Suzanne Rigg


Suzanne Rigg is an American-born long-distance runner who had dual American/British citizenship. She represented Great Britain in the women's marathon at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She also won a team silver medal at the 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and finished fourth in the 10,000m at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

Personal life

Rigg was raised in Essex, Iowa and attended Iowa State University where she met British student, John Rigg, who won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships. After graduating, the two married and went to live in Liverpool, England, before settling in Warrington, where Rigg was a member of Warrington AC. They have two children.
Rigg moved back to the USA with her family in 2007. In 2012, she became girls cross-country and distance head coach at Zionsville Community High School in Indiana.

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