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Jan 20, 1962 62 years old
American athletics competitor
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About Joan Nesbit
- Joan Nesbit Mabe (born January 20, 1962) is an American former long-distance runner who competed mainly in distances from 3000 meters to 10,000 meters.
- Her highest honour was a bronze medal in the 3000 m at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
- She represented her country at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and appeared four times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Nesbit was a two-time national champion, having been the winner of the USA Cross Country Championships in 1995 and the 3000 m at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
- She competed collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels, taking three All-American honours in NCAA competition.
- She also had wins in road races, including the Peachtree Road Race and Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. She continued running into her forties and set a world masters record in the indoor mile for the 45+ age category.
- Nesbit is now the head men's and women's varsity cross country coach at Chapel Hill High School.
