing the race in less than a second behind the winner [[Meseret Defar]] and silver medalist [[Berhane Adere]].

==Major achievements==
*2003
**[[USA Cross Country Championships]]
***4&nbsp;km. champion
**USA Indoor Championships
***3,000&nbsp;m. silver medal
***1,500&nbsp;m. bronze medal
*2004
**[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] - [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]].
***3,000&nbsp;m. bronze medal
**USA Indoor Championships
***3,000&nbsp;m. gold medal
**[[United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|United States Olympic Trials]]
***5,000&nbsp;m. champion
*2007
**USA Indoor Championships
***mile&nbsp;m. gold medal

==Video Links==
*[http://www.flocasts.com/flotrack/search.php?q=shayne+culpepper Flotrack Videos of Shayne Culpepper]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}
*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050320001425/http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_22081.htm  |title=Shayne Culpepper at the United States Olympic Team |date=mdy}}
*{{Olympedia}}
*{{Olympics.com profile|shayne-culpepper}}

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