Shannon Rowbury

Olympian 2008, 2012, 2016

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'5"

Age

Hometown

San Francisco, CA

Education

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School (San Francisco, Calif.) ‘02 Duke University ‘06, English and Theater Studies (bachelor’s); Duke University ‘08, Film and Women’s Studies (master’s)

Personal

Daughter of Gary and Paula Gregg-Rowbury...Married to Pablo Solares, who competes for his native country, Mexico...Fifth-generation San Francisco native...Wears lipstick during races in homage of her grandmother, Nonie, who believed in dressing up for special events...Does altitude training in Mexico and speaks Spanish...Aspires to pursue a career in the entertainment industry when she has retired from running...Her and her husband, Pablo, founded a nonprofit in 2012 with the goal of promoting arts and athletics among young women and raising cross-cultural awareness between the U.S. and Mexico...Their current project, Borderless Art Scholarship, uses art as a way to express the athlete experience and awards a $1,500 scholarship to an athlete from the U.S. and Mexico.

Olympic Experience

3-time Olympian;

Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 4th (1500m - Women)
Olympic Games London 2012, 4th (1500m - Women)
Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 7th (1500m - Women)

World Championship Experience

Most recent: 2017 – 9th (5000m - Women)
Years of participation: 5000m - Women 2017; 3000m (Indoor) - Women 2016; 1500m - Women 2009, 2015
Medals: 2 (2 bronze)