The Retirement Thread

[Trickstat]

One thing she's going to do is have a baby. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...-pregnant.html

Dad was a 2.25 High Jumper who I think was at Alabama a few years ago.

[tandfman]

Jeļena Prokopčuka, two-time NYC Marathon winner, has announced her retirement.

[Fortius19]

Duane Solomon announced retirement. From front page today: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqMe-dn...d=ooplxrmjczxl

Funny, I was recently wondering about what happened to him. I liked him as an athlete, but liked Symmonds more, so was a little miffed when Solomon finished higher than him in "The Race". Silly, I know.

4th all time in the 600 meters with 1:13.28 behind Bosse, Rudisha and Gray.

[wamego relays champ]

Dad was a 2.25 High Jumper who I think was at Alabama a few years ago.

Got me curious enough to look it up. Mike Edwards was a redshirt freshman at Alabama in 2010, then transferred to Louisville for 2011 (Big East Outdoor Champ) & 2012. Transferred to Embry-Riddle for senior season and was 2013 NAIA Champ (indoors and out).

[tandfman]

Two-time Olympian Melissa Breen (100m - AUS) has retired.

https://www.theislanderonline.com.au/story/6828911/breen-finishes-life-in-the-fast-lane/?cs=14772

[Bruce Kritzler]

Transferred to Embry-Riddle for senior season and was 2013 NAIA Champ (indoors and out).

Must have wanted to learn how to "fly".

[tandfman]

John Nunn, who represented the US in the walks in 3 Olympic Games (including Rio 2016) and 3 World Championships, has announced his retirement. Here's his Tweet:

John Nunn
@johnnywalker04
15h
Oh, btw, Seeing as I haven’t raced in 3 years, I’d like announce my retirement from race walking and track and field. Fun career. Thanks for everything.
#35InternationalTeams#3olympicteams#3worldchampteams#5panamGames#oly2pa

[Cooter Brown]

Emmanuel Karalis, the young Greek PVer, may have retired. He just signed a professional soccer contract.

[gh]

at this point, Karalís split off into a separate thread

[tandfman]

Ex-SEC hurdles champion (and NCAA All-American) Jasmin Stowers (LSU) has retired.

[tandfman]

Two German decathletes who have medaled in World Championships have retired--Michael Schrader (2013 silver) and Rico Freimuth (2015 bronze and 2017 silver).

[ATK]

Ex-SEC hurdles champion (and NCAA All-American) Jasmin Stowers (LSU) has retired.

Any source on this? I do see it in the T&FN status quo article, but I cant find anything else online about it. And she recently (3 weeks ago) posted a photo of her hurdling on instagram with a quote of "never to late to go after whatever you want in life".

[tandfman]

The T&FN status quo was my source.

[Fortius19]

Always thought Stowers was amazingly unlucky to come along at a time when American Women's short hurdling was at such an incredibly high level.

To run 12.35 and never make an Outdoor's World or Oly team is crazy.

[Trickstat]

Always thought Stowers was amazingly unlucky to come along at a time when American Women's short hurdling was at such an incredibly high level.

To run 12.35 and never make an Outdoor's World or Oly team is crazy.

She would be national record holder in every country in the world other than the US, Bulgaria, Russia, Australia and Jamaica.